Is there a State law in New Jersey to protect threatened and endangered species?
The New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act of 1973 (N.J.S.A. 23:2A et seq.) establishes a list of wildlife species designated by the State of New Jersey as threatened and endangered. The law prohibits taking, possessing, transporting, exporting, processing, selling, or shipping listed species. “Take” is defined by the law as harassing, hunting, capturing, or killing, or attempting to do so. A separate New Jersey State law, the Endangered Plant Species List Act, (N.J.S.A. 13:1B et seq.) “finds and declares that plant species have medicinal, genetic, ecological, educational and aesthetic value to the citizens of New Jersey; [and] that the perpetuation of many plant species native to New Jersey or the United States is in jeopardy,” and establishes an official State list of endangered plants. New Jersey State laws are available online from the New Jersey State Legislature.
