N.J. Stat. tit. 50, ch. 4

N.J. Stat. § 50:4-2 Dredge, drag, scrape prohibited on certain lands; rules, regulations.

50:4-2. No person shall use or cause to be used any dredge with bag or pocket, drag or scrape upon any of the natural oyster or clam beds under the tidal waters of the Atlantic seaboard of this State and tributaries thereof, except Delaware Bay, and no license shall be issued by the commissioner contrary to this section; but this section shall not prohibit the use of any fork, hoe or drag used by hand in the taking of soft clams; nor shall it prohibit the harvest of oysters with oyster dredges on designated leases used for oyster culture within the Mullica River-Great Bay estuary; nor shall it prohibit the taking of crabs with dredges; nor shall it preclude the department from adopting, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations governing the harvest of specific shellfish from specific areas by specific means, including, but not limited to, drags and scrapes. Amended 1971, c.185, s.2; 1979, c.199, s.61; 1980, c.120, s.9; 2007, c.338, s.84.

N.J. Stat. § 50:4-3 Protection of leased lands; exception.

50:4-3. No person shall dredge upon, throw, cast or drag an oyster dredge, use oyster tongs, rakes, forks or other instruments or appliances used for catching shellfish, or tread for shellfish, upon any of the leased lands of this State lying under the tidal waters of the Atlantic seaboard or tributaries thereof, above Cape May Point, other than land or ground for which the person or the person's employer then holds a lease from the council. A lessee may, however, authorize another validly licensed individual to harvest shellfish on the lease using authorized gear during the authorized season. Amended 1953, c.262, s.2; 1979, c.199, s.62; 1983, c.219, s.2; 2007, c.338, s.85.