NJ-Law-GarcesGrabler.com » Environmental Regulations http://www.nj-law-garcesgrabler.com Legal Help for New Jersey Residents Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:55:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fines for Horseshoe Crabbing in New Jersey May be Lowered http://www.nj-law-garcesgrabler.com/2008/06/13/fines-for-horseshoe-crabbing-in-new-jersey-may-be-lowered/ http://www.nj-law-garcesgrabler.com/2008/06/13/fines-for-horseshoe-crabbing-in-new-jersey-may-be-lowered/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:42:33 +0000 admin http://nj-law-garcesgrabler.com/?p=17 The proposal by Sen. Jeff Van Drew that moved forward this week would give environmental regulators leeway to lower fines for illegally harvesting horseshoe crabs to $2,500 from $10,000. Sen. Van Drew believes the change is necessary to distinguish between accidental and purposeful violations.

In March, Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed a law imposing an indefinite ban on crabbing . The law aims to help a threatened migrating shorebird that feeds on the crabs’ eggs. Survival of the migratory red knot depends on the horseshoe crab.

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