New Jersey § 23:4-53 Wild pigeons protected;  penalty

New Jersey Statutes

§ 23:4-53 — Wild pigeons protected; penalty

New Jersey § 23:4-53

Title 23FISH AND GAME, WILD BIRDS AND ANIMALS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 23:4-53 (2026).

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Any provision of law or of the State Fish and Game Code to the contrary notwithstanding, no person shall capture, kill, injure or have in possession, living or dead, or attempt to capture, kill or injure, a wild or passenger pigeon, or destroy or interfere in any manner with the nest or eggs of a wild or passenger pigeon, under a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for each offense. Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1818, s. 63, eff. April 1, 1949.

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Any provision of law or of the State Fish and Game Code to the contrary notwithstanding, no person shall capture, kill, injure or have in possession, living or dead, or attempt to capture, kill or injure, a wild or passenger pigeon, or destroy or interfere in any manner with the nest or eggs of a wild or passenger pigeon, under a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for each offense. Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1818, s. 63, eff. April 1, 1949.