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Introduced
01/09/2018
01/09/2018
In Committee
01/09/2018
01/09/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill amends current law authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to regulate the size limits of lobsters caught for commercial and personal use. The bill provides that the size limits for lobsters set by the department would apply only to lobsters taken from the marine waters of the State. The marine waters of the State are all the salt waters of the State, from the shore to three miles out, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and all bays, inlets and estuarine waters located below the mouth of any fresh water river, stream or creek.
AI Summary
This bill amends the current law to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to regulate the size limits of lobsters caught for commercial and personal use, but specifies that such size limits would only apply to lobsters taken from the marine waters of the State, which are defined as all the salt waters of the State from the shore to three miles out, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and all bays, inlets, and estuarine waters located below the mouth of any fresh water river, stream, or creek.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee (on 01/09/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/615_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/615_I1.PDF |
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