{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-22","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 23:4-22","heading":"\"Pole traps\"  prohibited;  penalty","body":"No person shall set or use any snare, snood, net, trap or other device for the catching or trapping of a bird or animal above the level of the surrounding  ground and commonly known as  \"pole traps\" .  Nothing contained herein shall  prohibit the setting of traps or snares on the ground or prohibit trapping by  the board or its employees on fish hatcheries or game farms.  A person  violating this section shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars for each  snare, snood, net, trap or device so set or used.","path":["TITLE 23 FISH AND GAME, WILD BIRDS AND ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"d31283c722db54ffb2c35abf6b20836715616a81be4432ee28bd3cd051661c5e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-21","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-22.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}