{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-9-15","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 23:9-15","heading":"Use of parallel nets prohibited;  fine;  forfeiture of appliances","body":"No person shall use a parallel net, otherwise a net set approximately parallel with the shore in the Delaware river below Trenton falls and at low-water mark, between June first and August thirty-first in each year, and it  shall be lawful to use such parallel net below Trenton falls from September  first to May thirty-first, inclusive, next ensuing, in each year, for the  purpose of taking carp only;  provided, that the meshes of said net be not less  than three and one-half inches stretched measure when being fished;  provided,  that seines not smaller than two and one-half inch mesh may be used from  September first to May thirty-first of each year for the purpose of taking carp  only;  and provided, further, that no such net shall be set in such manner as  to impede navigation.  All other fish must be returned unharmed to the water  beyond low-water mark.  Any person violating any of the provisions of this  section shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars, together with a  forfeiture of all nets and other appliances used.","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":"f94ae2674a75e0b08e9425dd7a38b2a524bd83a43bd47ec129035bec8cc6c558","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-9-14","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-23-9-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}