{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-29","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 23:5-29","heading":"Shutting off, drawing off or screening waters prohibited; penalty","body":"No person shall shut off or draw off the waters of any pond, stream or lake  in this state or place a screen in a pond, lake or stream without first obtaining permission from the board, under a penalty of one hundred dollars for  each offense.","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":"b7b867531d9d6ad362bc33c2b7799120986bceb0b57a8dda0d72366c96dce370","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-28","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-29.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}