N.J. Stat. § 23:5-24.1: License to fish with net; possession

No person shall fish with, set, fix, fasten, draw, or drift any net of any description whatsoever, from or in the inland marine waters, bays, coves, rivers, or creeks, or in the Atlantic ocean within 3 nautical miles of the coast line, unless he shall first have procured a license as hereinafter provided or as otherwise provided by this Title, and shall have received the required license and have it in possession at the time of fishing.

L.1941, c. 211, p. 610, s. 1. Amended by L.1948, c. 175, p. 917, s. 1, eff. June 12, 1948; L.1979, c. 10, s. 1, eff. Feb. 5, 1979; L.1980, c. 120, s. 1, eff. Sept. 29, 1980.