A 695 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Clarifies that fishing license is not required to fish at private community lake.

This bill clarifies that residents of private communities and their authorized guests do not need a fishing license to fish in their community's manmade, self-contained lake. The lake must be owned by the community, under exclusive resident control, and maintained at their sole expense. It specifically defines "private community lake" to ensure the exemption applies only to these designated water bodies, not public or other private waters. The change prevents confusion with current law, which already exempts private waters but was not consistently applied by enforcement.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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