No person shall use the young of any species of carp or tench for bait in any of the waters of this state, or take to any of such waters the young of any species of carp or tench for the purpose of using the same for bait or for any other purpose, under a penalty of twenty dollars for every such fish so used for bait or taken to such waters.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 23:5-14
Carp or tench as bait; penalty
Known as the Striped Bass Act
The act spans §§ 23–23 (33 sections).
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