New Jersey § 4:27-10

§ 4:27-10.

a. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department

of Agriculture, the Fish and Game Council, the Marine Fisheries Council and the Aquaculture

Advisory Council, shall review the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the

taking, harvesting, possession, and use of fish, wildlife, shellfish, and plants with

regard to the effect of those laws, rules, and regulations on the taking, harvesting,

possession, use, importation, containment, transport, and marketing of aquaculture

products from public waters of the State. The review shall include, but need not be limited to, such factors as gear, season,

area, size limits, and all rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental

Protection, the Fish and Game Council, or the Marine Fisheries Council that may impede

the potential use of any species in aquaculture. b. Based upon the review performed pursuant to subsection a. of this section the Department

of Environmental Protection or the Fish and Game Council, as appropriate, shall adopt,

pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ) and within one year of the effective date of this act, modifications that would

not cause significant harm to wild stocks, natural habitat, or the environment, so

as to either exempt specific types of aquacultural practices from those rules and

regulations or reduce any negative impact upon those practices to the maximum extent

practicable and feasible. To the extent that modifications in the law are required to accomplish the purposes

of this section, the Department of Environmental Protection and the various other

entities conducting the review shall make recommendations accordingly to the Governor

and the Legislature. c. The Department of Environmental Protection or the Fish and Game Council, as appropriate,

in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Council,

shall establish a program within one year of the effective date of this act and pursuant

to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), regulating the importation and transport of species used in aquaculture.