{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-45.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 23:5-45.2","heading":"Closed season for striped bass, except Atlantic Ocean","body":"a.   No person may take, or attempt to take, or have in his possession, any striped bass from any waters of the State, except the Atlantic Ocean, from January 1 through February 28 of each year.\nb.   The department shall, by regulation adopted pursuant to the \"Administrative Procedure Act,\" P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), implement a closed season for the striped bass spawning area of the Delaware river during the spawning period.\nL.1990,c.5,s.3.","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":"0377aa725b6d66559913bdee1973dd38c65d101a4725b138522569bdb51623b6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-45.1a","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-5-45.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}