Bill Text: NJ A5512 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits municipalities from enacting or enforcing certain ordinances that prohibit certain lawful fish, game, wild bird, and animal activities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-09-17 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee [A5512 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-A5512-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits municipalities from enacting or enforcing certain ordinances that prohibit certain lawful fish, game, wild bird, and animal activities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the enactment and enforcement of municipal ordinances regarding fish, game, wild birds, and animal activities and supplementing Title 23 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no municipality shall enact or enforce any ordinance that expressly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting any activity authorized pursuant to Title 23 of the Revised Statutes that takes place on private property or any land not owned or leased by the municipality.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit municipalities from enacting or enforcing any ordinances that expressly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting any activity authorized pursuant to Title 23 of the Revised Statutes that takes place on private property or any land not owned or leased by the municipality. Title 23 of the Revised Statutes pertains to fish and game, wild birds, and animals. Specifically, Title 23 includes provisions of law related to hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
