{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-37","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 23:4-37","heading":"Protection of fur-bearing animals;  taking by traps","body":"No person shall, by moonlight or with the aid or by use of any lamp, lantern  or artificial light, shoot or kill with a rifle of any kind or description, or  any firearm or shotgun, a mink, muskrat or otter in this State, or take or  attempt to take the same except by means of a trap or disturb or destroy any  muskrat lodge or nesting chamber.\nAmended by L.1939, c. 69, p. 113, s. 1.","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":"591a8cfd4acdadc4fcc3216f168301b90762c836938bfa22dbc98f87cc375601","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-36","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-38.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}