{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 23:5-16","heading":"Taking eels in tidal waters with certain devices","body":"No person shall catch or take, or attempt to catch or take, eels from the tidal waters of this State by means or use of a dredge, rake, spear or other device attached to or drawn by a boat or vessel.\nAmended by L.1979, c. 199, s. 68, eff. Sept. 19, 1979.","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":"f9d3da230179bcb84e5c18bf96d6554552907012df751363cc7adcd30a1e156b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-15.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}