CNB Hunting/Fishing New Jersey: Proposed Regulations for Black Bear Hunting Regulations

NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Natural and Historic Resources
Division of Fish and Wildlife

Notice of Rule Proposal
Game Code, Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Proposed Amendments: N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.6 and 5.24

PUBLIC NOTICE
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing amendments. A statement of the substance of the proposal follows: The Game Code, N.J.A.C. 7:25-5, provides when, under what circumstances, in what location, by what means, and what amounts and numbers, game-birds, game animals and fur-bearing animals may be pursued, taken, killed or had in possession. The Game Code is codified at N.J.A.C. 7:25‑5, in the Department\’s Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules. N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.6 is the rule governing the management of black bear. The New Jersey Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) which is developed by the Council and approved by the DEP Commissioner in accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:1B-28, is promulgated as part of the Game Code as an appendix to N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.6. For that reason, the proposal is executed by both the Acting Chair of the Council and the DEP Commissioner.

Proposed Changes to Current Regulation