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General Hunting
Regulations
(continued from page 27)
Taxidermists note: The sale of
wild birds and game animals or parts
thereof is prohibited in New Jersey .
Legally-trapped furbearers may be
sold . Questions should be directed to a
regional Fish and Wildlife law enforcement
office .
Property Damage
Hunters must not hunt in
unharvested crops without first
obtaining permission from the owner .
Anyone causing damage to cultivated
crops, orchards, fences, buildings or
livestock may be arrested without
warrant by the owner, occupant, lessee,
or any officer of the law . Violators are
liable for a fine of up to $2,000 and
restitution to the property owner in
addition to the loss of hunting privileges
for a period of two years .
Rifles, .22 caliber
A valid rifle permit must be possessed
while hunting with a .22 caliber
rifle .
It is unlawful to possess and use
.22 caliber rifle except while hunting
woodchuck, (no rifle hunting on wildlife
management areas) hunting raccoon and
opossum with hounds, and dispatching
trapped animals other than muskrat .
A .22 caliber rifle must be loaded
with short cartridges only, except when
hunting woodchuck .
A .22 caliber rifle need not be
plugged, but may be loaded with no
more than three shells . No 10-17 yearolds
may hunt with any rimfire or centerfire
rifle .
See chart on page 64 for details on
small caliber rifle ammunition legal for
hunting woodchucks .
Safety Zone
No hunter may carry a loaded firearm
or knocked bow and arrow within
the Safety Zone of 450 feet from a
building or school playground, even if
not occupied. Exception: a hunter must
have written permission in possession
from the owner or qualified lessee to be
within the Safety Zone with a loaded
firearm or nocked arrow . See Safety
Zone Awareness, page 89 . Shooting into
a Safety Zone is prohibited .
Shotguns
Shotguns larger than 10-gauge are
prohibited . Shotguns may not be capable
of holding more than three shells except
for September Canada goose hunting; see
page 74 . For information on legal shot
sizes, see regulations for each game species
to be hunted .
Sunday Hunting
No person may hunt with firearms
or any other weapon or carry a gun in
the woods or fields or on the waters
on Sunday: except on semi-wild and
commercial shooting preserve lands for
the purpose of shooting stocked game;
and when using a .22 rifle for dispatching
trapped animals .
Persons are allowed to hunt raccoon or
opossum between midnight on Saturday
and one hour before sunrise on Sunday
during the prescribed season .
Trespass Law
Hunters and trappers must have
permission (oral or written) from the
landowner or lessee prior to entering
either posted lands or agricultural lands
(which are not required to be posted .)
Hunters also must obtain permission to
enter posted land and agricultural land to
recover deer . Hunters and trappers may
not enter unposted land after having been
forbidden to trespass by the owner, lessee
or occupant .
If a hunter or trapper is charged with
trespass, they must provide documentation
of written permission in court for
their defense . See page 83 for the Hunt
SMART Courtesy Card .
Wildlife
It is illegal to capture, kill, injure or
have in possession any wild bird other
than a game bird .
No one may rob a bird’s nest .
The removal of the skin or feathers or
mutilation of any wild bird or mammal in
the woods or fields for the purpose of concealing
sex or identity is illegal .
All nongame mammals, reptiles, birds
and amphibians are protected . Penalties
for taking these species range from
$250-$5,000 .
There is no open season on bobcat . It
is illegal to kill, attempt to kill or possess
bobcats except parts of bobcats legally
taken in other states may be possessed but
not sold in New Jersey .
The sale of wild birds or game animals
or parts thereof is prohibited except as
described in N.J.S.A. 23:4-27. For more
specific information, refer to our Web site,
www .NJFishandWildlife .com .
Wildlife Damage Control
Property owners and occupants of
dwellings, or their agents designated in
writing, suffering damage from squirrel,
raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, woodchuck,
gray fox, red fox and coyote may
control these animals by lawful procedures
at any time subject to state law and local
ordinances . Farmers or their agents may
also control the above species by lawful
procedures when found destroying
livestock, crops or poultry at any time
subject to state and local ordinances .
Note: Persons who kill a coyote must
notify a Fish and Wildlife Regional Law
Enforcement Office within 24 hours .
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