Sponsored by:
Senator GERALD CARDINALE
District 39 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Allows cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research and educational purposes.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on May 7, 2015, with amendments.
An Act concerning shellfish and supplementing Title 50 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection shall allow, for research or educational purposes or for ecological restoration, the cultivation of commercial shellfish species in coastal and inner harbor waters classified as contaminated 1as long as the person who directs the cultivation certifies, in writing, to the department that the area of cultivation is not visible, or easily accessible, to the public1.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.