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NJ S3697
NJ S3697Authorizes local law enforcement officers to conduct certain alternative deer control methods.
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Introduced
05/16/2019
05/16/2019
In Committee
06/17/2019
06/17/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would define the term "authorized agent" as used in P.L.2000, c.46 (C.23:4-42.3 et seq.), the law authorizing community based management plans, to provide that term may include local law enforcement officers. A community based deer management plan is a plan by which a county board of agriculture, the governing body of a county or municipality, or the owner or operator of an airport may request, from the Division of Fish and Wildlife, a special deer management permit to implement alternative deer control methods in order to manage a deer population that is causing significant property damage in that area. Under this bill, the term "authorized agent" may include, but is not limited to, upon the request of a municipal governing body, a local law enforcement officer trained or otherwise approved by the division to employ alternative deer control methods.
AI Summary
This bill would allow local law enforcement officers to be considered "authorized agents" under the law that authorizes community-based deer management plans. These plans allow for the use of alternative deer control methods, such as controlled hunting, shooting by an authorized agent, capture and euthanization, capture and removal, and fertility control, to manage deer populations causing significant property damage. The bill provides that upon the request of a municipal governing body, a local law enforcement officer trained or approved by the state Division of Fish and Wildlife may be considered an "authorized agent" to employ these alternative deer control methods.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading (on 06/17/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=S3697 |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S4000/3697_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S4000/3697_I1.PDF |
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