This was passed Jan 6,2002.
Dark I believe you also have a thread on it somewhere here.
P.L. 2001, CHAPTER 359,
approved January 6, 2002
Assembly, No. 3512
A
N ACT
1 concerning the taking of menhaden in State coastal waters
2 and amending R.S.23:3-51.
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4 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State
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of New Jersey:
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7 1. R.S.23:3-51 is amended to read as follows:
8 23:3-51. a. A person intending to take menhaden with purse or
9 shirred nets in any waters in the jurisdiction of this State, including the
10 waters of the Atlantic ocean, within
[3] three nautical miles of the
11 coast line of this State, shall apply to the commissioner for a license
12 therefor. The commissioner, upon [the] receipt of the application and
13 payment [to him] of the fee [provided in section 23:3-52 of this
14 Title] required pursuant to R.S.23:3-52 , may, [in his discretion] at
15 the commissioner's discretion, issue to the applicant a license [,] to
16 take menhaden [with purse or shirred nets] , except as prohibited in
17 subsection b. of this section . The license shall be void after December
18 31 next succeeding its issuance.
19 b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section
20 or any other law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto,
21 to the contrary, the commissioner shall not issue a license for the
22 taking of menhaden, and no person may take menhaden, in State
23 coastal waters, including Delaware, Great, Raritan, and Sandy Hook
24 bays, for the purpose of reduction, including conversion to fish meal,
25 oil, and other components.
26 c. This act shall not affect the taking of menhaden in State coastal
27 waters for the use as bait for commercial or recreational purposes.
28 (cf: P.L.1979, c.199, s.66)
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30 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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32
33 STATEMENT
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35 This bill prohibits the taking of menhaden in State coastal waters,
36 including Delaware, Great, Raritan, and Sandy Hook Bays, for the
37 purpose of fish meal reduction. Under the bill, the licensed taking of
38 menhaden in State coastal waters for use as bait for commercial or
39 recreational purposes would continue to be permitted.
A3512
3 Prohibits taking of menhaden in State coastal waters for fish meal
4 reduction.