Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE

  1. § 7:25-5.1 - General provisions
  2. § 7:25-5.2 - Pheasant-Chinese ringneck (Phasianus colchicus torguatus), English or blackneck (P. c. colchicus), Mongolian (P. mongolicus), Japanese green (Phasianus versicolor); including mutants and crosses of above
  3. § 7:25-5.3 - Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), European hare (Lepus europeus), chukar partridge (Alectoris graeca), Hungarian partridge (Perdix perdix), and bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus)
  4. § 7:25-5.4 - Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
  5. § 7:25-5.5 - Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
  6. § 7:25-5.6 - [Effective until 1/14/2023] Black bear (Ursus americanus), bobcat (Felis rufus)
  7. § 7:25-5.6 - [Effective 1/14/2023] Black bear (Ursus americanus), bobcat (Felis rufus), version 2
  8. § 7:25-5.7 - Wild turkey (Meleagris gallapavo)
  9. § 7:25-5.8 - Mink (Mustela vison), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and nutria (Myocaster coypus) trapping only
  10. § 7:25-5.9 - Beaver (Castor canadensis) trapping
  11. § 7:25-5.10 - River otter (Lontra canadensis) trapping
  12. § 7:25-5.11 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), fisher (Martes pennanti), and coyote (Canis latrans) trapping only
  13. § 7:25-5.12 - General trapping
  14. § 7:25-5.13 - Migratory birds
  15. § 7:25-5.14 - Special regulation limiting use of shotguns and shotgun shells containing lead pellets
  16. § 7:25-5.15 - Crow (Corvus spp.)
  17. § 7:25-5.16 - General falconry rules
  18. § 7:25-5.17 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) hunting
  19. § 7:25-5.18 - Woodchuck (Marmota monax) hunting
  20. § 7:25-5.19 - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), and coyote (Canis latrans) hunting
  21. § 7:25-5.20 - Dogs
  22. § 7:25-5.21 - Squirrel (Sciurus spp.), raccoon (Procyon lotor), opossum (Didelphis virginianus), skunk (Mephitis mephitis), weasel (Mustela spp.), woodchuck (Marmota monax), coyote (Canis latrans), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) damage
  23. § 7:25-5.22 - Wild animals; possession, killing
  24. § 7:25-5.23 - Firearms and missiles, etc
  25. § 7:25-5.24 - Bow and arrow, general provisions
  26. § 7:25-5.25 - White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season
  27. § 7:25-5.26 - White-tailed deer winter bow season
  28. § 7:25-5.27 - White-tailed deer six-day firearm season
  29. § 7:25-5.28 - White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season
  30. § 7:25-5.29 - White-tailed deer shotgun permit season
  31. § 7:25-5.30 - White-tailed deer bow permit season
  32. § 7:25-5.31 - White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Zone 38)
  33. § 7:25-5.32 - Special Wildlife Management Permits
  34. § 7:25-5.33 - Pheasants and quail stamp designated areas
  35. § 7:25-5.34 - Controlled hunting-hunting restrictions on wildlife management areas
  36. § 7:25-5.35 - Special wildlife salvage permit
  37. § 7:25-5.36 - White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit
  38. § 7:25-5.37 - Special permit to inhibit wildlife reproduction
  39. § 7:25-5.38 - Fish and Game Law Enforcement Region Headquarters
  40. § 7:25-5.39 - Severability

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