N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-5.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:25-5.18 - Woodchuck (Marmota monax) hunting

(a) Duration for the hunting of woodchucks with a rifle including a muzzleloading rifle shall begin on March 1 (except in years when March 1 is a Sunday in which case the season shall begin on March 2) and conclude on the Wednesday before the opening of the fall bow and arrow deer season specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1, inclusive. Licensed hunters may also take woodchuck with shotgun or bow and arrow or by means of falconry during the regular woodchuck rifle season and during the upland game season established in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.3, 5.4, and 5.5.

(b) The hours for the hunting of woodchuck shall be sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

(c) No person shall hunt a woodchuck with a rifle without a proper and valid rifle permit issued by the division.

(d) There shall be no rifle hunting for woodchuck on the State Fish and Wildlife Management Areas, and State Parks, Forests and Recreation Areas.

(e) There shall be no bag limit.

(f) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A. 23:4-1, 23:4-13 and other applicable statutes.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-5.18

Amended by R.1995 d.427, effective 8/7/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 1897(a), 27 N.J.R. 2889(a).
Amended by R.1996 d.404, effective 8/19/1996 (operative August 24, 1996).
See: 28 N.J.R. 2434(b), 28 N.J.R. 3934(a).
Amended by R.1997 d.327, effective 8/4/1997 (operative August 9, 1997).
See: 29 N.J.R. 2213(a), 29 N.J.R. 3462(a).
In (a), amended dates of hunting season.
Amended by R.1998 d.408, effective 8/3/1998 (operative August 8, 1998).
See: 30 N.J.R. 1681(a), 30 N.J.R. 2886(a).
In (a), changed season dates.
Amended by R.1999 d.287, effective 8/16/1999 (operative August 21, 1999).
See: 31 N.J.R. 1231(a), 31 N.J.R. 2338(a).
In (a), changed dates throughout; and in (b), inserted " 1/2 hour before" following "shall be".
Amended by R.2000 d.365, effective 9/5/2000 (operative September 10, 2000).
See: 32 N.J.R. 1673(a), 32 N.J.R. 3294(a).
In (a), changed dates.
Amended by R.2001 d.300, effective 8/20/2001 (operative August 25, 2001).
See: 33 N.J.R. 1527(a), 33 N.J.R. 2829(a).
In (a), deleted "in this State" and changed dates.
Amended by R.2002 d.272, effective 8/19/2002, (operative August 24, 2002).
See: 34 N.J.R. 1504(a), 34 N.J.R. 2973(a).
In (a), amended N.J.A.C. reference; in (b), deleted "1/2 hour before" preceding "sunrise".
Amended by R.2003 d.359, effective 9/2/2003 (operative September 7, 2003).
See: 35 N.J.R. 1804(a), 35 N.J.R. 4053(a).
Changed dates in (a).
Amended by R.2005 d.321, effective 9/19/2005 (operative September 24, 2005).
See: 37 N.J.R. 1959(a), 37 N.J.R. 3657(a).
Updated dates in (a).
Amended by R.2007 d.239, effective 8/6/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 587(a), 39 N.J.R. 3324(a).
In (d), inserted ", and State Parks, Forests and Recreation Areas".
Amended by R.2009 d.276, effective 9/8/2009 (operative September 13, 2009).
See: 41 N.J.R. 1320(a), 41 N.J.R. 3217(b).
Rewrote (a).
Amended by R.2013 d.115, effective 9/16/2013 (operative September 21, 2013).
See: 45 N.J.R. 787(a), 45 N.J.R. 2121(a).
In (a), deleted "long" preceding the second occurrence of "bow", and inserted a comma following "5.4".