2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 23 - FISH AND GAME, WILD BIRDS AND ANIMALS
Section 23:4-54 - Carrier pigeon protected; penalty
23:4-54. Carrier pigeon protected; penalty
Any provision of law or of the State Fish and Game Code to the contrary notwithstanding, a person who traps, shoots, kills, steals, wounds or in any way detains a registered banded Antwerp or homing pigeon, commonly known as "carrier" pigeon, when on the wing or at rest, or while engaged in a flight, shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) or more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding thirty days.
Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1819, s. 64.
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