{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-49","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 23:4-49","heading":"\"Game bird\"  defined","body":"As used in this article,  \"game bird\"  includes the following:  The anatidae, commonly known as geese, brant and river and sea ducks but excepting swans;  rallidae, commonly known as rails, gallinules, coots and mud hens; limicolae, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tattlers and curlews;  and the gallinae, commonly known as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, partridges and quails.","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":"710e7f052bfe9d917dd5b0028f8b2b5908d7480b45b427f58f58346a323a6b5f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-48","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-4-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}