50:3-15.1 - Minimum size of oysters which may be taken; exception - New Jersey Statutes

50:3-15.1  Minimum size of oysters which may be taken; exception.

3. a. No oysters which measure less than three inches from hinge to mouth shall at any time be taken from the waters in or upon any of the beds, rivers or creeks of this State named in R.S.50:3-14, or be in the possession of any person after being so taken; except that this prohibition shall not apply to spat or blisters adhering so closely as to be impossible to remove without destruction; but in no case shall this exception amount to more than 10% of any catch or cargo; but this minimum size shall not apply to:

(1)Elder point beds, Andrews ditch beds, East point beds, as the same are described in R.S.50:3-14;

(2)Maurice River beds;

(3)Nantuxent beds at the mouth of Nantuxent Creek;

(4)Back Creek beds at the mouth of Back Creek;

(5)Back Creek from the mouth thereof to the south bank of the mouth of Tweed Creek; and

(6)Cohansey beds at the mouth of Cohansey River.

b.This section shall not apply to oysters produced on aquaculture leases.

L.1952, c.184, s.3; amended 2007, c.338, s.56.