Changes DEP authority to allow taking of aquacultured shellfish on Sunday.
This bill amends New Jersey law to expand the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) authority to allow Sunday harvesting of *all* aquacultured shellfish (including clams, mussels, and oysters), not just oysters as currently permitted. It authorizes the DEP, in consultation with the Shellfisheries Council, to create specific rules governing when, where, and how these shellfish can be harvested on Sundays. Current law only permitted such regulations for oyster harvesting. The bill does not immediately change harvesting practices but grants the DEP the power to establish these rules through future regulations.
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Mar 2024
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Introduced Mar 11, 2024
Last action Mar 11, 2024
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Mar 11, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
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Clinton Calabrese
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