{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-50-3-15.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 50:3-15.1","heading":"Minimum size of oysters which may be taken; exception.","body":"3. a. No oysters which measure less than three inches from hinge to mouth shall at any time be taken from the waters in or upon any of the beds, rivers or creeks of this State named in R.S.50:3-14, or be in the possession of any person after being so taken; except that this prohibition shall not apply to spat or blisters adhering so closely as to be impossible to remove without destruction; but in no case shall this exception amount to more than 10% of any catch or cargo; but this minimum size shall not apply to:\n(1)\tElder point beds, Andrews ditch beds, East point beds, as the same are described in R.S.50:3-14;\n(2)\tMaurice River beds;\n(3)\tNantuxent beds at the mouth of Nantuxent Creek;\n(4)\tBack Creek beds at the mouth of Back Creek;\n(5)\tBack Creek from the mouth thereof to the south bank of the mouth of Tweed Creek; and\n(6)\tCohansey beds at the mouth of Cohansey River.\nb.\tThis section shall not apply to oysters produced on aquaculture leases.\nL.1952, c.184, s.3; amended 2007, c.338, s.56.","path":["TITLE 50 SHELLFISHERIES - POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT, SHELLFISHERIES COUNCIL, LEASING, AND PLANTING"],"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":"530e168a429571b15150241f633993e588de62bc6309ba4f7357b8a4bcdc512e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-50-3-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-50-3-16.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}