New Jersey S1906 would allow small municipalities to receive 50% of penalty moneys for fish and game law violations adjudicated in their courts.

New Jersey S1906 amends the law to provide that when a court action in a small municipality results in penalty moneys for violations of state or federal fish and game laws, 50% of the recovered moneys must be paid to the Division of Fish and Wildlife, and the other 50% to the municipality. Small municipalities, defined as those with a permanent population of less than 2,000 persons, often bear the costs of adjudicating these violations. The bill also updates the term for failure to forward recovered moneys to the appropriate entity from "misdemeanor" to "crime of the fourth degree.

New Jersey S1906 would allow small municipalities to receive 50% of penalty moneys for fish and game law violations adjudicated in their courts.

New Jersey S1906 amends the law to provide that when a court action in a small municipality results in penalty moneys for violations of state or federal fish and game laws, 50% of the recovered moneys must be paid to the Division of Fish and Wildlife, and the other 50% to the municipality. Small municipalities, defined as those with a permanent population of less than 2,000 persons, often bear the costs of adjudicating these violations. The bill also updates the term for failure to forward recovered moneys to the appropriate entity from "misdemeanor" to "crime of the fourth degree.