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23:3-4. Types of licenses; fees.
23:3-4. The licenses issued under this article shall be as follows:
a. A license issued to a person above 16 years of age, who has an actual and bona fide domicile in this State at the time of the application for the license and who has had an actual and bona fide domicile in this State for at least six months immediately prior thereto, provided that for a resident@s trapping license the person shall be above 12 years of age. These licenses shall be designated as the resident@s firearm hunting license, the resident@s bow and arrow license, the resident@s trapping license, and the resident@s fishing license.
(1) The resident@s firearm hunting license shall authorize its holder to hunt with hounds and firearms only, and a fee of $26.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00 shall be charged therefor, except that a person above the age of 65 years shall be charged a fee of $14.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
(2) The resident@s bow and arrow license shall authorize its holder to hunt with bow and arrow only, and a fee of $30.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00 shall be charged therefor, except that a person above the age of 65 years shall be charged a fee of $15.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
(3) `The resident@s trapping license shall authorize its holder to trap only, and a fee of $31.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00 shall be charged therefor, except that a person above 12 years and under 16 years of age shall be charged no fee.
(4) The resident@s fishing license shall authorize its holder to fish only, and a fee of $21.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00 shall be charged therefor, except that (a) in any case where the applicant is above 70 years of age and is otherwise qualified, no license shall be required, and (b) a person above 65 years and under 70 years of age shall be charged a fee of $11.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
(5) Any resident of this State who is afflicted with total blindness, upon application to the division, shall be entitled to a resident@s fishing license without fee or charge.
b. A license issued to a person above 16 years of age not entitled to a resident@s license, authorizing him to trap or to hunt, except that a nonresident@s two-day small game firearm hunting license shall not permit the taking, hunting, or killing of deer or turkey. These licenses shall be designated as the nonresident@s firearm hunting license, the nonresident@s bow and arrow license, the nonresident@s trapping license, and the nonresident@s two-day small game firearm hunting license.
(1) The fees for the nonresident@s firearm hunting license and the nonresident@s bow and arrow license shall each be $134.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
(2) The fee for the nonresident@s trapping license shall be $199.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
(3) The fee for a nonresident@s two-day small game firearm hunting license shall be $35.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
c. A license issued to a person above 16 years of age not entitled to a resident@s license, authorizing him to fish only. These licenses shall be designated as the nonresident@s annual fishing license, the nonresident@s two-day fishing license, valid for a period of two consecutive days, and the nonresident@s seven-day vacation fishing license, valid for a period of seven consecutive days.
(1) The fee for the nonresident@s annual fishing license shall be $33.00 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
(2) The fee for the nonresident@s two-day fishing license shall be $8.00 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
(3) The fee for the nonresident@s seven-day fishing license shall be $18.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
d. Every license issued hereunder shall be void after December 31 next succeeding its issuance, except the one-day hunting license, which shall expire on the date of issuance; the nonresident@s seven-day fishing license, which is valid only for seven consecutive days after date of issuance; the nonresident@s two-day fishing license, which shall expire on the day after the date of issuance; and the nonresident@s two-day small game firearm hunting license, which shall expire on the day after the date of issuance.
Any license issued hereunder to a person under 16 years of age shall be void after December 31 of the year in which the licensee becomes 16 years of age.
e. The fees for licenses set forth in this section may be adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a).
Amended 1939, c.100;1947, c.163, s.1;1948, c.226, s.2;1951, c.226, s.3;1954, c.60, s.1;1960, c.107, s.1;1965, c.115;1966, c.246, s.1;1970, c.199;1971, c.125, s.2;1971, c.404;1973, c.358;1975, c.116, s.2;1979, c.239, s.1;1982, c.180, s.2;1986, c.198, s.1;1991, c.286, s.4;1999, c.282, s.10.
23:3-4.1 One-day license; fee.
2. The division may, in its discretion, issue a license to a person above the age of 16 years authorizing him to hunt for one day only in areas licensed under subsections b. and d. of R.S.23:3-29, or at a shoot to kill field trial which is being held under a proper permit from the division. The fee for this license shall be $11.50, or as adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a), and an issuance fee of $1.00. The fees collected hereunder shall be remitted to the State Treasurer, and placed to the credit of the ~hunters@ and anglers@ license fund,~ and be disbursed by the State Treasurer on vouchers certified to by the division.
L.1951,c.226,s.2; amended 1975, c.116, s.3;1979, c.239, s.2;1982, c.180, s.3;1991, c.286, s.5;1999, c.282, s.11.
23:3-4.2. Applicants 10 or over; certificate showing completion of gun safety course
Notwithstanding any provisions contained in sections 23:3-1 to 23:3-22 of the Revised Statutes, concerning the issuance of resident or nonresident hunting licenses, at the time an application for license is made by an applicant above the age of 10, to whom a license has not previously been issued, such applicant shall present to the issuing agent a certificate stating that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course in gun safety, which shall be signed by an agent of the Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fisheries designated for the purpose whose fitness to give instructions in safe gun handling has been determined by the Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fisheries of the Department of Environmental Protection. A person above the age of 10 who previously has had a license to engage in hunting issued to him shall not be entitled to purchase another such license in a subsequent year unless at the time of making application he shall submit to the license issuing agent his license of a previous year, or a certification from the Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fisheries stating that he held such a license.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 406, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1955. Amended by L.1971, c. 381, s. 2.
23:3-4.3. Instructors of methods of handling firearms
The Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall have authority to designate duly qualified persons to act as its agents in the giving of instructions of methods of handling firearms, and the issuance of certificates, and a certificate shall not be issued to any person until in the opinion of his instructor, he has qualified therefor.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 406, s. 2.
23:3-4.4. Forwarding of certificates
The license issuing clerk or agent designated under section 23:3-7 of the Revised Statutes to issue licenses shall forward such certificates to the division, attached to his monthly report covering sale of licenses.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 3.
23:3-4.5. Instruction and certificate to be without charge
No charge shall be made for any certificate or instruction given to a person to qualify him to purchase a hunting license.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 4.
23:3-4.6 Application to issuance of youth hunting licenses.
5. This act shall also apply to the issuance of youth hunting licenses under R.S.23:3-3, and all applicants for such licenses shall be required to first complete the gun safety course.
L.1954,c.57,s.5; amended 1971, c.381, s.3; 1999, c.282, s.12.
23:3-4.7. Issuance of license to person over 10 without submission of license of previous year or certificate; prohibition; obtaining license under false information; penalty
No license issuing agent shall issue a hunting license to a person above the age of 10, who has not submitted his hunting license of a previous year, or a certificate showing that he has successfully completed a course in gun safety given by an individual duly designated by the New Jersey Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fisheries, and any person above the age of 10 who obtains a hunting license under false information within the scope of this act shall be subject to a fine of not less than $20.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1955. Amended by L.1971, c. 381, s. 4.
23:3-4.8. Effective date
This act shall take effect on January 1, 1955.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 7.
23:3-4.9. Special limited fishing licenses; issuance; fee
The Director of the Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development may issue special limited licenses authorizing designated persons or members of an organized group of patients of a duly organized hospital or home, to fish in a specified place or places on a designated date or dates, when such persons or groups are properly escorted and supervised and such activity is part of a program of therapy, rehabilitation or recreation approved by the hospital or home.
Special limited fishing licenses shall be issued upon application therefor made to the Division of Fish and Game in accordance with rules and regulations to be issued by the director. No fee shall be charged for such license or for the issuance thereof.
L.1958, c. 48, p. 156, s. 1, eff. May 26, 1958.
23:3-4.10. Migrant or farm labor camp resident; issuance of license
The division may, in its discretion, issue a resident@s fishing license or resident@s family fishing license to a citizen of the United States above 14 years of age who is a resident of an approved migrant labor camp or farm labor camp, as defined in P.L.1945, chapter 71, as amended (C. 34:9A-2) and may appoint special licensing agents for issuance of such licenses.
L.1970, c. 198, s. 1, eff. Sept. 11, 1970.
23:3-4.11 Rifle permit; fee.
8. All persons in possession of a muzzleloader rifle or other rifle while hunting or trapping shall have in their possession, in addition to the appropriate and valid firearm hunting license or trapping license, an appropriate and valid rifle permit. The division is authorized to charge a fee of $17.00 for each permit issued, except that a person under 16 years of age shall be charged a fee of $8.00. A rifle permit issued hereunder shall be valid for a period not to exceed two years. The amount remitted to the State Treasury for rifle permits shall be deposited to the credit of the ~hunters@ and anglers@ license fund.~
The fee for a permit issued pursuant to this section may be adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a).
L.1986,c.198,s.8; amended 1991, c.286, s.6; 1999, c.282, s.13.
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