13:1B-15.5 - Responsibility of department for acquiring, maintaining and preserving natural areas - New Jersey Statutes

13:1B-15.5.  Responsibility of department for acquiring, maintaining and preserving natural areas
    The department is hereby vested with the responsibility of acquiring, maintaining and preserving natural areas within the State as a habitat for rare  and vanishing species of plant and animal life so that the people of the State  may be assured of their right to enjoy the benefits of such areas as places of  natural interest and scenic beauty, as a living illustration of the State's  original heritage and as a place for scientific study.

     L.1961, c. 51, p. 525, s. 2, eff. June 3, 1961.