N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:2-86

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 23:4-53 of the Revised Statutes or any other law, the State Department of Health or any local board of health within its jurisdiction may order and provide for the destruction or removal of escaped domestic pigeons that have become feral from any area or place upon a finding by the department or the board, as the case may be, that the presence of such escaped domestic pigeons in such area or place is hazardous to the health of any of the inhabitants of this State.