Bill Text: NJ S149 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Eliminates shellfish license fee for veterans and active duty service members.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee [S149 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2024-S149-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 149

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  VINCENT J. POLISTINA

District 2 (Atlantic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Singleton and Diegnan

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Eliminates shellfish license fee for veterans and active duty service members.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  

An Act concerning shellfish licenses and amending R.S.50:2-3.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    R.S.50:2-3 is amended to read as follows:

     50:2-3.  The license fee shall be fixed by the commissioner, with the approval of the council, at not less than $10 or more than $20 for a resident's recreational shellfish license, at not less than $20 or more than $40 for a nonresident's recreational shellfish license, at not less than $50 or more than $100 for a resident's commercial shellfish license, and at not less than $250 or more than $500 for a nonresident's commercial shellfish license.  No fee shall be charged for a recreational shellfish license to a person who is 62 or more years of age, or to an honorably discharged veteran or active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, provided the person is a resident of this State.  A juvenile recreational shellfish license shall be available for $2 for resident or nonresident persons under 14 years of age.

(cf:  P.L.2007, c.338, s.26)

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill exempts honorably discharged veterans and active duty members of the U.S. military from the resident's recreational shellfish license fee.  Currently, New Jersey residents under the age of 62 are required to pay a $10 license fee for the license, which allows them to harvest shellfish such as hard and soft clams, surf clams, oysters, bay scallops, and mussels during the summer months.  Licensees may harvest up to 150 shellfish per day for non-commercial use.