New Jersey

Fall bow season (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25)

Duration of the fall bow season is as set forth at (a)1 and 2 below. Legal hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. Opening the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3; and in Zone 54. Opening the second Saturday in September through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 66, and 68.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

bag_limit	Bag Limit: Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the fall bow season. Hunters must use an antlered deer transportation tag from their bow and arrow or all around sportsman license, which is designated for use during the fall bow season, when registering an antlered deer. The standard bag limit is two deer, either one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless in zones in Regulation Sets 1 and 3. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8 and zones 37, 39, 53, 54, and 68, the bag limit is one antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 0, the bag limit is one antlered or one antlerless deer. In Regulation Sets 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and in Zones 39, 53, and 68, an antlerless deer must be taken before an antlered deer from the second Saturday in September through the first Friday in October except for youth hunters, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(d)15. All deer must be legally registered either at a deer check station or via the automated harvest report system. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 66, and 68, where the limit is two deer at a time until the season concludes. Properly licensed hunters who harvest their first antlerless deer during the bow season subject to the provisions of this section will be assigned a confirmation number via an automated harvest report system as designated by the Division. This confirmation number will be valid for the taking of additional antlerless deer, as applicable by zone bag limit specified above. The confirmation number may be used in any zone that is open for the season subject to the limitations of this section. After taking a second deer in any zone in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, or 3, hunters may not hunt deer during the fall bow season in the zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, or 3. All confirmation numbers are valid on the date of issuance in all zones that are open for this season. Deer shall be tagged immediately with completely filled in "transportation tag" and shall be transported to a deer checking station before 8:00 P.M. local time on the day killed to secure a legal possession tag. The legal possession tag must be securely affixed or locked on the deer before the deer is transported or removed from the authorized deer checking station. Hunters are responsible for legal possession tags being securely affixed or locked before leaving the deer check station. The supplemental tag shall be valid on the day of issuance and all registration requirements apply. If the deer check station system is no longer in use, then with the exception of the confirmation number, the possession tag on the license shall be filled out immediately upon killing. Additionally, every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for consumption. The deer shall be registered via an automated harvest report system, as designated by the Division, in lieu of a deer check station prior to the attempt to take an additional deer, and no later than 8:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number given via this system, which replaces the legal possession tag.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(b)
cross_reference_defect	THIS SECTION'S BAG LIMIT CITES A DEFINITION THAT IS NOT THERE. 7:25-5.25(b) waives the earn-a-buck requirement "except for youth hunters, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(d)15", and 7:25-5.1(d)15 in this copy is "Enclosed foothold trap" -- a live-capture trap with a trigger which is activated by pulling. The definition of "Youth hunter" is at 7:25-5.1(d)28. Both are published as `definition` rows of this record under their own addresses. This compilation does not correct the cross-reference; it reports it.
dates_are_stated_as	TWO FORMULAS, one per group of zones, neither of which is a calendar date: (a)1 "Opening the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October through the last Friday in October" for Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2 and 3 and Zone 54, and (a)2 "Opening the second Saturday in September through the last Friday in October" for Regulation Sets 4 through 8 and Zones 37, 39, 53, 66 and 68. Both are anchored on the last Friday in October, a movable date, and neither is resolved here.
duration_paragraphs	3 block(s) of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a), joined in printed order and published verbatim: 5.25(a), 5.25(a)1, 5.25(a)2
enumeration_ends	NO ENUMERATION. Every date in this section is a formula and the section states no calendar year at all.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	Opening the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3; and in Zone 54. Opening the second Saturday in September through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 66, and 68. The standard bag limit is two deer, either one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless in zones in Regulation Sets 1 and 3. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8 and zones 37, 39, 53, 54, and 68, the bag limit is one antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 0, the bag limit is one antlered or one antlerless deer. In Regulation Sets 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and in Zones 39, 53, and 68, an antlerless deer must be taken before an antlered deer from the second Saturday in September through the first Friday in October except for youth hunters, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(d)15. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 66, and 68, where the limit is two deer at a time until the season concludes. After taking a second deer in any zone in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, or 3, hunters may not hunt deer during the fall bow season in the zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, or 3.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
youth_day	7:25-5.25(a)3 states a SPECIAL YOUTH DEER HUNTING DAY inside this subsection and it is published as a season row of its own. It is not part of this row's dates.

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

(a) Duration of the fall bow season is as set forth at (a)1 and 2 below. Legal hunting

hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

1. Opening the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October through the last

Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3; and in Zone 54.

2. Opening the second Saturday in September through the last Friday in October,

in zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 66, and 68.

(b) Bag Limit: Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the fall bow

season. Hunters must use an antlered deer transportation tag from their bow and arrow or

all around sportsman license, which is designated for use during the fall bow season,

when registering an antlered deer. The standard bag limit is two deer, either one antlered

and one antlerless or two antlerless in zones in Regulation Sets 1 and 3. The standard bag

limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. In zones in

Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in

Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. In zones in

Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8 and zones 37, 39, 53, 54, and 68, the bag limit is one antlered

deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 0, the bag

limit is one antlered or one antlerless deer. In Regulation Sets 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and in

Zones 39, 53, and 68, an antlerless deer must be taken before an antlered deer from the

second Saturday in September through the first Friday in October except for youth

hunters, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(d)15. All deer must be legally registered either at

a deer check station or via the automated harvest report system. Only one deer may be

taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7,

and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 66, and 68, where the limit is two deer at a time until

the season concludes. Properly licensed hunters who harvest their first antlerless deer

during the bow season subject to the provisions of this section will be assigned a

confirmation number via an automated harvest report system as designated by the

Division. This confirmation number will be valid for the taking of additional antlerless

deer, as applicable by zone bag limit specified above. The confirmation number may be

used in any zone that is open for the season subject to the limitations of this section. After

taking a second deer in any zone in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, or 3, hunters may not hunt

deer during the fall bow season in the zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, or 3. All

confirmation numbers are valid on the date of issuance in all zones that are open for this

season. Deer shall be tagged immediately with completely filled in "transportation tag"

and shall be transported to a deer checking station before 8:00 P.M. local time on the day

killed to secure a legal possession tag. The legal possession tag must be securely affixed

or locked on the deer before the deer is transported or removed from the authorized deer

checking station. Hunters are responsible for legal possession tags being securely affixed

or locked before leaving the deer check station. The supplemental tag shall be valid on

the day of issuance and all registration requirements apply. If the deer check station

system is no longer in use, then with the exception of the confirmation number, the

possession tag on the license shall be filled out immediately upon killing. Additionally,

every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest,

zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This

tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for consumption. The

deer shall be registered via an automated harvest report system, as designated by the

Division, in lieu of a deer check station prior to the attempt to take an additional deer, and

no later than 8:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the

confirmation number given via this system, which replaces the legal possession tag.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Winter bow season (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26)

Duration of the winter bow season is from January 1 through January 31 in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and in Zones 54, 61, 66, 67, and 68. Duration of the season is January 1 through the third Saturday in February, in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, and 64, except closed January 1 in Zone 37. Legal hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

bag_limit	Bag Limit: Hunters must use the antlered buck transportation tag from their bow and arrow or all around sportsman license, which is designated for use during the winter bow season, when registering an antlered deer. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, and 3, and Zone 53. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8 and in Zones 37, 39, 64, 66, and 68, the bag limit is one antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 0, the bag limit is one antlered deer or one antlerless deer. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 67, and 68, where the limit is two deer at a time until the season concludes. All deer must be legally registered via the automated harvest report system. After taking a second deer in any zone in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3, hunters may not hunt deer during the winter bow season in the zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3. Upon harvesting a deer, hunters must immediately fill out with the exception of the confirmation number the "transportation tag" on the license. Additionally, every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for consumption. Hunters must register their deer via an AHRS, as designated by the Division, prior to the attempt to take an additional deer and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number given via this system, which replaces the legal possession tag.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26(b)
dates_are_stated_as	A LITERAL OPENING WITH A MIXED CLOSE. "January 1 through January 31" in Regulation Sets 0 through 6 and Zones 54, 61, 66, 67 and 68 is two literal calendar dates with no year; "January 1 through the third Saturday in February" in Regulation Sets 7 and 8 and Zones 37, 39, 53 and 64 closes on a formula. The section also prints a one-day exception that is neither -- "except closed January 1 in Zone 37".
duration_paragraphs	1 block(s) of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26(a), joined in printed order and published verbatim: 5.26(a)
enumeration_ends	NO ENUMERATION, AND NO YEAR. This section names January and February and never names a year, so it does not go stale the way 5.28(d) and 5.29(d) do.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	Duration of the winter bow season is from January 1 through January 31 in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and in Zones 54, 61, 66, 67, and 68. Duration of the season is January 1 through the third Saturday in February, in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, and 64, except closed January 1 in Zone 37. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, and 3, and Zone 53. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8 and in Zones 37, 39, 64, 66, and 68, the bag limit is one antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 0, the bag limit is one antlered deer or one antlerless deer. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 67, and 68, where the limit is two deer at a time until the season concludes. After taking a second deer in any zone in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3, hunters may not hunt deer during the winter bow season in the zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

(a) Duration of the winter bow season is from January 1 through January 31 in zones in

Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and in Zones 54, 61, 66, 67, and 68. Duration of the

season is January 1 through the third Saturday in February, in zones in Regulation Sets 7

and 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, and 64, except closed January 1 in Zone 37. Legal

hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

(b) Bag Limit: Hunters must use the antlered buck transportation tag from their bow and

arrow or all around sportsman license, which is designated for use during the winter bow

season, when registering an antlered deer. The standard bag limit is two deer, one

antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, and 3, and

Zone 53. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five

antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine

antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8 and in Zones 37, 39, 64, 66, and

68, the bag limit is one antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer. In zones

in Regulation Set 0, the bag limit is one antlered deer or one antlerless deer. Only one

deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation

Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 67, and 68, where the limit is two

deer at a time until the season concludes. All deer must be legally registered via the

automated harvest report system. After taking a second deer in any zone in Regulation

Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3, hunters may not hunt deer during the winter bow season in the zones

in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3. Upon harvesting a deer, hunters must immediately fill

out with the exception of the confirmation number the "transportation tag" on the license.

Additionally, every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID,

date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and confirmation number if

registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for

consumption. Hunters must register their deer via an AHRS, as designated by the

Division, prior to the attempt to take an additional deer and no later than 7:00 P.M. local

time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number given via this

system, which replaces the legal possession tag.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Six-day firearm season (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27)

Duration for this season will be the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday, inclusive with shotgun, muzzleloader rifle, or bow and arrow, exclusively. Bow and arrow hunters participating in the six-day firearm season must possess a current and valid firearm license in addition to a current and valid archery license, or an all-around license; deer taken during this season will be tagged with the six-day transportation tag from either the firearm or all-around license.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

anchors	THIS SEASON IS THE ANCHOR FOR MOST OF THE DEER CODE. 7:25-5.28(d)1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 15, 7:25-5.29(d)1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 14, and 7:25-5.30 by way of 5.25, are all measured from "the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)". Moving Thanksgiving Day moves all of them, which is why none of them is resolved into a date here.
bag_limit	Bag Limit: Two antlered deer, with one antler at least three inches long. All deer must be legally registered via the AHRS. The possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal possession under the AHRS. Immediately upon harvest, the harvest report stub on the license appropriate for the season shall be completely filled in with the exception of the confirmation number. Additionally, every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for consumption. The deer shall be registered via an AHRS as designated by the Division prior to the attempt to take an additional deer and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number given via the automated system, which replaces the legal possession tag. Hunters who take two antlered deer during the six-day firearm season are prohibited from taking an antlered buck during the regular permit shotgun season. It is unlawful to attempt to take or to continue to hunt for more than the number of deer permitted. Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time on the day of harvest, the deer shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters, and the harvest registered via the AHRS the next day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the location of the head.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(b)
dates_are_stated_as	ONE FORMULA, MEASURED FROM THANKSGIVING DAY: "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday, inclusive". Thanksgiving Day is a movable feast, so this season falls on different calendar dates every year and NOTHING HERE COMPUTES IT. It is also the anchor for most of the rest of the deer code: 7:25-5.28(d)1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 15 and 7:25-5.29(d)1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 14 are all measured from "the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)", and 7:25-5.2(a) closes the pheasant season against it.
duration_paragraphs	1 block(s) of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), joined in printed order and published verbatim: 5.27(a)
enumeration_ends	NO ENUMERATION. This section states no calendar date and no year.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	NO REGULATION SET AND NO NUMBERED ZONE IS NAMED in this section's duration or bag-limit text. That is the source's own silence and not an extraction failure: this season is stated for the State as a whole. Read `dates` and `bag_limit` on this row, which are verbatim.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
youth_day	7:25-5.27(a)1 states a SPECIAL YOUTH DEER HUNTING DAY inside this subsection and it is published as a season row of its own. It is not part of this row's dates.

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

(a) Duration for this season will be the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the

following Saturday, inclusive with shotgun, muzzleloader rifle, or bow and arrow,

exclusively. Bow and arrow hunters participating in the six-day firearm season must

possess a current and valid firearm license in addition to a current and valid archery

license, or an all-around license; deer taken during this season will be tagged with the six-

day transportation tag from either the firearm or all-around license.

(b) Bag Limit: Two antlered deer, with one antler at least three inches long. All deer

must be legally registered via the AHRS. The possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local

time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal

possession under the AHRS. Immediately upon harvest, the harvest report stub on the

license appropriate for the season shall be completely filled in with the exception of the

confirmation number. Additionally, every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass

bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and

confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the

deer is processed for consumption. The deer shall be registered via an AHRS as

designated by the Division prior to the attempt to take an additional deer and no later than

7:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number

given via the automated system, which replaces the legal possession tag. Hunters who

take two antlered deer during the six-day firearm season are prohibited from taking an

antlered buck during the regular permit shotgun season. It is unlawful to attempt to take

or to continue to hunt for more than the number of deer permitted. Should the hunter be

unable to access the AHRS by the designated time on the day of harvest, the deer shall be

immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law

enforcement regional headquarters, and the harvest registered via the AHRS the next day.

Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division,

a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records

relating to the location of the head.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Muzzleloader rifle permit season (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28)

Duration of the muzzleloader rifle permit season is as set forth at (d)1 through 15 below. There is no season in Zone 64. Legal hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset local time. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a); the Monday and Tuesday of the week after the six-day firearm season; and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1, or January 2 if January 1 is a Sunday, through the first Friday in January (Note: If January 1 falls on a Wednesday through Friday, then the season extends through the second Saturday in January) in zones in Regulation Sets 3, 4, and 5 and in Zone 61. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), the Monday and Tuesday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through the last Tuesday in December, excluding Christmas Day, and the first nine days in January, excluding Sundays, in zones in Regulation Set 1. The Monday and Tuesday preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), the week of the six-day firearm season, the Monday and Tuesday following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31, exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 7. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the week of the six-day firearm season, and the Monday and Tuesday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through January 31 in Zone 68. December 2-7, 16-24, and 26-31, 2019, and January 2-11, 2020; and November 30 and December 1-5, 14-24, and 26-31, 2020, and January 4-9, 2021; and November 29, 30, December 1-4, 13-25, 27-31, 2021, and January 3-8, 2022; November 28-30 and December 1-3, 12-24, 26-31, 2022, and January 2-7, 2023; and November 27-30 and December 1, 2, 11-23, 26-30, 2023, and January 2-6, 2024; and December 2-7, 16-24, 26-31, 2024, and January 2-11, 2025, in Zone 37. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the Monday and Tuesday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through January 31 in zones in Regulation Set 6. December 2-7 and 16-31, 2019, and January 1-February 8, 2020; and November 30 and December 1-5 and 14-31, 2020, and January 1-February 13, 2021; and November 29-December 4 and 13-31, 2021, and January 1-February 8, 2022; and November 28-December 3 and 12-31, 2022, and January 2-February 11, 2023; and November 27-December 2 and 11-31, 2023, and January 1-February 10, 2024; and December 2-7 and 16-31, 2024, and January 1-February 8, 2025, in Zone 39. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a); the Monday and Tuesday of the week after the six-day firearm season; and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day in zones in Regulation Set 2. November 30, and December 2-7, 16-24, and 26-31, 2019, and January 1-11, 2020; and November 28, 30, and December 1-5, 14-24, and 26-31, 2020, and January 1-9, 2021; November 27, 29, 30, and December 1-4, 13-24, 27-31, 2021, and January 1-8, 2022; and November 26, 28, 29, 30, and December 1-3, 12-24, 26-31, 2022, and January 2-14, 2023; and November 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, and December 1, 2, 11-23, 26-31, 2023, and January 1-13, 2024; and November 30, and December 2-7, 16-24, 26-31, and January 1-11, 2025, in Zone 53. December 2, 3, 16-31, 2019, and January 1-11, 2020; November 30 and December 1 and 14-31, 2020, and January 1-9, 2021; November 29 and 30, December 13-31, 2021, and January 1-8, 2022; and November 28 and 29, December 12-31, 2022, and January 2-7, 2023; and November 27 and 28, and December 11-31, 2023, and January 1-6, 2024; and December 2 and 3 and 16-31, 2024, and January 1-11, 2025, in Zone 54. (Reserved.) November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2019, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2020; and November 28-December 5 and December 11 and 12, 2020, and January 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2021; and November 27-December 4 and December 10 and 11, 2021, and January 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022; and November 26-December 3 and December 9 and 10, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023; and November 25-December 2 and December 8 and 9, 2023, and January 6 and 13, 2024; and November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2024, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025, in Zone 66. November 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, and 14, 2019; November 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2020; November 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2021; November 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2022; November 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2023; and November 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2024, in Zone 67. (Reserved.) The Monday through Wednesday and the Friday of Thanksgiving week, the Monday and Tuesday preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27 the week of the six-day firearm season, the Monday and Tuesday following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31, exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 8. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and November 27 and 28 and December 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26-31, 2017; November 26 and 27 and December 15, 17, 18, 19, 24, 26-31, 2018; December 2, 3, 21, 23, 24, 26-31, 2019 in zones in Regulation Set 0. At other times as determined by the Director.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

bag_limit	Bag Limit: Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the muzzleloader rifle permit season, regardless of the number of permits obtained. Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 3, and 4, and in Zone 37. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. One deer, antlered or antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 0. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. One antlered and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 53, 61, 66, 67, 68, and 70, except as noted below and at (c)1 and 2 below. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 54, 61, 66, and 68 where the limit is two deer at a time until the season concludes. In zones in Regulation Set 7, only antlerless deer may be taken on applicable muzzleloader season permits during the Wednesday through Friday before the six-day firearm season, and the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In Zone 68, only antlerless deer may be taken during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In zones in Regulation Set 8, only antlerless deer may be taken during the Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week and the Wednesday through Friday before the six-day firearm season, and the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). All confirmation numbers are valid on the date of issuance and only in the zone for which the special season permit was issued. Immediately upon harvest, the muzzleloader rifle permit season permit harvest report stub must be completely filled in with the exception of the confirmation number and every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for consumption. The deer shall be registered via an AHRS prior to the attempt to take an additional deer, except as referenced in this subsection and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number given via the AHRS, which replaces the legal possession tag. Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub from their antlered muzzleloader permit which is designated for use during the permit muzzleloader season, when registering an antlered deer. The antlered muzzleloader permit with antlered deer harvest report stub, which is valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be purchased in addition to an antlerless muzzleloader permit. The antlered muzzleloader permit with antlered deer harvest report stub may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless permit. The antlered muzzleloader permit with antlered deer harvest report stub must be purchased prior to the season opener or at the time of the purchase of the initial antlerless muzzleloader permit if the season has already begun. The possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal possession under the AHRS. The confirmation number shall be valid on the day of issuance and all registration requirements apply.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(c)
dates_are_stated_as	MIXED, AND THE MIXTURE IS THE POINT -- SEVENTEEN NUMBERED PARAGRAPHS, EACH GOVERNING DIFFERENT ZONES, IN THREE KINDS AND NOT TWO. (i) SEVEN ARE FORMULAS AND NOTHING ELSE: (d)1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 15, each measured from the six-day firearm season at 7:25-5.27(a), which is itself measured from Thanksgiving Day. (ii) SIX ENUMERATE CALENDAR DATES FOR NAMED YEARS AND STATE NO RULE AT ALL: (d)5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13, each of which opens on a month and a number -- see `enumeration_ends`, where every one of them is spent. (iii) ONE IS BOTH, AND IT IS THE ONE A READER OF AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS RECORD WOULD HAVE GOT WRONG: (d)16. Read on the rendered page at 5x, (d)16 opens "The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and November 27 and 28 and December 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26-31, 2017; ..." and closes "...December 2, 3, 21, 23, 24, 26-31, 2019 in zones in Regulation Set 0." THE FORMULA IN ITS FIRST CLAUSE IS LIVE AND STATES TWO DAYS OF MUZZLELOADER SEASON FOR EVERY ZONE IN REGULATION SET 0 IN ANY YEAR; the enumeration that follows it is spent. The two are one sentence and this record does not separate them. Also: (d)11 and (d)14 are "(Reserved.)", and (d)17 is, in its entirety, "At other times as determined by the Director." Which paragraph governs a zone is not stated in (d) at all: it is the "Season Dates Code" column of the quota table at (k), published as `limit` rows of this record, and (l) says "See (d)1 through 13 above" where (d) runs to 17.
duration_paragraphs	18 block(s) of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(d), joined in printed order and published verbatim: 5.28(d), 5.28(d)1, 5.28(d)2, 5.28(d)3, 5.28(d)4, 5.28(d)5, 5.28(d)6, 5.28(d)7, 5.28(d)8, 5.28(d)9, 5.28(d)10, 5.28(d)11, 5.28(d)12, 5.28(d)13, 5.28(d)14, 5.28(d)15, 5.28(d)16, 5.28(d)17
enumeration_ends	SIX PARAGRAPHS OF THIS SECTION ARE SPENT ENUMERATIONS AND STATE NO 2026 DATES FOR THE ZONES THEY GOVERN, AND A SEVENTH IS SPENT ONLY IN PART. SPENT, WITH NO RULE LEFT STANDING BEHIND THEM: (d)5, Zone 37, last entry "January 2-11, 2025". (d)7, Zone 39, last entry "January 1-February 8, 2025". (d)9, Zone 53, last entry "January 1-11, 2025". (d)10, Zone 54, last entry "January 1-11, 2025". (d)12, Zone 66, last entry "January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025". (d)13, Zone 67, last entry "November 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2024". For those six zones the in-force code as of this copy states no dates a 2026 hunter can use. SPENT ONLY IN PART, AND THIS DISTINCTION IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS FIELD: (d)16, zones in Regulation Set 0, ends on "December 2, 3, 21, 23, 24, 26-31, 2019" -- BUT IT DOES NOT BEGIN THERE. It begins "The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)", which is a live formula that resolves in any year. SO REGULATION SET 0 HAS A MUZZLELOADER SEASON -- those two days -- AND SAYING OTHERWISE WOULD TELL SEVEN ZONES' HUNTERS THEIR SEASON DOES NOT EXIST WHEN THE CODE GIVES THEM ONE. By 7:25-5.29(q)1 the zones printed in Regulation Set 0 are 21, 23, 24, 34, 43, 45 and 46. What is spent for them is the enumerated extension after that formula, and only that. THIS RECORD DOES NOT EXTEND ANY ENUMERATION AND DOES NOT RESOLVE ANY FORMULA; read `dates` on this row, which is verbatim.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	There is no season in Zone 64. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a); the Monday and Tuesday of the week after the six-day firearm season; and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1, or January 2 if January 1 is a Sunday, through the first Friday in January (Note: If January 1 falls on a Wednesday through Friday, then the season extends through the second Saturday in January) in zones in Regulation Sets 3, 4, and 5 and in Zone 61. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), the Monday and Tuesday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through the last Tuesday in December, excluding Christmas Day, and the first nine days in January, excluding Sundays, in zones in Regulation Set 1. The Monday and Tuesday preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), the week of the six-day firearm season, the Monday and Tuesday following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31, exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 7. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the week of the six-day firearm season, and the Monday and Tuesday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through January 31 in Zone 68. December 2-7, 16-24, and 26-31, 2019, and January 2-11, 2020; and November 30 and December 1-5, 14-24, and 26-31, 2020, and January 4-9, 2021; and November 29, 30, December 1-4, 13-25, 27-31, 2021, and January 3-8, 2022; November 28-30 and December 1-3, 12-24, 26-31, 2022, and January 2-7, 2023; and November 27-30 and December 1, 2, 11-23, 26-30, 2023, and January 2-6, 2024; and December 2-7, 16-24, 26-31, 2024, and January 2-11, 2025, in Zone 37. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the Monday and Tuesday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through January 31 in zones in Regulation Set 6. December 2-7 and 16-31, 2019, and January 1-February 8, 2020; and November 30 and December 1-5 and 14-31, 2020, and January 1-February 13, 2021; and November 29-December 4 and 13-31, 2021, and January 1-February 8, 2022; and November 28-December 3 and 12-31, 2022, and January 2-February 11, 2023; and November 27-December 2 and 11-31, 2023, and January 1-February 10, 2024; and December 2-7 and 16-31, 2024, and January 1-February 8, 2025, in Zone 39. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a); the Monday and Tuesday of the week after the six-day firearm season; and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day in zones in Regulation Set 2. November 30, and December 2-7, 16-24, and 26-31, 2019, and January 1-11, 2020; and November 28, 30, and December 1-5, 14-24, and 26-31, 2020, and January 1-9, 2021; November 27, 29, 30, and December 1-4, 13-24, 27-31, 2021, and January 1-8, 2022; and November 26, 28, 29, 30, and December 1-3, 12-24, 26-31, 2022, and January 2-14, 2023; and November 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, and December 1, 2, 11-23, 26-31, 2023, and January 1-13, 2024; and November 30, and December 2-7, 16-24, 26-31, and January 1-11, 2025, in Zone 53. December 2, 3, 16-31, 2019, and January 1-11, 2020; November 30 and December 1 and 14-31, 2020, and January 1-9, 2021; November 29 and 30, December 13-31, 2021, and January 1-8, 2022; and November 28 and 29, December 12-31, 2022, and January 2-7, 2023; and November 27 and 28, and December 11-31, 2023, and January 1-6, 2024; and December 2 and 3 and 16-31, 2024, and January 1-11, 2025, in Zone 54. (Reserved.) November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2019, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2020; and November 28-December 5 and December 11 and 12, 2020, and January 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2021; and November 27-December 4 and December 10 and 11, 2021, and January 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022; and November 26-December 3 and December 9 and 10, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023; and November 25-December 2 and December 8 and 9, 2023, and January 6 and 13, 2024; and November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2024, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025, in Zone 66. November 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, and 14, 2019; November 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2020; November 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2021; November 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2022; November 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2023; and November 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2024, in Zone 67. (Reserved.) The Monday through Wednesday and the Friday of Thanksgiving week, the Monday and Tuesday preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27 the week of the six-day firearm season, the Monday and Tuesday following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31, exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 8. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and November 27 and 28 and December 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26-31, 2017; November 26 and 27 and December 15, 17, 18, 19, 24, 26-31, 2018; December 2, 3, 21, 23, 24, 26-31, 2019 in zones in Regulation Set 0. Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 3, and 4, and in Zone 37. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. One deer, antlered or antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 0. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. One antlered and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 53, 61, 66, 67, 68, and 70, except as noted below and at (c)1 and 2 below. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 54, 61, 66, and 68 where the limit is two deer at a time until the season concludes. In zones in Regulation Set 7, only antlerless deer may be taken on applicable muzzleloader season permits during the Wednesday through Friday before the six-day firearm season, and the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In Zone 68, only antlerless deer may be taken during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In zones in Regulation Set 8, only antlerless deer may be taken during the Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week and the Wednesday through Friday before the six-day firearm season, and the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a).
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
subsection_promise_vs_what_it_prints	THE SUBSECTION PROMISES FEWER PARAGRAPHS THAN IT PRINTS. N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(d) opens "Duration of the muzzleloader rifle permit season is as set forth at (d)1 through 15 below" and the highest numbered paragraph it prints is (d)17. Paragraphs (d)16, (d)17 are printed in full and fall outside the range the subsection announces. Reported, not corrected: this record neither adds a paragraph the page does not print nor drops one it does.
which_paragraph_governs_a_zone	NOT STATED IN 5.28(d). Each zone's duration paragraph is given by the "Season Dates Code" column of the permit quota table at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(k), which this record publishes as one `limit` row per zone. N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(d) prints paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 (of which 11, 14 are printed as "(Reserved.)" and therefore empty). Of the 55 zones this table gives a code, 3 are given a code that points at a paragraph this section does not print at all (Zone 21 code 21; Zone 31 code 31; Zone 61 code 61). The code equals its own zone number in 3 of those 3 cases. Every affected row carries `season_dates_code_unresolved` saying which of the two it is.

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

(c) Bag Limit: Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the muzzleloader

rifle permit season, regardless of the number of permits obtained. Two deer, one antlered

and one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 3, and 4,

and in Zone 37. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in

zones in Regulation Set 2. One deer, antlered or antlerless, may be taken in zones in

Regulation Set 0. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five

antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine

antlerless deer. One antlered and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in

zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 53, 61, 66, 67, 68, and 70, except as

noted below and at (c)1 and 2 below. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the

season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 54,

61, 66, and 68 where the limit is two deer at a time until the season concludes. In zones in

Regulation Set 7, only antlerless deer may be taken on applicable muzzleloader season

permits during the Wednesday through Friday before the six-day firearm season, and the

dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In

Zone 68, only antlerless deer may be taken during the dates concurrent with the six-day

firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In zones in Regulation Set 8, only

antlerless deer may be taken during the Monday through Wednesday and Friday of

Thanksgiving week and the Wednesday through Friday before the six-day firearm season,

and the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-

5.27(a). All confirmation numbers are valid on the date of issuance and only in the zone

for which the special season permit was issued. Immediately upon harvest, the

muzzleloader rifle permit season permit harvest report stub must be completely filled in

with the exception of the confirmation number and every deer is to have a tag affixed to

the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if

applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until

such time as the deer is processed for consumption. The deer shall be registered via an

AHRS prior to the attempt to take an additional deer, except as referenced in this

subsection and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must

record the confirmation number given via the AHRS, which replaces the legal possession

tag. Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub from their antlered

muzzleloader permit which is designated for use during the permit muzzleloader season,

when registering an antlered deer. The antlered muzzleloader permit with antlered deer

harvest report stub, which is valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be

purchased in addition to an antlerless muzzleloader permit. The antlered muzzleloader

permit with antlered deer harvest report stub may be used in any zone for which the

hunter has already purchased an antlerless permit. The antlered muzzleloader permit with

antlered deer harvest report stub must be purchased prior to the season opener or at the

time of the purchase of the initial antlerless muzzleloader permit if the season has already

begun. The possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a

legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal possession under the AHRS. The

confirmation number shall be valid on the day of issuance and all registration

requirements apply.

(d) Duration of the muzzleloader rifle permit season is as set forth at (d)1 through 15

below. There is no season in Zone 64. Legal hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before

sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset local time.

1. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as

specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a); the Monday and Tuesday of the week after the

six-day firearm season; and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season

through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1, or January 2 if

January 1 is a Sunday, through the first Friday in January (Note: If January 1 falls

on a Wednesday through Friday, then the season extends through the second

Saturday in January) in zones in Regulation Sets 3, 4, and 5 and in Zone 61.

2. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as

specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), the Monday and Tuesday of the week

following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day

firearm season through the last Tuesday in December, excluding Christmas Day,

and the first nine days in January, excluding Sundays, in zones in Regulation Set

1.

3. The Monday and Tuesday preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), the week of the six-day firearm season, the Monday and

Tuesday following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-

day firearm season through December 31, exclusive of Christmas Day, and

January 1 through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 7.

4. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as

specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the week of the six-day firearm season,

and the Monday and Tuesday of the week following the six-day firearm season,

and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season through December 31

exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1 through January 31 in Zone 68.

5. December 2-7, 16-24, and 26-31, 2019, and January 2-11, 2020; and

November 30 and December 1-5, 14-24, and 26-31, 2020, and January 4-9, 2021;

and November 29, 30, December 1-4, 13-25, 27-31, 2021, and January 3-8, 2022;

November 28-30 and December 1-3, 12-24, 26-31, 2022, and January 2-7, 2023;

and November 27-30 and December 1, 2, 11-23, 26-30, 2023, and January 2-6,

2024; and December 2-7, 16-24, 26-31, 2024, and January 2-11, 2025, in Zone

37.

6. The Monday and Tuesday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season as

specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the Monday and Tuesday of the week

following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-day

firearm season through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day, and January 1

through January 31 in zones in Regulation Set 6.

7. December 2-7 and 16-31, 2019, and January 1-February 8, 2020; and

November 30 and December 1-5 and 14-31, 2020, and January 1-February 13,

2021; and November 29-December 4 and 13-31, 2021, and January 1-February 8,

2022; and November 28-December 3 and 12-31, 2022, and January 2-February

11, 2023; and November 27-December 2 and 11-31, 2023, and January 1-

February 10, 2024; and December 2-7 and 16-31, 2024, and January 1-February

8, 2025, in Zone 39.

8. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as

specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a); the Monday and Tuesday of the week after the

six-day firearm season; and the Saturday following the six-day firearm season

through December 31 exclusive of Christmas Day in zones in Regulation Set 2.

9. November 30, and December 2-7, 16-24, and 26-31, 2019, and January 1-11,

2020; and November 28, 30, and December 1-5, 14-24, and 26-31, 2020, and

January 1-9, 2021; November 27, 29, 30, and December 1-4, 13-24, 27-31, 2021,

and January 1-8, 2022; and November 26, 28, 29, 30, and December 1-3, 12-24,

26-31, 2022, and January 2-14, 2023; and November 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, and

December 1, 2, 11-23, 26-31, 2023, and January 1-13, 2024; and November 30,

and December 2-7, 16-24, 26-31, and January 1-11, 2025, in Zone 53.

10. December 2, 3, 16-31, 2019, and January 1-11, 2020; November 30 and

December 1 and 14-31, 2020, and January 1-9, 2021; November 29 and 30,

December 13-31, 2021, and January 1-8, 2022; and November 28 and 29,

December 12-31, 2022, and January 2-7, 2023; and November 27 and 28, and

December 11-31, 2023, and January 1-6, 2024; and December 2 and 3 and 16-31,

2024, and January 1-11, 2025, in Zone 54.

11. (Reserved.)

12. November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2019, and January 4, 11,

18, and 25, 2020; and November 28-December 5 and December 11 and 12, 2020,

and January 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2021; and November 27-December 4 and December

10 and 11, 2021, and January 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022; and November 26-December

3 and December 9 and 10, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023; and

November 25-December 2 and December 8 and 9, 2023, and January 6 and 13,

2024; and November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2024, and January

4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025, in Zone 66.

13. November 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, and 14, 2019; November 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, and

12, 2020; November 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2021; November 7, 8, 9, 10, 14,

15, 16, 17, 2022; November 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2023; and November 4, 5, 6,

7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2024, in Zone 67.

14. (Reserved.)

15. The Monday through Wednesday and the Friday of Thanksgiving week, the

Monday and Tuesday preceding the six-day firearm season as specified in

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27 the week of the six-day firearm season, the Monday and

Tuesday following the six-day firearm season, and the Saturday following the six-

day firearm season through December 31, exclusive of Christmas Day, and

January 1 through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 8.

16. The Monday and Tuesday the week preceding the six-day firearm season as

specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and November 27 and 28 and December 16,

18, 19, 20, 23, 26-31, 2017; November 26 and 27 and December 15, 17, 18, 19,

24, 26-31, 2018; December 2, 3, 21, 23, 24, 26-31, 2019 in zones in Regulation

Set 0.

17. At other times as determined by the Director.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Shotgun permit season (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29)

Duration of the permit shotgun deer season is as set forth at (d)1 through 19 below. There is no season in Zone 67. Legal hunting hours shall be from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset on the following dates: The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a) in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, 3, and 4. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the second Saturday through the third Saturday in January, in zones in Regulation Set 5. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a) in zones in Regulation Set 0. The week of the six-day firearm season, the Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 7. The week of the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January through January 31 in Zone 68. December 28, 30, and 31, 2019; and December 26, 28, and 29, 2020; December 25, 27, and 28, 2021; December 24, 26, and 27, 2022; December 23, 25, and 26, 2023; December 28, 30, and 31, 2024, in Zone 37. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the first Saturday in January through January 31 in zones in Regulation Set 6. December 7, 9-14, 21, and 28, 2019, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, and February 1 and 8, 2020; and December 5, 7-12, 19, and 26, 2020, and January 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and February 6 and 13, 2021; December 4, 6-11, 18, 25, 2021, and January 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, and February 5 and 12, 2022; December 3, 5-10, 17, 24, and 31, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, and February 4 and 11, 2023; December 2, 4-9, 16, 23, and 30, 2023, and January 6, 13, 20, and 27 and February 3 and 10, 2024; December 7, 9-14, 21, and 28, 2024, and January 4, 11, 18, 25 and February 1 and 8, 2025, in Zone 39. (Reserved.) December 9-14 and 18-20, 2019, and January 4-11, 2020; and December 7-12, 16, 17, and 18, 2020, and January 2-9, 2021; December 6-11 and 15-17, 2021, and January 1-8, 2022; December 5-10, 14, 15, and 16, 2022, and January 7-14, 2023; and December 4-9, 13, 14, and 15, 2023, and January 6-13, 2024; December 9-14, 18, 19, and 20, 2024, and January 4-11, 2025, in Zone 53. December 9-14 and 21, 2019, and January 4, 6-11, 2020; and December 7-12 and 19, 2020, and January 2, 4-9, 2021; and December 6-11 and 18, 2021, and January 1, 3-8, 2022; and December 5-10 and 17, 2022, and January 7, 9-14, 2023; and December 4-9 and 16, 2023, and January 6, 8-13, 2024; and December 9-14 and 21, 2024, and January 4, 6-11, 2025, in Zone 54. (Reserved) (Reserved) The Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, the week of the six-day firearm season, the Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 8. December 7-12 and 16-18, 2015; and December 5-10 and 14-16, 2016, in Zone 61. December 9-14, 2019; December 7-12, 2020; December 6-11, 2021; December 3-8, 2022; December 4-9, 2023; and December 9-14, 2024, in Zone 64. November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2019, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2020; and November 28-December 5 and December 11 and 12, 2020, and January 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2021, and November 27-December 4 and December 10 and 11, 2021; and January 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022; and November 26-December 3 and December 9 and 10, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023; and November 25-December 2 and December 8 and 9, 2023, and January 6 and 13, 2024; and November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2024, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025, in Zone 66. At other times as determined by the Director. The permit shotgun season for persons possessing farmer shotgun permit season permits includes the six-day firearm season in addition to the day or days the season is open for applicable zones by qualified farmers on the farm occupied and designated in the application, or in the zone designated on a non-occupant farmer permit. All other regulations applicable to the zone and farmer shotgun permits shall apply.

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bag_limit	Bag limit: A properly licensed hunter who did not take two antlered deer during the current year, six-day firearm season may take one antlered deer during the shotgun permit season. Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the shotgun permit season, regardless of the number of permits obtained. One deer, either antlered or antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, and 2. Two deer, either one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 3 and 4, and in Zone 37. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. One antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, and 68. In zones in Regulation Set 7, only antlerless deer may be taken on the Wednesday through Friday preceding the six-day firearm season and on the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In Zones 64 and 68, only antlerless deer may be taken during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In zones in Regulation Set 8, only antlerless deer may be taken during the Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, and the Wednesday through Friday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season, and during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 39, 54, 61, 64, 66, and 68, where the limit is two deer at a time per permit until the season concludes. Confirmation numbers are valid on the day of issuance in all zones. All deer tagging and registration provisions apply. Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub from their antlered shotgun permit which is designated for use during the permit shotgun season, when registering an antlered deer. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub, which is valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be purchased in addition to an antlerless shotgun permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub must be purchased prior to the season opener or at the time of the purchase of the initial antlerless shotgun permit if the season has already begun. The season bag limits apply to both regular and farmer deer permits; however, all farmer shotgun permits are valid for taking antlerless deer only, when used during the six-day firearm buck season and on any other days authorized through the last day of the six-day firearm buck season.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(c)
dates_are_stated_as	MIXED -- NINETEEN NUMBERED PARAGRAPHS, EACH GOVERNING DIFFERENT ZONES, AND UNLIKE 7:25-5.28(d) NO PARAGRAPH OF THIS SECTION IS BOTH A FORMULA AND AN ENUMERATION: each of the nineteen was read on the rendered page at 5x and each is one kind or the other. (d)1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 14 are FORMULAS measured from the six-day firearm season at 7:25-5.27(a), and they carry no calendar year at all. (d)9 is "(Reserved.)" and (d)12 and (d)13 are "(Reserved)" -- the page really does punctuate the three differently and this record carries that faithfully rather than tidying it. (d)18 is "At other times as determined by the Director."; (d)19 states the farmer-permit season by reference rather than by date; and (d)6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17 ENUMERATE CALENDAR DATES FOR NAMED YEARS AND STATE NO RULE AT ALL, each opening on a month and a number -- see `enumeration_ends`. Which paragraph governs a zone is the "Season Dates Code" column of the quota table at (k), published as `limit` rows of this record.
duration_paragraphs	20 block(s) of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(d), joined in printed order and published verbatim: 5.29(d), 5.29(d)1, 5.29(d)2, 5.29(d)3, 5.29(d)4, 5.29(d)5, 5.29(d)6, 5.29(d)7, 5.29(d)8, 5.29(d)9, 5.29(d)10, 5.29(d)11, 5.29(d)12, 5.29(d)13, 5.29(d)14, 5.29(d)15, 5.29(d)16, 5.29(d)17, 5.29(d)18, 5.29(d)19
enumeration_ends	THESE SEVEN PARAGRAPHS ARE ENUMERATIONS AND NOTHING ELSE -- NO FORMULA STANDS BEHIND ANY OF THEM -- AND ALL SEVEN ARE SPENT, SO THE SECTION STATES NO 2026 DATES FOR THE ZONES THEY GOVERN. (d)6, Zone 37, last entry "December 28, 30, and 31, 2024". (d)8, Zone 39, last entry "January 4, 11, 18, 25 and February 1 and 8, 2025". (d)10, Zone 53, last entry "January 4-11, 2025". (d)11, Zone 54, last entry "January 4, 6-11, 2025". (d)16, Zone 64, last entry "December 9-14, 2024". (d)17, Zone 66, last entry "January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025". AND (d)15, THE WHOLE SHOTGUN PERMIT SEASON FOR ZONE 61, PRINTS ONLY "December 7-12 and 16-18, 2015; and December 5-10 and 14-16, 2016" -- a decade stale in the adopted code, while (k) still allocates Zone 61 a quota of 100 permits under season dates code 15. THIS RECORD DOES NOT EXTEND ANY OF THEM.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	There is no season in Zone 67. Legal hunting hours shall be from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset on the following dates: The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a) in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, 3, and 4. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the second Saturday through the third Saturday in January, in zones in Regulation Set 5. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a) in zones in Regulation Set 0. The week of the six-day firearm season, the Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 7. The week of the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January through January 31 in Zone 68. December 28, 30, and 31, 2019; and December 26, 28, and 29, 2020; December 25, 27, and 28, 2021; December 24, 26, and 27, 2022; December 23, 25, and 26, 2023; December 28, 30, and 31, 2024, in Zone 37. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the first Saturday in January through January 31 in zones in Regulation Set 6. December 7, 9-14, 21, and 28, 2019, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, and February 1 and 8, 2020; and December 5, 7-12, 19, and 26, 2020, and January 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and February 6 and 13, 2021; December 4, 6-11, 18, 25, 2021, and January 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, and February 5 and 12, 2022; December 3, 5-10, 17, 24, and 31, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, and February 4 and 11, 2023; December 2, 4-9, 16, 23, and 30, 2023, and January 6, 13, 20, and 27 and February 3 and 10, 2024; December 7, 9-14, 21, and 28, 2024, and January 4, 11, 18, 25 and February 1 and 8, 2025, in Zone 39. (Reserved.) December 9-14 and 18-20, 2019, and January 4-11, 2020; and December 7-12, 16, 17, and 18, 2020, and January 2-9, 2021; December 6-11 and 15-17, 2021, and January 1-8, 2022; December 5-10, 14, 15, and 16, 2022, and January 7-14, 2023; and December 4-9, 13, 14, and 15, 2023, and January 6-13, 2024; December 9-14, 18, 19, and 20, 2024, and January 4-11, 2025, in Zone 53. December 9-14 and 21, 2019, and January 4, 6-11, 2020; and December 7-12 and 19, 2020, and January 2, 4-9, 2021; and December 6-11 and 18, 2021, and January 1, 3-8, 2022; and December 5-10 and 17, 2022, and January 7, 9-14, 2023; and December 4-9 and 16, 2023, and January 6, 8-13, 2024; and December 9-14 and 21, 2024, and January 4, 6-11, 2025, in Zone 54. (Reserved) (Reserved) The Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, the week of the six-day firearm season, the Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 8. December 7-12 and 16-18, 2015; and December 5-10 and 14-16, 2016, in Zone 61. December 9-14, 2019; December 7-12, 2020; December 6-11, 2021; December 3-8, 2022; December 4-9, 2023; and December 9-14, 2024, in Zone 64. November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2019, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2020; and November 28-December 5 and December 11 and 12, 2020, and January 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2021, and November 27-December 4 and December 10 and 11, 2021; and January 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022; and November 26-December 3 and December 9 and 10, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023; and November 25-December 2 and December 8 and 9, 2023, and January 6 and 13, 2024; and November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2024, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025, in Zone 66. One deer, either antlered or antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, and 2. Two deer, either one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 3 and 4, and in Zone 37. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. One antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, and 68. In zones in Regulation Set 7, only antlerless deer may be taken on the Wednesday through Friday preceding the six-day firearm season and on the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In Zones 64 and 68, only antlerless deer may be taken during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In zones in Regulation Set 8, only antlerless deer may be taken during the Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, and the Wednesday through Friday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season, and during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 39, 54, 61, 64, 66, and 68, where the limit is two deer at a time per permit until the season concludes.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
which_paragraph_governs_a_zone	NOT STATED IN 5.29(d). Each zone's duration paragraph is given by the "Season Dates Code" column of the permit quota table at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(k), which this record publishes as one `limit` row per zone. N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(d) prints paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 (of which 9, 12, 13 are printed as "(Reserved.)" and therefore empty). Of the 55 zones this table gives a code, 3 are given a code that points at a paragraph this section does not print at all (Zone 23 code 23; Zone 25 code 25; Zone 43 code 43). The code equals its own zone number in 3 of those 3 cases. Every affected row carries `season_dates_code_unresolved` saying which of the two it is.

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

(c) Bag limit: A properly licensed hunter who did not take two antlered deer during the

current year, six-day firearm season may take one antlered deer during the shotgun permit

season. Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the shotgun permit season,

regardless of the number of permits obtained. One deer, either antlered or antlerless, may

be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, and 2. Two deer, either one antlered and one

antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 3 and 4, and in

Zone 37. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five

antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine

antlerless deer. One antlered deer and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be

taken in zones in Regulation Sets 7 and 8, and in Zones 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, and 68. In

zones in Regulation Set 7, only antlerless deer may be taken on the Wednesday through

Friday preceding the six-day firearm season and on the dates concurrent with the six-day

firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In Zones 64 and 68, only antlerless

deer may be taken during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as

specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a). In zones in Regulation Set 8, only antlerless deer may

be taken during the Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, and

the Wednesday through Friday of the week preceding the six-day firearm season, and

during the dates concurrent with the six-day firearm season, as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-

5.27(a). Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in

zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 39, 54, 61, 64, 66, and 68, where the

limit is two deer at a time per permit until the season concludes. Confirmation numbers

are valid on the day of issuance in all zones. All deer tagging and registration provisions

apply. Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub from their antlered shotgun

permit which is designated for use during the permit shotgun season, when registering an

antlered deer. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub, which

is valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be purchased in addition to an

antlerless shotgun permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report

stub may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless

permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub must be

purchased prior to the season opener or at the time of the purchase of the initial antlerless

shotgun permit if the season has already begun. The season bag limits apply to both

regular and farmer deer permits; however, all farmer shotgun permits are valid for taking

antlerless deer only, when used during the six-day firearm buck season and on any other

days authorized through the last day of the six-day firearm buck season.

(d) Duration of the permit shotgun deer season is as set forth at (d)1 through 19 below.

There is no season in Zone 67. Legal hunting hours shall be from 1/2 hour before sunrise

to 1/2 hour after sunset on the following dates:

1. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm

season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a) in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, 3,

and 4.

2. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm

season, and the second Saturday through the third Saturday in January, in zones in

Regulation Set 5.

3. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm

season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a) in zones in Regulation Set 0.

4. The week of the six-day firearm season, the Wednesday through Friday of the

week following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January

through the second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 7.

5. The week of the six-day firearm season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a),

and the Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm

season, and the first Saturday in January through January 31 in Zone 68.

6. December 28, 30, and 31, 2019; and December 26, 28, and 29, 2020;

December 25, 27, and 28, 2021; December 24, 26, and 27, 2022; December 23,

25, and 26, 2023; December 28, 30, and 31, 2024, in Zone 37.

7. The Wednesday through Friday of the week following the six-day firearm

season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a), and the first Saturday in January

through January 31 in zones in Regulation Set 6.

8. December 7, 9-14, 21, and 28, 2019, and January 4, 11, 18, and 25, and

February 1 and 8, 2020; and December 5, 7-12, 19, and 26, 2020, and January 2,

9, 16, 23, and 30 and February 6 and 13, 2021; December 4, 6-11, 18, 25, 2021,

and January 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, and February 5 and 12, 2022; December 3, 5-10,

17, 24, and 31, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, and February 4 and 11, 2023;

December 2, 4-9, 16, 23, and 30, 2023, and January 6, 13, 20, and 27 and

February 3 and 10, 2024; December 7, 9-14, 21, and 28, 2024, and January 4, 11,

18, 25 and February 1 and 8, 2025, in Zone 39.

9. (Reserved.)

10. December 9-14 and 18-20, 2019, and January 4-11, 2020; and December 7-

12, 16, 17, and 18, 2020, and January 2-9, 2021; December 6-11 and 15-17, 2021,

and January 1-8, 2022; December 5-10, 14, 15, and 16, 2022, and January 7-14,

2023; and December 4-9, 13, 14, and 15, 2023, and January 6-13, 2024;

December 9-14, 18, 19, and 20, 2024, and January 4-11, 2025, in Zone 53.

11. December 9-14 and 21, 2019, and January 4, 6-11, 2020; and December 7-12

and 19, 2020, and January 2, 4-9, 2021; and December 6-11 and 18, 2021, and

January 1, 3-8, 2022; and December 5-10 and 17, 2022, and January 7, 9-14,

2023; and December 4-9 and 16, 2023, and January 6, 8-13, 2024; and December

9-14 and 21, 2024, and January 4, 6-11, 2025, in Zone 54.

12. (Reserved)

13. (Reserved)

14. The Monday through Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, the week

of the six-day firearm season, the Wednesday through Friday of the week

following the six-day firearm season, and the first Saturday in January through the

second Saturday in February in zones in Regulation Set 8.

15. December 7-12 and 16-18, 2015; and December 5-10 and 14-16, 2016, in

Zone 61.

16. December 9-14, 2019; December 7-12, 2020; December 6-11, 2021;

December 3-8, 2022; December 4-9, 2023; and December 9-14, 2024, in Zone 64.

17. November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2019, and January 4, 11,

18, and 25, 2020; and November 28-December 5 and December 11 and 12, 2020,

and January 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2021, and November 27-December 4 and December

10 and 11, 2021; and January 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022; and November 26-December

3 and December 9 and 10, 2022, and January 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023; and

November 25-December 2 and December 8 and 9, 2023, and January 6 and 13,

2024; and November 30-December 7 and December 13 and 14, 2024, and January

4, 11, 18, and 25, 2025, in Zone 66.

18. At other times as determined by the Director.

19. The permit shotgun season for persons possessing farmer shotgun permit

season permits includes the six-day firearm season in addition to the day or days

the season is open for applicable zones by qualified farmers on the farm occupied

and designated in the application, or in the zone designated on a non-occupant

farmer permit. All other regulations applicable to the zone and farmer shotgun

permits shall apply.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Bow permit season (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30)

Duration of the bow permit season is as set forth at (d)1 through 6 below. There is no season in Zones 38, 64, and 67 or any time as determined by the Director. Legal hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1, through the last Sunday in November in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, and 3. The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1 through December 31, excluding Christmas Day, in zones in Regulation Sets 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68. (Reserved.) The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1 through the second to last Saturday in November in zones in Regulation Set 0.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

bag_limit	Bag Limit: Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the bow permit season, regardless of the number of permits obtained. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 3. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. One antlered and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68, except as noted at (c)1 and 2 below. One antlered and one antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 1. One antlered or one antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 0. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68 where the limit is two deer at a time per permit until the season concludes. All deer registration requirements apply. All deer must be legally registered via the automated harvest report system. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the location of the head. Deer shall be tagged immediately with the bow permit season permit harvest report stub completely filled in, and every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points, if applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for consumption. The deer shall be registered via an AHRS, as designated by the Division, prior to the attempt to take an additional deer, except as referenced in this subsection and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number given via the AHRS, which replaces the legal possession tag. Possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(c)
dates_are_stated_as	FORMULAS THROUGHOUT, ALL MEASURED FROM THE CLOSE OF THE FALL BOW SEASON at 7:25-5.25(a)1 -- which is itself a formula -- so this season is two steps from any calendar: (d)1 runs to "the last Sunday in November", (d)2 to "December 31, excluding Christmas Day", (d)5 to "the second to last Saturday in November". THE SUBSECTION PROMISES MORE PARAGRAPHS THAN IT PRINTS: (d) says "as set forth at (d)1 through 6 below" and prints 1, 2, "3.-4. (Reserved.)" and 5 -- there is no (d)6 -- while (l) says "See (d)1 through 7 above for corresponding season date codes", which reaches two paragraphs past the last one printed. The quota table at (k) nonetheless issues season dates codes 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 17, 21, 27, 47 and 54 -- codes 3 and 4 point at the joint reservation "3.-4. (Reserved.)", which is printed and is empty, and the other eight point at paragraphs that are not printed at all. Both are flagged on the affected quota rows and the two cases are told apart there rather than merged.
duration_paragraphs	5 block(s) of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(d), joined in printed order and published verbatim: 5.30(d), 5.30(d)1, 5.30(d)2, 5.30(d)3.-4, 5.30(d)5
enumeration_ends	NO ENUMERATION. Every date in this section is a formula and the section states no calendar year at all.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	There is no season in Zones 38, 64, and 67 or any time as determined by the Director. The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1, through the last Sunday in November in zones in Regulation Sets 1, 2, and 3. The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1 through December 31, excluding Christmas Day, in zones in Regulation Sets 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68. (Reserved.) The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1 through the second to last Saturday in November in zones in Regulation Set 0. The standard bag limit is two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 3. In zones in Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. One antlered and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68, except as noted at (c)1 and 2 below. One antlered and one antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 1. One antlered or one antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 0. Only one deer may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68 where the limit is two deer at a time per permit until the season concludes.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
subsection_promise_vs_what_it_prints	THE SUBSECTION PROMISES MORE PARAGRAPHS THAN IT PRINTS. N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(d) opens "Duration of the bow permit season is as set forth at (d)1 through 6 below" and the highest numbered paragraph it prints is (d)5. There is no (d)6. Reported, not corrected: this record neither adds a paragraph the page does not print nor drops one it does.
which_paragraph_governs_a_zone	NOT STATED IN 5.30(d). Each zone's duration paragraph is given by the "Season Dates Code" column of the permit quota table at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(k), which this record publishes as one `limit` row per zone. N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(d) prints paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (of which 3, 4 are printed as "(Reserved.)" and therefore empty). Of the 53 zones this table gives a code, 22 are given a code that points at a paragraph this section does not print at all (Zone 2 code 7; Zone 5 code 7; Zone 12 code 12; Zone 16 code 7; Zone 17 code 17; Zone 19 code 7; Zone 21 code 21; Zone 22 code 7; Zone 25 code 7; Zone 26 code 7; Zone 27 code 27; Zone 28 code 7; Zone 29 code 7; Zone 31 code 7; Zone 35 code 7; Zone 42 code 7; Zone 47 code 47; Zone 48 code 7; Zone 53 code 6; Zone 54 code 54; Zone 63 code 7; Zone 68 code 7), and 3 are given a code that points at a paragraph that IS printed and is a reservation (Zone 39 code 4; Zone 61 code 3; Zone 66 code 4), which reads as resolvable and is not. The code equals its own zone number in 6 of those 25 cases -- so that pattern does not account for them all. Every affected row carries `season_dates_code_unresolved` saying which of the two it is.

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

(c) Bag Limit: Only one antlered deer may be taken Statewide during the bow permit

season, regardless of the number of permits obtained. The standard bag limit is two deer,

one antlered and one antlerless, in zones in Regulation Set 2. Two deer, one antlered and

one antlerless or two antlerless, may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 3. In zones in

Regulation Set 5, the bag limit is one antlered deer and five antlerless deer. In zones in

Regulation Set 6, the bag limit is one antlered deer and nine antlerless deer. One antlered

and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Sets 4, 7,

and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68, except as noted at (c)1 and 2 below.

One antlered and one antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 1. One

antlered or one antlerless deer may be taken in zones in Regulation Set 0. Only one deer

may be taken at a time until the season limit is reached except in zones in Regulation Sets

6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68 where the limit is two deer at a

time per permit until the season concludes. All deer registration requirements apply. All

deer must be legally registered via the automated harvest report system. Within 48 hours

of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be

required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the

location of the head. Deer shall be tagged immediately with the bow permit season permit

harvest report stub completely filled in, and every deer is to have a tag affixed to the

carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points, if

applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until

such time as the deer is processed for consumption. The deer shall be registered via an

AHRS, as designated by the Division, prior to the attempt to take an additional deer,

except as referenced in this subsection and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day

of harvest. Hunters must record the confirmation number given via the AHRS, which

replaces the legal possession tag. Possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the

date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal.

(d) Duration of the bow permit season is as set forth at (d)1 through 6 below. There is no

season in Zones 38, 64, and 67 or any time as determined by the Director. Legal hunting

hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

1. The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified at

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1, through the last Sunday in November in zones in

Regulation Sets 1, 2, and 3.

2. The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified at

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1 through December 31, excluding Christmas Day, in zones

in Regulation Sets 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, and 68.

3.-4. (Reserved.)

5. The Saturday following the close of the fall bow season as specified in

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1 through the second to last Saturday in November in zones

in Regulation Set 0.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Zone 38) (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31)

Duration of the Great Swamp Permit Shotgun Season and Permit Muzzleloader Season shall take place concurrently from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset on the following dates: November 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2019; and October 31 and November 4, 5, 6, and 7, 2020; and November 6, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2021; and November 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10, 2022; and November 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2023; and November 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2024, or as may otherwise be designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during the season, one or more days of shotgun and muzzleloader permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director. Such authorization and date thereof would be announced by press and radio.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

bag_limit	Bag Limit: Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless, may be taken provided that the hunter has the appropriate antlered season permit in addition to the Zone 38 antlerless season permit. All tagging and registration regulations apply.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(d)
dates_are_stated_as	A BARE ENUMERATION OF CALENDAR DATES FOR NAMED YEARS, WITH NO FORMULA ANYWHERE IN THE SECTION, closed by a delegation: "or as may otherwise be designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service". The two seasons run CONCURRENTLY on the same dates.
duration_paragraphs	1 block(s) of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(c), joined in printed order and published verbatim: 5.31(c)
enumeration_ends	THE ENUMERATION IS SPENT. Its last entry is "November 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2024", so the in-force code as of this copy states NO dates for a 2026 Great Swamp season, and the only thing standing in their place is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's own designation, which is not in this document. THIS RECORD DOES NOT EXTEND IT.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	Bag Limit: Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless, may be taken provided that the hunter has the appropriate antlered season permit in addition to the Zone 38 antlerless season permit.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

(c) Duration of the Great Swamp Permit Shotgun Season and Permit Muzzleloader

Season shall take place concurrently from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset

on the following dates: November 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2019; and October 31 and November

4, 5, 6, and 7, 2020; and November 6, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2021; and November 3, 7, 8, 9,

and 10, 2022; and November 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2023; and November 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9,

2024, or as may otherwise be designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. If the

anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during the season, one or more

days of shotgun and muzzleloader permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director.

Such authorization and date thereof would be announced by press and radio.

(d) Bag Limit: Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless, may be taken

provided that the hunter has the appropriate antlered season permit in addition to the

Zone 38 antlerless season permit. All tagging and registration regulations apply.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Special youth deer hunting day, bow and arrow (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)3)

A special youth deer hunting day with bow and arrow will be held on the Saturday prior to the opening day of the fall bow season as specified in (a)1 above. The season will be open in all zones that are open for the fall bow season. Youth hunters must possess a current and valid youth bow license or be less than 16 years of age on the season date and qualified to hunt without a license under the farmer license exemption. All youth hunters must be under the direct supervision of a non-hunting adult (21 years of age or older), who must possess a proper and valid bow license. Direct supervision means the youth hunter and the supervising adult are together at the same location. The youth hunter may not hunt independently of the supervising adult. Any bow and edged arrowhead approved for deer hunting may be used. Legal hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset EST. All other hunting requirements for the fall bow season shall apply, except as noted in (b)3 below.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

bag_limit	The bag limit for the special youth hunting day provided in (a)3 above is one deer of either sex and any age. The requirement that hunters take an antlerless deer first is waived for this day. All tagging and deer checking requirements shall apply. The provisions of (b)2 above, requiring that antlered deer must have at least three antler points on one side, is waived for the special youth hunt on this day only.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(b)3
dates_are_stated_as	A ONE-DAY FORMULA MEASURED FROM ANOTHER FORMULA: "the Saturday prior to the opening day of the fall bow season as specified in (a)1 above", and (a)1 opens "the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October". Nothing is computed here. Note what it says next: "The season will be open in all zones that are open for the fall bow season" -- which includes the zones whose fall bow season opens under (a)2 on a different day.
duration_paragraphs	one block, N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)3
enumeration_ends	NO ENUMERATION AND NO YEAR.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
parent_season	This day is printed INSIDE the duration subsection of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 and is a season in its own right, with its own date, its own bag limit and its own waiver of the three-antler-point restriction. It is published separately because a season printed inside another section is exactly how a real season disappears -- West Virginia's Mountaineer Heritage season is the precedent.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	NO REGULATION SET AND NO NUMBERED ZONE IS NAMED in this section's duration or bag-limit text. That is the source's own silence and not an extraction failure: this season is stated for the State as a whole. Read `dates` and `bag_limit` on this row, which are verbatim.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)3
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

3. A special youth deer hunting day with bow and arrow will be held on the

Saturday prior to the opening day of the fall bow season as specified in (a)1

above. The season will be open in all zones that are open for the fall bow season.

Youth hunters must possess a current and valid youth bow license or be less than

16 years of age on the season date and qualified to hunt without a license under

the farmer license exemption. All youth hunters must be under the direct

supervision of a non-hunting adult (21 years of age or older), who must possess a

proper and valid bow license. Direct supervision means the youth hunter and the

supervising adult are together at the same location. The youth hunter may not hunt

independently of the supervising adult. Any bow and edged arrowhead approved

for deer hunting may be used. Legal hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to

1/2 hour after sunset EST. All other hunting requirements for the fall bow season

shall apply, except as noted in (b)3 below.

3. The bag limit for the special youth hunting day provided in (a)3 above is one

deer of either sex and any age. The requirement that hunters take an antlerless

deer first is waived for this day. All tagging and deer checking requirements shall

apply. The provisions of (b)2 above, requiring that antlered deer must have at

least three antler points on one side, is waived for the special youth hunt on this

day only.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Special youth deer hunting day, shotgun or muzzleloader rifle (N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)1)

A special youth deer hunting day with shotgun or muzzleloader rifle will be held on the second Saturday preceding the opening of the Permit Muzzleloader season, as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(d)2. Youth hunters must possess a current and valid youth firearms license or be less than 16 years of age on the season date and qualified to hunt without a license under the farmer license exemption. Possession of a proper and valid rifle permit is also required if a muzzleloading rifle is used. All youth hunters must be under the direct supervision of a non-hunting adult (21 years of age or older), who must also possess a proper and valid firearm license and a rifle permit, if the youth hunter is using a muzzleloading rifle. Direct supervision means the youth hunter and the supervising adult are together at the same location. The youth hunter may not hunt independently of the supervising adult. Any firearm and ammunition approved for deer hunting may be used. Legal hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset EST. All other hunting requirements for the six-day firearm season shall apply, except as noted in (b)3 below.

resolves from an anchor date each year — the verbatim rule above is the regulation

This formula could not be resolved. The verbatim rule above is the regulation, and nothing is computed from it here.

bag_limit	The bag limit for the special youth hunting day provided for in (a)1 is one deer of either sex and any age. All tagging and deer checking requirements shall apply. The provisions of (b)2 above shall not apply.
bag_limit_section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(b)3
dates_are_stated_as	A ONE-DAY FORMULA MEASURED FROM A THIRD SECTION: "the second Saturday preceding the opening of the Permit Muzzleloader season, as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(d)2" -- and 7:25-5.28(d)2 is one of seventeen duration paragraphs, the one that governs zones in Regulation Set 1, and it is itself measured from the six-day firearm season at 7:25-5.27(a), which is measured from Thanksgiving Day. So this single day is THREE cross-references from any calendar and this record resolves none of them.
duration_paragraphs	one block, N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)1
enumeration_ends	NO ENUMERATION AND NO YEAR.
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
no_date_is_computed	PUBLISHED VERBATIM; NOTHING IS COMPUTED. Where `dates` states a formula rather than calendar dates -- "the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday", "the second Saturday in September" -- the formula IS the regulation and this compilation does not resolve it into a date. Resolving one would be this product asserting a fact the source does not state, the falsified-label class, and it is forbidden by California's precedent in gate.py, followed by Kansas, New Hampshire and Vermont. Equally, where `dates` enumerates calendar dates for named years, the enumeration is published exactly as printed and this record does not extend it by one year, one week or one day.
parent_season	This day is printed INSIDE the duration subsection of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27 and is a season in its own right, with its own date, its own bag limit and its own waiver of the three-antler-point restriction. It is published separately because a season printed inside another section is exactly how a real season disappears -- West Virginia's Mountaineer Heritage season is the precedent.
regulation_sets_and_zones	THE REGULATION SETS AND ZONES NAMED ON THIS ROW ARE THE PUBLISHER'S OWN NAMED GROUPINGS AND THEY TRAVEL AS TEXT. This record builds no geography and infers nothing about which ground is in which zone. The zone boundary descriptions the code itself prints at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p) are published verbatim as `scope` rows of this record; the Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each state that it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division" -- and that is declared as a gap carrying regulation.
scoped_by	NO REGULATION SET AND NO NUMBERED ZONE IS NAMED in this section's duration or bag-limit text. That is the source's own silence and not an extraction failure: this season is stated for the State as a whole. Read `dates` and `bag_limit` on this row, which are verbatim.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)1
species	white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

1. A special youth deer hunting day with shotgun or muzzleloader rifle will be

held on the second Saturday preceding the opening of the Permit Muzzleloader

season, as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(d)2. Youth hunters must possess a

current and valid youth firearms license or be less than 16 years of age on the

season date and qualified to hunt without a license under the farmer license

exemption. Possession of a proper and valid rifle permit is also required if a

muzzleloading rifle is used. All youth hunters must be under the direct

supervision of a non-hunting adult (21 years of age or older), who must also

possess a proper and valid firearm license and a rifle permit, if the youth hunter is

using a muzzleloading rifle. Direct supervision means the youth hunter and the

supervising adult are together at the same location. The youth hunter may not hunt

independently of the supervising adult. Any firearm and ammunition approved for

deer hunting may be used. Legal hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2

hour after sunset EST. All other hunting requirements for the six-day firearm

season shall apply, except as noted in (b)3 below.

3. The bag limit for the special youth hunting day provided for in (a)1 is one deer

of either sex and any age. All tagging and deer checking requirements shall apply.

The provisions of (b)2 above shall not apply.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

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date_last_amended_as_printed	Date last amended: October 2, 2023
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
instrument	N.J.A.C. 7:25, Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules, Subchapter 5 (Game Code) -- the ADOPTED code, not a proposal
proposal_string_count_in_document	0, counted over all 465 pages, and asserted page by page on every run. The April 2026 rule PROPOSAL for a 2026-2027 Game Code is a different document and carries it 772 times; it is not law and nothing from it is in this record.
replacement_pending	YES, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- it is measured from the publisher's own index. 58 N.J.R. 1864, Vol 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7: "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with no OAL Document Number, no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired".
statutory_authority_as_printed	Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.
value	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 1 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)1
value	Zone No. 1: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 (River Rd.) and Mashipacong Rd.; then west along the northern boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to the east bank of the Delaware River; then north along the east bank of the Delaware River to the New York State line; then east along the New York State line to Rt. 519; then south along Rt. 519 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Branchville; then northwest along Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 633; then south along Rt. 633 to its intersection with Rt. 521; then northwest along Rt. 521 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then northwest on Rt. 521/Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 560; then west along Rt. 560 to the intersection with Ridge Rd; then north on Ridge Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 646; then east on Rt. 646 to the intersection with Rt. 645 in Hainesville; then north on Rt. 645 to the intersection with Rts. 206 and 521; then north on Rts. 206 and 521 to Montague; then north on Rt. 521 (River Rd.) to the intersection with Mashipacong Rd, the point of beginning. The island of Mashipacong lying in the Delaware River is included in this zone. High Point State Park (Zone 67) is excluded from Zone 1.
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1. Zone No. 1: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line

beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 (River Rd.) and Mashipacong Rd.; then

west along the northern boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation

Area to the east bank of the Delaware River; then north along the east bank of the

Delaware River to the New York State line; then east along the New York State

line to Rt. 519; then south along Rt. 519 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at

Branchville; then northwest along Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 633; then

south along Rt. 633 to its intersection with Rt. 521; then northwest along Rt. 521

to its intersection with Rt. 206; then northwest on Rt. 521/Rt. 206 to its

intersection with Rt. 560; then west along Rt. 560 to the intersection with Ridge

Rd; then north on Ridge Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 646; then east on Rt. 646

to the intersection with Rt. 645 in Hainesville; then north on Rt. 645 to the

intersection with Rts. 206 and 521; then north on Rts. 206 and 521 to Montague;

then north on Rt. 521 (River Rd.) to the intersection with Mashipacong Rd, the

point of beginning. The island of Mashipacong lying in the Delaware River is

included in this zone. High Point State Park (Zone 67) is excluded from Zone 1.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 2 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)2

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)2
value	Zone No. 2: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 94 and the New York State line; then south along Rt. 94 to its intersection with Rt. 23 at Hamburg, then southeast along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Franklin; then south along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Andover; then north along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 519 at Newton; then north along Rt. 519 to the New York State line; then east along the New York State line to Rt. 94 to the point of beginning.
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2. Zone No. 2: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line

beginning at the intersection of Rt. 94 and the New York State line; then south

along Rt. 94 to its intersection with Rt. 23 at Hamburg, then southeast along Rt.

23 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Franklin; then south along Rt. 517 to its

intersection with Rt. 206 at Andover; then north along Rt. 206 to its intersection

with Rt. 519 at Newton; then north along Rt. 519 to the New York State line; then

east along the New York State line to Rt. 94 to the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 3 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)3

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)3
value	Zone No. 3: That portion of Sussex, Morris, Passaic, and Bergen Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 94 and the New York State line; then east along the New York State line to its intersection with Rt. 202 near Suffern; then south along Rt. 202 to its intersection with Rt. 287 in Oakland; then south on Rt. 287 to its intersection with Rt. 23 in Riverdale; then west along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 94 at Hamburg; then north along Rt. 94 to the point of beginning on the New York State line.
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3. Zone No. 3: That portion of Sussex, Morris, Passaic, and Bergen Counties

lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 94 and the New

York State line; then east along the New York State line to its intersection with

Rt. 202 near Suffern; then south along Rt. 202 to its intersection with Rt. 287 in

Oakland; then south on Rt. 287 to its intersection with Rt. 23 in Riverdale; then

west along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 94 at Hamburg; then north along Rt.

94 to the point of beginning on the New York State line.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 4 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)4

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)4
value	Zone No. 4: That portion of Sussex and Warren Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 (River Rd.) and New Mashipacong Rd; then running along Rt. 521 to the intersection with Rt. 206 in Montague; then south on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 645 (LaytonHainesville Road); then south on Rt. 645 to the intersection with Rt. 646 in Hainesville (Jagger Road); then west on Rt. 646 to the intersection with Ridge Rd; then south on Ridge Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 560 (Dingman's Bridge Road); then southeast along Rt. 560 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 521; then south along Rt. 521 to its intersection with Beavans Road at the Hampton Township-Frankford Township border; then northwest along Beavans Road to its intersection with the base of the Kittatiny Ridge; then southwest along the east base of the Kittatinny Ridge to the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap north and west of Quarry Road; then north along the east bank of the Delaware River to the northern park boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area; then east along the northern park boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to Rt. 521 (River Rd.), the point of beginning. Namanock, Minisink, Depew, Tocks, Poxono and Labar Islands in the Delaware River are included in this zone.
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4. Zone No. 4: That portion of Sussex and Warren Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 (River Rd.) and New

Mashipacong Rd; then running along Rt. 521 to the intersection with Rt. 206 in

Montague; then south on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 645 (Layton-

Hainesville Road); then south on Rt. 645 to the intersection with Rt. 646 in

Hainesville (Jagger Road); then west on Rt. 646 to the intersection with Ridge Rd;

then south on Ridge Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 560 (Dingman's Bridge

Road); then southeast along Rt. 560 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south on

Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 521; then south along Rt. 521 to its

intersection with Beavans Road at the Hampton Township-Frankford Township

border; then northwest along Beavans Road to its intersection with the base of the

Kittatiny Ridge; then southwest along the east base of the Kittatinny Ridge to the

Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap north and west of Quarry Road; then

north along the east bank of the Delaware River to the northern park boundary of

the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area; then east along the northern

park boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to Rt. 521

(River Rd.), the point of beginning. Namanock, Minisink, Depew, Tocks, Poxono

and Labar Islands in the Delaware River are included in this zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 5 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)5

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)5
value	Zone No. 5: That portion of Warren and Sussex Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 and Beavans Road at Hampton Township-Franford Township border; then southeast on Rt. 521 to its intersection with Rt. 633; then north on Rt. 633 to its intersection with Rt. 206 in Branchville; then southeast along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 519 at Branchville; then south along Rt. 519 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Newton; then south along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Andover; then south along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at Hackettstown; then west along Rt. 46 to its intersection with the Delaware River at Manunkachunk; then north along the east bank of the Delaware River to its intersection with the Zone 4 boundary at the Delaware Water Gap north and west of Quarry Road; then northeast along the base of the Kittatinny Ridge to its intersection with Beavans Road at the Hampton Township--Frankford Township border; then southeast along Beavans Road to its intersection with Rt. 521 at the point of beginning.
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5. Zone No. 5: That portion of Warren and Sussex Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 and Beavans Road at

Hampton Township-Franford Township border; then southeast on Rt. 521 to its

intersection with Rt. 633; then north on Rt. 633 to its intersection with Rt. 206 in

Branchville; then southeast along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 519 at

Branchville; then south along Rt. 519 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Newton;

then south along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Andover; then south

along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at Hackettstown; then west along Rt.

46 to its intersection with the Delaware River at Manunkachunk; then north along

the east bank of the Delaware River to its intersection with the Zone 4 boundary

at the Delaware Water Gap north and west of Quarry Road; then northeast along

the base of the Kittatinny Ridge to its intersection with Beavans Road at the

Hampton Township--Frankford Township border; then southeast along Beavans

Road to its intersection with Rt. 521 at the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 6 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)6

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)6
value	Zone No. 6: That portion of Morris, Sussex, Passaic, Warren and Essex Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 80 and Rt. 517 at Allamuchy; then northeast along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 23 at Franklin; then southeast along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 618; then south along Rt. 618 to its intersection with Rockaway Valley Road; the southwest along Rockaway Valley Road to its intersection with Diamond Spring Road; the south along Diamond Spring Road to its intersection with West Main Street in Denville; then south along West Main Street to its intersection with Rt. 80; then west along Rt. 80 to the point of beginning at Allamuchy. Picatinny Arsenal (Zone 54) is excluded from Zone 6.
zone	6

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6. Zone No. 6: That portion of Morris, Sussex, Passaic, Warren and Essex

Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 80 and

Rt. 517 at Allamuchy; then northeast along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 23

at Franklin; then southeast along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 618; then south

along Rt. 618 to its intersection with Rockaway Valley Road; the southwest along

Rockaway Valley Road to its intersection with Diamond Spring Road; the south

along Diamond Spring Road to its intersection with West Main Street in Denville;

then south along West Main Street to its intersection with Rt. 80; then west along

Rt. 80 to the point of beginning at Allamuchy. Picatinny Arsenal (Zone 54) is

excluded from Zone 6.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 7 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)7

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)7
value	Zone No. 7: That portion of Hunterdon and Warren Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 78 at Clinton; then north along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at Buttzville; then west on Rt. 46 to the Delaware River at Manunkachunk; then south along the east bank of the Delaware to its intersection with Rt. 78 at Phillipsburg; then east along Rt. 78 to the point of beginning at Clinton.
zone	7

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7. Zone No. 7: That portion of Hunterdon and Warren Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 78 at Clinton; then

north along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at Buttzville; then west on Rt. 46

to the Delaware River at Manunkachunk; then south along the east bank of the

Delaware to its intersection with Rt. 78 at Phillipsburg; then east along Rt. 78 to

the point of beginning at Clinton.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 8 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)8

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)8
value	Zone No. 8: That portion of Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Warren Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 22 and 206 near Somerville; then north along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 80 near Netcong; then west along Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Allamuchy; then south along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at Hackettstown; then west along Rt. 46 to its intersection with Rt. 31 at Buttzville; then southeast along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 22 at Clinton; then east along Rt. 22 to the point of beginning at Somerville.
zone	8

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8. Zone No. 8: That portion of Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Warren

Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 22

and 206 near Somerville; then north along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 80

near Netcong; then west along Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at

Allamuchy; then south along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at

Hackettstown; then west along Rt. 46 to its intersection with Rt. 31 at Buttzville;

then southeast along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 22 at Clinton; then east

along Rt. 22 to the point of beginning at Somerville.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 9 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)9

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)9
value	Zone No. 9: Those portions of Morris and Somerset Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 206 and Rt. 80 near Netcong; then east along Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 46; then east on Rt. 46 to the intersection with Rt. 10 in Ledgewood; then east on Rt. 10 to the intersection with Morris Tpk.; then east and south on Morris Tpk. to Calais Rd.; then west on Calais Rd. to Combs Hollow Rd.; then south on Combs Hollow Rd. to Calais Rd.; then south on Calais Rd. to Mountain Ave. in Mendham; then south and east on Mountain Ave. to Hilltop Rd. (Rt. 525); then south on Rt. 525 to the intersection with Rt. 78; then west on Rt. 78 to the intersection with Rt. 206 near Pluckemin; then north on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 80 in Netcong, the point of beginning.
zone	9

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9. Zone No. 9: Those portions of Morris and Somerset Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 206 and Rt. 80 near Netcong;

then east along Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 46; then east on Rt. 46 to the

intersection with Rt. 10 in Ledgewood; then east on Rt. 10 to the intersection with

Morris Tpk.; then east and south on Morris Tpk. to Calais Rd.; then west on

Calais Rd. to Combs Hollow Rd.; then south on Combs Hollow Rd. to Calais Rd.;

then south on Calais Rd. to Mountain Ave. in Mendham; then south and east on

Mountain Ave. to Hilltop Rd. (Rt. 525); then south on Rt. 525 to the intersection

with Rt. 78; then west on Rt. 78 to the intersection with Rt. 206 near Pluckemin;

then north on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 80 in Netcong, the point of

beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 10 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)10

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)10
value	Zone No. 10: That portion of Hunterdon and Warren Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 12 in Flemington; then north along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 78 at Clinton; then west along Rt. 78 to the Delaware River at Phillipsburg; then south along the east bank of the Delaware River to Rt. 12 at Frenchtown; then east along Rt. 12 to the point of beginning at Flemington.
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10. Zone No. 10: That portion of Hunterdon and Warren Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 12 in Flemington; then

north along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 78 at Clinton; then west along Rt. 78

to the Delaware River at Phillipsburg; then south along the east bank of the

Delaware River to Rt. 12 at Frenchtown; then east along Rt. 12 to the point of

beginning at Flemington.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 11 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)11

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)11
value	Zone No. 11: That portion of Hunterdon County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 12 and 31 and 202 at Flemington; then southwest along Rt. 202 to the Delaware River; then northwest along the east bank of the Delaware River to its intersection with Rt. 12 at Frenchtown; then east along Rt. 12 to the point of beginning at Flemington. Shyhawks, Treasure, Rush, Bull and Eagle Islands lying in the Delaware River are in this zone.
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11. Zone No. 11: That portion of Hunterdon County lying within a continuous

line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 12 and 31 and 202 at Flemington; then

southwest along Rt. 202 to the Delaware River; then northwest along the east

bank of the Delaware River to its intersection with Rt. 12 at Frenchtown; then east

along Rt. 12 to the point of beginning at Flemington. Shyhawks, Treasure, Rush,

Bull and Eagle Islands lying in the Delaware River are in this zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 12 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)12

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)12
value	Zone No. 12: That portion of Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 22 at Clinton; then east on Rt. 22 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Somerville; then south along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 546 at Lawrenceville; then west on Rt. 546 to its intersection with Rt. 31 at the Pennington traffic circle; then north along Rt. 31 to the point of beginning at Clinton. That portion of Round Valley Recreation Area designated as open to deer hunting is included in Zone 12.
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12. Zone No. 12: That portion of Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties

lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 22 at

Clinton; then east on Rt. 22 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Somerville; then

south along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 546 at Lawrenceville; then west on

Rt. 546 to its intersection with Rt. 31 at the Pennington traffic circle; then north

along Rt. 31 to the point of beginning at Clinton. That portion of Round Valley

Recreation Area designated as open to deer hunting is included in Zone 12.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 13 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)13

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)13
value	Zone No. 13: That portion of Morris, Somerset and Union Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 22 and 206 at Somerville; then north on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 78 near Pluckemin; then east on Rt. 78 to the intersection with Rt. 525; then north on Rt. 525 to Mountain Ave. in Mendham; then north and west on Mountain Ave. to Calais Rd.; then north on Calais Rd. to Combs Hollow Rd.; then north on Combs Hollow Rd. to Calais Rd.; then east on Calais Rd. to Morris Tpk.; then north and west on Morris Tpk. to Rt. 10; then west on Rt. 10 to Rt. 46 in Ledgewood; then west on Rt. 46 to the intersection with Rt. 80 near Netcong; the east on Rt. 80 to the intersection with Rt. 511; then south on Rt. 511 to the intersection with Rt. 124 in Morristown; then southeast along Rt. 124 to the intersection with Rt. 82; then southwest along Rt. 82 to the intersection with Rt. 22; then southwest along Rt. 22 to the point of beginning at Somerville. The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Zone 38) is excluded from Zone 13.
zone	13

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13. Zone No. 13: That portion of Morris, Somerset and Union Counties lying

within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 22 and 206 at

Somerville; then north on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 78 near Pluckemin;

then east on Rt. 78 to the intersection with Rt. 525; then north on Rt. 525 to

Mountain Ave. in Mendham; then north and west on Mountain Ave. to Calais

Rd.; then north on Calais Rd. to Combs Hollow Rd.; then north on Combs Hollow

Rd. to Calais Rd.; then east on Calais Rd. to Morris Tpk.; then north and west on

Morris Tpk. to Rt. 10; then west on Rt. 10 to Rt. 46 in Ledgewood; then west on

Rt. 46 to the intersection with Rt. 80 near Netcong; the east on Rt. 80 to the

intersection with Rt. 511; then south on Rt. 511 to the intersection with Rt. 124 in

Morristown; then southeast along Rt. 124 to the intersection with Rt. 82; then

southwest along Rt. 82 to the intersection with Rt. 22; then southwest along Rt. 22

to the point of beginning at Somerville. The Great Swamp National Wildlife

Refuge (Zone 38) is excluded from Zone 13.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 14 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)14

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)14
value	Zone No. 14: That portion of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Burlington Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Routes 22 and 206 at Somerville; then east along Route 22 to its intersection with Interstate 287; then south on Interstate 287 to its intersection with Route 18; then south on Route 18 to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest along the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Route 545; then northwest on Route 545 which becomes Farnsworth Avenue; then continuing northwest on Farnsworth Avenue to its intersection with W. Burlington Street; then southwest on W. Burlington Street to its intersection with Interstate 295; then north on Interstate 295 to its intersection with the Delaware River at Bordentown; then northwest along the east bank of the Delaware River to Route 546 at Washington's Crossing; then east on Route 546 to its intersection with Route 206 at Lawrenceville; then north along Route 206 to the point beginning at Somerville. Rotary and Blauguard Islands lying in the Delaware River are in this zone.
zone	14

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14. Zone No. 14: That portion of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Burlington

Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Routes 22

and 206 at Somerville; then east along Route 22 to its intersection with Interstate

287; then south on Interstate 287 to its intersection with Route 18; then south on

Route 18 to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest along

the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Route 545; then northwest on

Route 545 which becomes Farnsworth Avenue; then continuing northwest on

Farnsworth Avenue to its intersection with W. Burlington Street; then southwest

on W. Burlington Street to its intersection with Interstate 295; then north on

Interstate 295 to its intersection with the Delaware River at Bordentown; then

northwest along the east bank of the Delaware River to Route 546 at

Washington's Crossing; then east on Route 546 to its intersection with Route 206

at Lawrenceville; then north along Route 206 to the point beginning at

Somerville. Rotary and Blauguard Islands lying in the Delaware River are in this

zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 15 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)15

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)15
value	Zone No. 15: That portion of Monmouth, Mercer and Middlesex Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Rt. 522 near Jamesburg; then south on the Turnpike to its intersection with Rt. 195; then east on Rt. 195 to its intersection with Rt. 537 near Holmeson; then northeast on Rt. 537 to its intersection with Rt. 522 in Freehold; then northwest on Rt. 522 to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike, the point of beginning. Monmouth Battlefield State Park is excluded from this zone.
zone	15

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15. Zone No. 15: That portion of Monmouth, Mercer and Middlesex Counties

lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New Jersey

Turnpike and Rt. 522 near Jamesburg; then south on the Turnpike to its

intersection with Rt. 195; then east on Rt. 195 to its intersection with Rt. 537 near

Holmeson; then northeast on Rt. 537 to its intersection with Rt. 522 in Freehold;

then northwest on Rt. 522 to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike, the

point of beginning. Monmouth Battlefield State Park is excluded from this zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 16 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)16

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)16
value	Zone No. 16: That portion of Monmouth and Ocean Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 537 and Rt. 571 near Holmeson; then southeast on Rt. 571 to the intersection with Rt. 547; then northeast on Rt. 547 through Farmingdale to the intersection with Tinton Falls Rd.; then north on Tinton Falls Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 33 and Rt. 34; then north on Rt. 34 to the intersection with the fenced boundary of the Earle Naval Weapons Depot property; then westward along the fenced border of the Earle Depot to the intersection with Rt. 33; then west along Rt. 33 to the intersection with Rt. 537 in Freehold; then southwest on Rt. 537 to the intersection with Rt. 571 near Holmeson, the point of beginning.
zone	16

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16. Zone No. 16: That portion of Monmouth and Ocean Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 537 and Rt. 571 near

Holmeson; then southeast on Rt. 571 to the intersection with Rt. 547; then

northeast on Rt. 547 through Farmingdale to the intersection with Tinton Falls

Rd.; then north on Tinton Falls Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 33 and Rt. 34; then

north on Rt. 34 to the intersection with the fenced boundary of the Earle Naval

Weapons Depot property; then westward along the fenced border of the Earle

Depot to the intersection with Rt. 33; then west along Rt. 33 to the intersection

with Rt. 537 in Freehold; then southwest on Rt. 537 to the intersection with Rt.

571 near Holmeson, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 17 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)17

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)17
value	Zone No. 17: That portion of Mercer, Monmouth, Burlington, and Ocean Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 195; then east along Interstate 195 to the intersection with Rt. 537 near Holmeson; then southwest along Rt. 537 to the intersection with Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers Mills Road: Rt. 640); then southeast along Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers Mills Road: Rt. 640) to the intersection with Colliers Mills Road; then west along Colliers Mills Road to its intersection with Woodruff Rd.; then southwest along Woodruff Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 539; then southeast along Rt. 539 to the border of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; then westward along the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst boundary to Rt. 545 near Wrightstown; then northwest along Rt. 545 to the intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then northeast along the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Interstate 195 the point of beginning.
zone	17

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17. Zone No. 17: That portion of Mercer, Monmouth, Burlington, and Ocean

Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New

Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 195; then east along Interstate 195 to the

intersection with Rt. 537 near Holmeson; then southwest along Rt. 537 to the

intersection with Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers Mills Road: Rt. 640); then

southeast along Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers Mills Road: Rt. 640) to the

intersection with Colliers Mills Road; then west along Colliers Mills Road to its

intersection with Woodruff Rd.; then southwest along Woodruff Rd. to the

intersection with Rt. 539; then southeast along Rt. 539 to the border of Joint Base

McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; then westward along the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-

Lakehurst boundary to Rt. 545 near Wrightstown; then northwest along Rt. 545 to

the intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then northeast along the New

Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Interstate 195 the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 18 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)18

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)18
value	Zone No. 18: That portion of Ocean County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 530 and the Garden State Parkway at South Toms River; then west along Rt. 530 to the intersection with Rt. 70; then west along Rt. 70 to the border of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; then northward along the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst boundary to the northernmost intersection of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst border and Rt. 539; then northwest along Rt. 539 to the intersection with Woodruff Rd.; then northeast along Woodruff Rd. to the intersection with Colliers Mills Road; then east along Colliers Mills Road to the intersection with Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers Mills Road: Rt. 640); then northwest along Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers Mills Road: Rt. 640) to the intersection with Rt. 537 near Prospertown; then northeast along Rt. 537 to the intersection with Rt. 571 near Holmeson; then southeast along Rt. 571 to the Garden State Parkway; then south along the Garden State Parkway to the point of beginning near South Toms River.
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18. Zone No. 18: That portion of Ocean County lying within a continuous line

beginning at the intersection of Rt. 530 and the Garden State Parkway at South

Toms River; then west along Rt. 530 to the intersection with Rt. 70; then west

along Rt. 70 to the border of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; then northward

along the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst boundary to the northernmost

intersection of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst border and Rt. 539; then

northwest along Rt. 539 to the intersection with Woodruff Rd.; then northeast

along Woodruff Rd. to the intersection with Colliers Mills Road; then east along

Colliers Mills Road to the intersection with Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers

Mills Road: Rt. 640); then northwest along Hawkin Road (Prospertown-Colliers

Mills Road: Rt. 640) to the intersection with Rt. 537 near Prospertown; then

northeast along Rt. 537 to the intersection with Rt. 571 near Holmeson; then

southeast along Rt. 571 to the Garden State Parkway; then south along the Garden

State Parkway to the point of beginning near South Toms River.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 19 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)19

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)19
value	Zone No. 19: That portion of Burlington and Camden Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 530 and Rt. 646 (New Lisbon-Four Mile Rd.); then southeast on Rt. 646 to its intersection with Turkey Buzzard Bridge Road; then west on Turkey Buzzard Bridge Rd. to its intersection with Rt. 644 (Buddtown-Ong's Hat Road); then southeast on Rt. 644 to its intersection with Rt. 70 at Four Mile Circle; then west on Rt. 70 to its intersection with Burr's Mill Road; then southwest on Burr's Mill Rd. to its intersection with Avenue Road; then south on Avenue Rd. to its intersection with Sooy Place Road; then south on Sooy Place Rd. to its intersection with Irick's Causeway; then southwest on Irick's Causeway to its intersection with Rt. 532 (Chatsworth Road); then west along Rt. 532 to its intersection with Butterworth's Bogs Rd.; then south and west along Butterworth's Bogs Rd. to its intersection with Brace Lane; then west along Brace Lane to its intersection with Bozarthtown Rd.; then southwest along Bozarthtown Rd. to its intersection with Dingletown Rd.; then southwest along Dingletown Rd. which becomes Forked Neck Rd. and curves to the west; then west along Forked Neck Road to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 541, Stokes Road; then northwest along Rt. 541 to its intersection with Willow Grove Road; then southwest on Willow Grove Road to its intersection with Atsion Road; then northwest on Atsion Road to its intersection with Rt. 534, Jackson Road; then west along Rt. 534 to its intersection with Rt. 73; then north along Rt. 73 to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then northeast along the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Rt. 38; then east along Rt. 38 to its intersection with Rt. 530; then east along Rt. 530 to its intersection with Rt. 616 (Vincentown-Pemberton Road); then northeast on Rt. 616, Hanover Street, into the town of Pemberton to its intersection with Elizabeth Street; then east on Elizabeth Street, which becomes Pemberton-Brown's Mills Road (Rt. 687) to its intersection with Rt. 530 (Pemberton-By-Pass Road); then east on Rt. 530 to its intersection with Rt. 646 (New Lisbon-Four Mile Road), the point of beginning. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (Zone 37) is excluded from Zone 19. Franklin Parker Preserve and Four Mile Spring Preserve (Zone 68) are excluded from Zone 19.
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19. Zone No. 19: That portion of Burlington and Camden Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 530 and Rt. 646 (New Lisbon-

Four Mile Rd.); then southeast on Rt. 646 to its intersection with Turkey Buzzard

Bridge Road; then west on Turkey Buzzard Bridge Rd. to its intersection with Rt.

644 (Buddtown-Ong's Hat Road); then southeast on Rt. 644 to its intersection

with Rt. 70 at Four Mile Circle; then west on Rt. 70 to its intersection with Burr's

Mill Road; then southwest on Burr's Mill Rd. to its intersection with Avenue

Road; then south on Avenue Rd. to its intersection with Sooy Place Road; then

south on Sooy Place Rd. to its intersection with Irick's Causeway; then southwest

on Irick's Causeway to its intersection with Rt. 532 (Chatsworth Road); then west

along Rt. 532 to its intersection with Butterworth's Bogs Rd.; then south and west

along Butterworth's Bogs Rd. to its intersection with Brace Lane; then west along

Brace Lane to its intersection with Bozarthtown Rd.; then southwest along

Bozarthtown Rd. to its intersection with Dingletown Rd.; then southwest along

Dingletown Rd. which becomes Forked Neck Rd. and curves to the west; then

west along Forked Neck Road to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south along

Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 541, Stokes Road; then northwest along Rt. 541

to its intersection with Willow Grove Road; then southwest on Willow Grove

Road to its intersection with Atsion Road; then northwest on Atsion Road to its

intersection with Rt. 534, Jackson Road; then west along Rt. 534 to its

intersection with Rt. 73; then north along Rt. 73 to its intersection with the New

Jersey Turnpike; then northeast along the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection

with Rt. 38; then east along Rt. 38 to its intersection with Rt. 530; then east along

Rt. 530 to its intersection with Rt. 616 (Vincentown-Pemberton Road); then

northeast on Rt. 616, Hanover Street, into the town of Pemberton to its

intersection with Elizabeth Street; then east on Elizabeth Street, which becomes

Pemberton-Brown's Mills Road (Rt. 687) to its intersection with Rt. 530

(Pemberton-By-Pass Road); then east on Rt. 530 to its intersection with Rt. 646

(New Lisbon-Four Mile Road), the point of beginning. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-

Lakehurst (Zone 37) is excluded from Zone 19. Franklin Parker Preserve and

Four Mile Spring Preserve (Zone 68) are excluded from Zone 19.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 20 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)20

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)20
value	Zone No. 20: Not designated.
zone	20

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20. Zone No. 20: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 21 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)21

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)21
value	Zone No. 21: That portion of Ocean and Burlington Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 530 and the Garden State Parkway near South Toms River; then south along the Parkway to its intersection with Rt. 72; then northwest along Rt. 72 to its intersection with Rt. 644 (Buddtown-Ong's Hat Road) at Four Mile Circle; then northwest on Rt. 644 to its intersection with Turkey Buzzard Bridge Road; then northeast on Turkey Buzzard Bridge Rd. to its intersection with Rt. 646 (New Lisbon-Four Mile Road); then northwest on Rt. 646 to its intersection with Rt. 530 (Pemberton-Brown's Mills Road); then east along the southern border of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to its intersection with Rt. 70; then east on Rt. 70 to its intersection with Rt. 539 and Rt. 530 near Whiting; then east along Rt. 530 to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway near South Toms River, the point of beginning. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (Zone 37) is excluded from Zone 21.
zone	21

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21. Zone No. 21: That portion of Ocean and Burlington Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 530 and the Garden State

Parkway near South Toms River; then south along the Parkway to its intersection

with Rt. 72; then northwest along Rt. 72 to its intersection with Rt. 644

(Buddtown-Ong's Hat Road) at Four Mile Circle; then northwest on Rt. 644 to its

intersection with Turkey Buzzard Bridge Road; then northeast on Turkey Buzzard

Bridge Rd. to its intersection with Rt. 646 (New Lisbon-Four Mile Road); then

northwest on Rt. 646 to its intersection with Rt. 530 (Pemberton-Brown's Mills

Road); then east along the southern border of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

to its intersection with Rt. 70; then east on Rt. 70 to its intersection with Rt. 539

and Rt. 530 near Whiting; then east along Rt. 530 to its intersection with the

Garden State Parkway near South Toms River, the point of beginning. Joint Base

McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (Zone 37) is excluded from Zone 21.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 22 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)22

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)22
value	Zone 22: That portion of Ocean and Burlington Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the Garden State Parkway and Rt. 72 near Manahawkin; then south along the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with Stage Road; then west along Stage Road to its intersection with Leektown Road; then west along Leektown Road (which turns into Rt., 653 to its intersection with the Wading River); then south along the east bank of the Wading River to its intersection with the Mullica River and the Atlantic-Burlington County line; then east along the Atlantic-Burlington County line to the Atlantic Ocean; then east to the Atlantic Ocean; then north along the Atlantic Ocean to Rt. 72 at Ship Bottom; then west along Rt. 72 to the Garden State Parkway, the point of beginning.
zone	22

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22. Zone 22: That portion of Ocean and Burlington Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of the Garden State Parkway and Rt.

72 near Manahawkin; then south along the Garden State Parkway to its

intersection with Stage Road; then west along Stage Road to its intersection with

Leektown Road; then west along Leektown Road (which turns into Rt., 653 to its

intersection with the Wading River); then south along the east bank of the Wading

River to its intersection with the Mullica River and the Atlantic-Burlington

County line; then east along the Atlantic-Burlington County line to the Atlantic

Ocean; then east to the Atlantic Ocean; then north along the Atlantic Ocean to Rt.

72 at Ship Bottom; then west along Rt. 72 to the Garden State Parkway, the point

of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 23 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)23

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)23
value	Zone No. 23: That portion of Burlington, Atlantic and Camden Counties lying with a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 563 and the Mullica River at the Atlantic-Burlington County line near Green Bank; then north and west along the north bank of the Mullica River to its intersection with Rt. 542 at Pleasant Mills; then west along Rt. 542 to its intersection with Nescochague Creek; then northwest along Nescochague Creek to Great Swamp Branch; then westward along Great Swamp Branch to its intersection with Rt. 206 (just south of the intersection of Rt. 206 and Middle Road); then south along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 30; then northwest along Rt. 30 to its intersection with Rt. 73; then north on Rt. 73 to its intersection with Rt. 534, Jackson Road; then east along Rt. 534 to its intersection with Atsion Road; then southeast on Atsion Road to its intersection with Willow Grove Road; then northeast on Willow Grove Road to its intersection with Rt. 541, Stokes Road; then southeast along Rt. 541 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then north along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Forked Neck Road; then east along Forked Neck Rd. which becomes Dingletown Rd. curving to the northeast; then northeast along Dingletown Rd. to its intersection with Bozarthtown Rd.; then northeast on Bozarthtown Rd. to its intersection with Brace Lane; then east on Brace Lane to its intersection with Butterworth's Bogs Rd.; then north on Butterworth's Bogs Rd. to its intersection with Rt. 532 (Chatsworth Rd.); then east on Rt. 532 to its intersection with Irick's Causeway; then northeast on Irick's Causeway to its intersection with Sooy Place Road (Vincentown-South Park Road); then northwest on Sooy Place Rd. to its intersection with Avenue Road; then northeast on Avenue Rd. to its intersection with Burr's Mill Road; then northeast on Burr's Mill Rd. to its intersection with Rt. 70; then east on Rt. 70 to its intersection with Rt. 72 at Four Mile Circle; then southeast on Rt. 72 to its intersection with Rt. 563; then southwest along Rt. 563 to its intersection with the Mullica River at the Atlantic-Burlington County line, the point of beginning near Green Bank. The Franklin Parker Preserve and Four Mile Spring Preserve (Zone 68) are excluded from Zone 23.
zone	23

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23. Zone No. 23: That portion of Burlington, Atlantic and Camden Counties

lying with a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 563 and the

Mullica River at the Atlantic-Burlington County line near Green Bank; then north

and west along the north bank of the Mullica River to its intersection with Rt. 542

at Pleasant Mills; then west along Rt. 542 to its intersection with Nescochague

Creek; then northwest along Nescochague Creek to Great Swamp Branch; then

westward along Great Swamp Branch to its intersection with Rt. 206 (just south

of the intersection of Rt. 206 and Middle Road); then south along Rt. 206 to its

intersection with Rt. 30; then northwest along Rt. 30 to its intersection with Rt.

73; then north on Rt. 73 to its intersection with Rt. 534, Jackson Road; then east

along Rt. 534 to its intersection with Atsion Road; then southeast on Atsion Road

to its intersection with Willow Grove Road; then northeast on Willow Grove

Road to its intersection with Rt. 541, Stokes Road; then southeast along Rt. 541 to

its intersection with Rt. 206; then north along Rt. 206 to its intersection with

Forked Neck Road; then east along Forked Neck Rd. which becomes Dingletown

Rd. curving to the northeast; then northeast along Dingletown Rd. to its

intersection with Bozarthtown Rd.; then northeast on Bozarthtown Rd. to its

intersection with Brace Lane; then east on Brace Lane to its intersection with

Butterworth's Bogs Rd.; then north on Butterworth's Bogs Rd. to its intersection

with Rt. 532 (Chatsworth Rd.); then east on Rt. 532 to its intersection with Irick's

Causeway; then northeast on Irick's Causeway to its intersection with Sooy Place

Road (Vincentown-South Park Road); then northwest on Sooy Place Rd. to its

intersection with Avenue Road; then northeast on Avenue Rd. to its intersection

with Burr's Mill Road; then northeast on Burr's Mill Rd. to its intersection with

Rt. 70; then east on Rt. 70 to its intersection with Rt. 72 at Four Mile Circle; then

southeast on Rt. 72 to its intersection with Rt. 563; then southwest along Rt. 563

to its intersection with the Mullica River at the Atlantic-Burlington County line,

the point of beginning near Green Bank. The Franklin Parker Preserve and Four

Mile Spring Preserve (Zone 68) are excluded from Zone 23.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 24 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)24

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)24
value	Zone No. 24: That portion of Burlington and Ocean Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 563 and Rt. 72; then southeast along Rt. 72 to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway; then south along the Parkway to its intersection with Stage Road; then west along Stage Road to its intersection with Leektown Road; then west along Leektown Road (which turns into Rt. 563) to its intersection with the Wading River; then south along the east bank of the Wading River to its intersection with the Mullica River and the Atlantic-Burlington County line; then west along the north bank of the Mullica River to its intersection with Rt. 563 near Green Bank; then north along Rt. 563 to its intersection with Rt. 72, the point of beginning.
zone	24

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24. Zone No. 24: That portion of Burlington and Ocean Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 563 and Rt. 72; then southeast

along Rt. 72 to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway; then south along

the Parkway to its intersection with Stage Road; then west along Stage Road to its

intersection with Leektown Road; then west along Leektown Road (which turns

into Rt. 563) to its intersection with the Wading River; then south along the east

bank of the Wading River to its intersection with the Mullica River and the

Atlantic-Burlington County line; then west along the north bank of the Mullica

River to its intersection with Rt. 563 near Green Bank; then north along Rt. 563 to

its intersection with Rt. 72, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 25 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)25

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)25
value	Zone No. 25: That portion of Salem, Gloucester, Atlantic, and Camden Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 54 and Rt. 40 near Buena; then west on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Rt. 553; then north on Rt. 553 to its intersection with Rt. 610 (Aura Road); then southeast on Rt. 610 to its intersection with Rt. 655 (Fries Mills Road); then north on Rt. 655 to its intersection with Rt. 322; then west on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Rt. 47 at Glassboro; then north on Rt. 47 to its intersection with County Road 635 (Hurfville-Grenloch Road); then eastward on County Road 635 to its intersection with County Road 705 (County House Road); then southeast along Rt. 705 to its intersection with County Road 688 (Turnerville-Hickstown Road); then eastward along County Road 688 to its intersection with County Road 689 (BerlinCrosskeys Road); then northeast along County Road 689 to its intersection with Rt. 73 at Berlin; then south on Rt. 73 to its intersection with Rt. 30; then southeast along Rt. 30 to its intersection with Weymouth Road (Rts. 640-559); then southward on Weymouth Rd. to its intersection with the Atlantic City Expressway; then west along the Atlantic City Expressway to its intersection with Eighth Street; then south along Eighth Street to its intersection with Rt. 322; then westward on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Rt. 54; then southward on Rt. 54 to its intersection with Rt. 40 near Buena, the point of beginning. Zone 65 is excluded from Zone 25.
zone	25

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25. Zone No. 25: That portion of Salem, Gloucester, Atlantic, and Camden

Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 54 and

Rt. 40 near Buena; then west on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Rt. 553; then north

on Rt. 553 to its intersection with Rt. 610 (Aura Road); then southeast on Rt. 610

to its intersection with Rt. 655 (Fries Mills Road); then north on Rt. 655 to its

intersection with Rt. 322; then west on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Rt. 47 at

Glassboro; then north on Rt. 47 to its intersection with County Road 635

(Hurfville-Grenloch Road); then eastward on County Road 635 to its intersection

with County Road 705 (County House Road); then southeast along Rt. 705 to its

intersection with County Road 688 (Turnerville-Hickstown Road); then eastward

along County Road 688 to its intersection with County Road 689 (Berlin-

Crosskeys Road); then northeast along County Road 689 to its intersection with

Rt. 73 at Berlin; then south on Rt. 73 to its intersection with Rt. 30; then southeast

along Rt. 30 to its intersection with Weymouth Road (Rts. 640-559); then

southward on Weymouth Rd. to its intersection with the Atlantic City

Expressway; then west along the Atlantic City Expressway to its intersection with

Eighth Street; then south along Eighth Street to its intersection with Rt. 322; then

westward on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Rt. 54; then southward on Rt. 54 to its

intersection with Rt. 40 near Buena, the point of beginning. Zone 65 is excluded

from Zone 25.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 26 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)26

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)26
value	Zone No. 26: That portion of Atlantic County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 40 and 54 near Buena; then southeast on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Rt. 50; then north on Rt. 50 to its intersection with Rt. 322; then east on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Cologne Avenue; then north on Cologne Avenue to its intersection with Duerer Street; then east on Duerer Street to its intersection with Jimmie Leeds Rd.; then east on Jimmie Leeds Rd. to its intersection with Great Creek Rd.; then east on Great Creek Rd. to its intersection with Rt. 9; then north on Rt. 9 to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway; then to its intersection on the south shore of the Mullica River; then west along the south bank of the Mullica River to its intersection with Rt. 542 at Pleasant Mills; then west on Rt. 542 to its intersection with Nescochague Creek at Pleasant Mills; then north along the west bank of Nescochaque Creek to its intersection with Great Swamp Branch; then westward along Great Swamp Branch to its intersection with Rt. 206 (just past the intersection of Rt. 206 and Middle Rd.); then south on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 30 (White Horse Pike), near Hammonton; then south on Rt. 30 to its intersection with Weymouth Road (Rts. 640-559); then south on Weymouth Road to its intersection with the Atlantic City Expressway; then northwest along the Atlantic City Expressway to its intersection with Eighth Street; then southwest along Eighth Street to its intersection with Rt. 322 (Black Horse Pike); then northwest along Rt. 332 to its intersection with Rt. 54; then southwest along Rt. 54 to its intersection with Rt. 40 at Buena, the point of beginning. The Atlantic County Park System (Zone 61) is excluded from Zone 26.
zone	26

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26. Zone No. 26: That portion of Atlantic County lying within a continuous line

beginning at the intersection of Rts. 40 and 54 near Buena; then southeast on Rt.

40 to its intersection with Rt. 50; then north on Rt. 50 to its intersection with Rt.

322; then east on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Cologne Avenue; then north on

Cologne Avenue to its intersection with Duerer Street; then east on Duerer Street

to its intersection with Jimmie Leeds Rd.; then east on Jimmie Leeds Rd. to its

intersection with Great Creek Rd.; then east on Great Creek Rd. to its intersection

with Rt. 9; then north on Rt. 9 to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway;

then to its intersection on the south shore of the Mullica River; then west along

the south bank of the Mullica River to its intersection with Rt. 542 at Pleasant

Mills; then west on Rt. 542 to its intersection with Nescochague Creek at Pleasant

Mills; then north along the west bank of Nescochaque Creek to its intersection

with Great Swamp Branch; then westward along Great Swamp Branch to its

intersection with Rt. 206 (just past the intersection of Rt. 206 and Middle Rd.);

then south on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 30 (White Horse Pike), near

Hammonton; then south on Rt. 30 to its intersection with Weymouth Road (Rts.

640-559); then south on Weymouth Road to its intersection with the Atlantic City

Expressway; then northwest along the Atlantic City Expressway to its intersection

with Eighth Street; then southwest along Eighth Street to its intersection with Rt.

322 (Black Horse Pike); then northwest along Rt. 332 to its intersection with Rt.

54; then southwest along Rt. 54 to its intersection with Rt. 40 at Buena, the point

of beginning. The Atlantic County Park System (Zone 61) is excluded from Zone

26.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 27 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)27

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)27
value	Zone No. 27: That portion of Cumberland and Salem Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 77 and 40 at Pole Tavern; then northwest on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Rt. 48; then west on Rt. 48 through Penns Grove to the Delaware River; then south along the east bank of the Delaware River to its intersection with the Salem Canal at Deepwater; then eastward along the south bank of the Salem Canal to its intersection with the Salem River; then southward along the west bank of the Salem River to its intersection with Rt. 49 at Salem; then southeast on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Salem County Rt. 667 (Pecks Corner-Cohansey Road) at Pecks Corner; then eastward along Rt. 667 to its intersection with Rt. 540; then east along Rt. 540 to its intersection with Rt. 77; then north on Rt. 77 to its intersection with Rt. 40 at Pole Tavern, the point of beginning.
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27. Zone No. 27: That portion of Cumberland and Salem Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 77 and 40 at Pole Tavern;

then northwest on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Rt. 48; then west on Rt. 48

through Penns Grove to the Delaware River; then south along the east bank of the

Delaware River to its intersection with the Salem Canal at Deepwater; then

eastward along the south bank of the Salem Canal to its intersection with the

Salem River; then southward along the west bank of the Salem River to its

intersection with Rt. 49 at Salem; then southeast on Rt. 49 to its intersection with

Salem County Rt. 667 (Pecks Corner-Cohansey Road) at Pecks Corner; then

eastward along Rt. 667 to its intersection with Rt. 540; then east along Rt. 540 to

its intersection with Rt. 77; then north on Rt. 77 to its intersection with Rt. 40 at

Pole Tavern, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 28 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)28

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)28
value	Zone No. 28: That portion of Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 77 and 40 at Pole Tavern; then east on Rt. 40 to its intersection of Rt. 47 at Malaga; then south on Rt. 47 to its intersection of Rt. 49 in Millville; then west on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Salem County Rt. 667 (Pecks Corner-Cohansey Road) at Pecks Corner; then eastward along Rt. 667 to its intersection with Rt. 540; then east on Rt. 540 to its intersection with Rt. 77; then north on Rt. 77 to Pole Tavern, the point of beginning.
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28. Zone No. 28: That portion of Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties

lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 77 and 40 at

Pole Tavern; then east on Rt. 40 to its intersection of Rt. 47 at Malaga; then south

on Rt. 47 to its intersection of Rt. 49 in Millville; then west on Rt. 49 to its

intersection with Salem County Rt. 667 (Pecks Corner-Cohansey Road) at Pecks

Corner; then eastward along Rt. 667 to its intersection with Rt. 540; then east on

Rt. 540 to its intersection with Rt. 77; then north on Rt. 77 to Pole Tavern, the

point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 29 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)29

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)29
value	Zone No. 29: That portion of Salem and Cumberland Counties lying within a continuous line beginning with the intersection of Rts. 77 and 49 at Bridgeton; then northwest on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Alloway Creek at Quinton; then southwest along the northern bank of the Alloway Creek to its intersection with the Delaware River; then south along the east bank of the Delaware River to the Cohansey River; then along the northwest bank of the Cohansey River to Bridgeton, the point of beginning.
zone	29

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29. Zone No. 29: That portion of Salem and Cumberland Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning with the intersection of Rts. 77 and 49 at Bridgeton;

then northwest on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Alloway Creek at Quinton; then

southwest along the northern bank of the Alloway Creek to its intersection with

the Delaware River; then south along the east bank of the Delaware River to the

Cohansey River; then along the northwest bank of the Cohansey River to

Bridgeton, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 30 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)30

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)30
value	Zone No. 30: That portion of Cumberland County lying within a continuous line beginning at Fairton on the Cohansey River; then west along the south bank of the Cohansey River to the Delaware River; then southeast along the east bank of the Delaware River to the Maurice River; then north along the west bank of the Maurice River to Haleyville-Mauricetown Road (County Road 676); then west on Haleyville-Mauricetown Road to its intersection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (C.R.R.N.J.); then west along the C.R.R.N.J. line to its intersection with Newport-Centre Grove Road (County Road 629); then southwest on Newport-Centre Grove Road to its intersection with Rt. 553; then northwest on Rt. 553 to Fairton, the point of beginning.
zone	30

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30. Zone No. 30: That portion of Cumberland County lying within a continuous

line beginning at Fairton on the Cohansey River; then west along the south bank

of the Cohansey River to the Delaware River; then southeast along the east bank

of the Delaware River to the Maurice River; then north along the west bank of the

Maurice River to Haleyville-Mauricetown Road (County Road 676); then west on

Haleyville-Mauricetown Road to its intersection with the Central Railroad of New

Jersey (C.R.R.N.J.); then west along the C.R.R.N.J. line to its intersection with

Newport-Centre Grove Road (County Road 629); then southwest on Newport-

Centre Grove Road to its intersection with Rt. 553; then northwest on Rt. 553 to

Fairton, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 31 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)31

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)31
value	Zone No. 31: That portion of Cumberland County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersections of Rts. 77 and 49 at Bridgeton; then east on Rt. 49 to the Maurice River near Millville; then south along the west bank of the Maurice River near Millville; then south along the west bank of the Maurice River to Buckshutem Creek; then west on the north bank of Buckshutem Creek to its intersection with Buckshutem Road (County Road 670); then northwest on Buckshutem Road to its intersection with Cedarville Road (County Road 610); then southwest on Cedarville Road to its intersection with Newport Centre Grove Road (County Road 629); then southwest on Newport Centre Grove Road to its intersection with Rt. 553; then northwest along Rt. 553 to the Cohansey River at Fairton; then north on the east bank of the Cohansey River to Bridgeton, the point of beginning.
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31. Zone No. 31: That portion of Cumberland County lying within a continuous

line beginning at the intersections of Rts. 77 and 49 at Bridgeton; then east on Rt.

49 to the Maurice River near Millville; then south along the west bank of the

Maurice River near Millville; then south along the west bank of the Maurice

River to Buckshutem Creek; then west on the north bank of Buckshutem Creek to

its intersection with Buckshutem Road (County Road 670); then northwest on

Buckshutem Road to its intersection with Cedarville Road (County Road 610);

then southwest on Cedarville Road to its intersection with Newport Centre Grove

Road (County Road 629); then southwest on Newport Centre Grove Road to its

intersection with Rt. 553; then northwest along Rt. 553 to the Cohansey River at

Fairton; then north on the east bank of the Cohansey River to Bridgeton, the point

of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 32 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)32

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)32
value	Zone No. 32: Not designated.
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32. Zone No. 32: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 33 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)33

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)33
value	Zone No. 33: Not designated.
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33. Zone No. 33: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 34 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)34

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)34
value	Zone No. 34: That portion of Cumberland and Cape May Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 47 and Rt. 548 in Port Elizabeth; then east on Rt. 548 to its intersection with Rt. 49; then northwest on Rt. 49 to its intersection with the Tuckahoe River at Head of the River; then eastward along the south bank of the Tuckahoe River and Atlantic-Cape May County line to Great Egg Harbor Bay; then continuing eastward along the Atlantic-Cape May County line to the Atlantic Ocean at the Great Egg Harbor Inlet; then southwest along the Atlantic Ocean to Delaware Bay; then north and west along the east bank of Delaware Bay to the Maurice River; then north along the east bank of the Maurice River to Port Elizabeth and Rt. 548, the point of beginning.
zone	34

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34. Zone No. 34: That portion of Cumberland and Cape May Counties lying

within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 47 and Rt. 548 in Port

Elizabeth; then east on Rt. 548 to its intersection with Rt. 49; then northwest on

Rt. 49 to its intersection with the Tuckahoe River at Head of the River; then

eastward along the south bank of the Tuckahoe River and Atlantic-Cape May

County line to Great Egg Harbor Bay; then continuing eastward along the

Atlantic-Cape May County line to the Atlantic Ocean at the Great Egg Harbor

Inlet; then southwest along the Atlantic Ocean to Delaware Bay; then north and

west along the east bank of Delaware Bay to the Maurice River; then north along

the east bank of the Maurice River to Port Elizabeth and Rt. 548, the point of

beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 35 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)35

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)35
value	Zone No. 35: That portion of Salem and Gloucester Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the east bank of the Delaware River at Penns Grove; then southeast on Rt. 48 to its intersection with Rt. 40; then southeast on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Rt. 553; then north on Rt. 553 to the intersection with Rt. 610 (Aura Road); then southeast on Rt. 610 to its intersection with Rt. 47 at Clayton; then north on Rt. 47 to its intersection with County Rt. 635 (Lambs Road) at Glassboro; then west on Rt. 635 to its intersection with Mantua Creek at Glassboro; then northwest along the Mantua Creek to the Delaware River; then southwest along the east bank of the Delaware River, to Penns Grove, the point of beginning. Chester and Mond's Islands lying in the Delaware River are in this zone.
zone	35

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35. Zone No. 35: That portion of Salem and Gloucester Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the east bank of the Delaware River at Penns Grove;

then southeast on Rt. 48 to its intersection with Rt. 40; then southeast on Rt. 40 to

its intersection with Rt. 553; then north on Rt. 553 to the intersection with Rt. 610

(Aura Road); then southeast on Rt. 610 to its intersection with Rt. 47 at Clayton;

then north on Rt. 47 to its intersection with County Rt. 635 (Lambs Road) at

Glassboro; then west on Rt. 635 to its intersection with Mantua Creek at

Glassboro; then northwest along the Mantua Creek to the Delaware River; then

southwest along the east bank of the Delaware River, to Penns Grove, the point of

beginning. Chester and Mond's Islands lying in the Delaware River are in this

zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 36 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)36

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)36
value	Zone No. 36: That portion of Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic, Morris, Union, Somerset and Middlesex Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 202 and the New York State line near Suffern; then south on Rt. 202 to its intersection with Rt. 287 in Oakland; then south along Rt. 287 to its intersection with Rt. 23; then northwest along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 618; then south along Rt. 618 to its intersection with Rockaway Valley Road; then southwest along Rockaway Valley Road to its intersection with Diamond Spring Road; then south along Diamond Spring Road to its intersection with West Main Street in Denville; then south along West Main Street to its intersection with Rt. 80; then east along Rt. 80 to intersection with Rt. 511; then south on Rt. 511 to its intersection with Rt. 510; then west on Rt. 510 to its intersection with Rt. 124 at Morristown; then southeast on Rt. 124 to its intersection with Rt. 82; then southeast along Rt. 82 to its intersection with Rt. 22; then southwest on Rt. 22 to its intersection with Rt. 287 near Somerville; then southeast on Rt. 287 to its intersection with Rt. 18 near South Bound Brook; then southeast on Rt. 18 to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then north on the Turnpike to its intersection with the Raritan River; then east along the north bank of the Raritan River to Raritan Bay and the New York State line; then north along the New York State line to Arthur Kill and west bank of the Hudson River; then west along the New Jersey-New York border to the point of beginning near Suffern.
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36. Zone No. 36: That portion of Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic, Morris, Union,

Somerset and Middlesex Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the

intersection of Rt. 202 and the New York State line near Suffern; then south on

Rt. 202 to its intersection with Rt. 287 in Oakland; then south along Rt. 287 to its

intersection with Rt. 23; then northwest along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt.

618; then south along Rt. 618 to its intersection with Rockaway Valley Road; then

southwest along Rockaway Valley Road to its intersection with Diamond Spring

Road; then south along Diamond Spring Road to its intersection with West Main

Street in Denville; then south along West Main Street to its intersection with Rt.

80; then east along Rt. 80 to intersection with Rt. 511; then south on Rt. 511 to its

intersection with Rt. 510; then west on Rt. 510 to its intersection with Rt. 124 at

Morristown; then southeast on Rt. 124 to its intersection with Rt. 82; then

southeast along Rt. 82 to its intersection with Rt. 22; then southwest on Rt. 22 to

its intersection with Rt. 287 near Somerville; then southeast on Rt. 287 to its

intersection with Rt. 18 near South Bound Brook; then southeast on Rt. 18 to its

intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then north on the Turnpike to its

intersection with the Raritan River; then east along the north bank of the Raritan

River to Raritan Bay and the New York State line; then north along the New York

State line to Arthur Kill and west bank of the Hudson River; then west along the

New Jersey-New York border to the point of beginning near Suffern.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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Deer Management Zone 37 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)37

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)37
value	Zone No. 37: That portion of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, U.S. Air Force, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Burlington and Ocean Counties.
zone	37

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37. Zone No. 37: That portion of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, U.S. Air Force,

designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Burlington and Ocean Counties.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 38 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)38

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)38
value	Zone No. 38: That portion of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Department of the Interior, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Morris County.
zone	38

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38. Zone No. 38: That portion of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, U.S.

Department of the Interior, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within

Morris County.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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Deer Management Zone 39 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)39

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)39
value	Zone No. 39: That portion of Naval Weapons Station Earle, U.S. Department of the Navy designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Monmouth County. The Waterfront Section (formerly Zone 40) is now included in Zone 39.
zone	39

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39. Zone No. 39: That portion of Naval Weapons Station Earle, U.S. Department

of the Navy designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Monmouth County.

The Waterfront Section (formerly Zone 40) is now included in Zone 39.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)40 -- a RESERVED paragraph of the deer management zone location list

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)40
value	THE CODE PRINTS THIS PARAGRAPH AS "(Reserved)" AND IT DESCRIBES NO ZONE. It is published as a row of its own because the paragraph number is not the zone number in this subsection and a reader counting down the list would otherwise be one out from here on: 7:25-5.29(p) runs to paragraph 69 and its last entry is Zone 70. THE ZONE THIS PARAGRAPH ONCE HELD WAS ABOLISHED INTO ANOTHER ONE AND THE CODE SAYS SO IN THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE: 7:25-5.29(p)39 ends "The Waterfront Section (formerly Zone 40) is now included in Zone 39." There is therefore NO boundary description for Zone 40 anywhere in this document. The regulation-set table at 7:25-5.29(q)1 and the buck-goal table at 7:25-5.29(r) each still print a Zone 40 row, and each prints its value as "not designated"; both are published as rows of this record and neither is adjusted here.

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40. (Reserved)

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 41 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)41

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)41
value	Zone No. 41: That portion of Hunterdon and Mercer Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 31 and Rt. 202 at Ringoes; then south along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 546 at then Pennington traffic circle; then west along Rt. 546 to the Delaware River; then north along east bank of Delaware River to its intersection with Rt. 202; then north along Rt. 202 to the point of beginning at Ringoes.
zone	41

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41. Zone No. 41: That portion of Hunterdon and Mercer Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 31 and Rt. 202 at Ringoes;

then south along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 546 at then Pennington traffic

circle; then west along Rt. 546 to the Delaware River; then north along east bank

of Delaware River to its intersection with Rt. 202; then north along Rt. 202 to the

point of beginning at Ringoes.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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Deer Management Zone 42 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)42

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)42
value	Zone No. 42: That portion of Atlantic County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the south bank of the Mullica River and the Garden State Parkway; then south along Rt.9 to its intersection with Great Creek Rd.; then west on Great Creek Rd. to its intersection with Jimmie Leeds Rd.; then west on Jimmie Leeds Rd. to its intersection with Duerer St.; then west on Duerer Street to its intersection with Cologne Avenue; then south on Cologne Avenue to its intersection with Rt. 322; then west on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Rt. 50; then south on Rt. 50 to its intersection with the Great Egg Harbor River at Mays Landing; then south along the east bank of the Great Egg Harbor River to the Atlantic-Cape May County line in Great Egg Harbor Bay; then eastward along the Atlantic-Cape May County line to its intersection with the Atlantic Ocean at the Great Egg Harbor Inlet; then northeast along the Atlantic Ocean to Great Bay; then west along the south shore of Great Bay to the confluence of the Mullica River; then west along the south bank of the Mullica River to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway, the point of beginning. The Atlantic County Park System (Zone 61) and the lands (excluding Laurel Memorial Park Cemetery), roads, right of ways and easements within the contiguous boundary of the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center (Zone 66) are excluded from Zone 42.
zone	42

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42. Zone No. 42: That portion of Atlantic County lying within a continuous line

beginning at the intersection of the south bank of the Mullica River and the

Garden State Parkway; then south along Rt.9 to its intersection with Great Creek

Rd.; then west on Great Creek Rd. to its intersection with Jimmie Leeds Rd.; then

west on Jimmie Leeds Rd. to its intersection with Duerer St.; then west on Duerer

Street to its intersection with Cologne Avenue; then south on Cologne Avenue to

its intersection with Rt. 322; then west on Rt. 322 to its intersection with Rt. 50;

then south on Rt. 50 to its intersection with the Great Egg Harbor River at Mays

Landing; then south along the east bank of the Great Egg Harbor River to the

Atlantic-Cape May County line in Great Egg Harbor Bay; then eastward along the

Atlantic-Cape May County line to its intersection with the Atlantic Ocean at the

Great Egg Harbor Inlet; then northeast along the Atlantic Ocean to Great Bay;

then west along the south shore of Great Bay to the confluence of the Mullica

River; then west along the south bank of the Mullica River to its intersection with

the Garden State Parkway, the point of beginning. The Atlantic County Park

System (Zone 61) and the lands (excluding Laurel Memorial Park Cemetery),

roads, right of ways and easements within the contiguous boundary of the Federal

Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center (Zone 66) are

excluded from Zone 42.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 43 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)43

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)43
value	Zone No. 43: That portion of Cumberland County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Buckshutem Road (County Road 670) and Cedarville Road (County Road 610); then southwest on Cedarville Road to its intersection with Newport Centre Grove Road (County Road 629); then southwest on Newport Centre Grove Road to its intersection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (C.R.R.N.J.); then east on the C.R.R.N.J. line to its intersection with Haleyville Road (County Road 676) at Mauricetown Station; then east on Haleyville Road to its intersection with the Maurice River at Mauricetown; then north along the west bank of the Maurice River to the north bank of Buckshutem Creek at Laurel Lake; then west along the north bank of Buckshutem Creek to Buckshutem Road; then northwest on Buckshutem Road to its intersection with Cedarville Road, the point of beginning.
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43. Zone No. 43: That portion of Cumberland County lying within a continuous

line beginning at the intersection of Buckshutem Road (County Road 670) and

Cedarville Road (County Road 610); then southwest on Cedarville Road to its

intersection with Newport Centre Grove Road (County Road 629); then southwest

on Newport Centre Grove Road to its intersection with the Central Railroad of

New Jersey (C.R.R.N.J.); then east on the C.R.R.N.J. line to its intersection with

Haleyville Road (County Road 676) at Mauricetown Station; then east on

Haleyville Road to its intersection with the Maurice River at Mauricetown; then

north along the west bank of the Maurice River to the north bank of Buckshutem

Creek at Laurel Lake; then west along the north bank of Buckshutem Creek to

Buckshutem Road; then northwest on Buckshutem Road to its intersection with

Cedarville Road, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 44 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)44

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)44
value	Zone No. 44: Not designated.
zone	44

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44. Zone No. 44: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 45 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)45

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)45
value	Zone No. 45: That portion of Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Broad Street (Rt. 552 spur) and Delsea Drive (Rt. 47); then northeast along Rt. 552 spur to Rt. 552; then continuing northeast along Rt. 552 to its intersection with the Tuckahoe River at Milmay; then south along the west bank of the Tuckahoe River to its intersection with Rt. 49 at Hunter's Mill; then southeast on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Rt. 548; then west on Rt. 548 to its intersection with Delsea Drive (Rt. 47) and the Manumuskin River in Port Elizabeth; then west along the south bank of Manumuskin River to its intersection with the Maurice River; then north along the east bank of the Maurice River to its intersection with Rt. 49 in Millville; then east on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Delsea Drive (Rt. 47); then north on Rt. 47 to its intersection with Broad Street (Rt. 552 spur), the point of beginning.
zone	45

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45. Zone No. 45: That portion of Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May Counties

lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Broad Street (Rt.

552 spur) and Delsea Drive (Rt. 47); then northeast along Rt. 552 spur to Rt. 552;

then continuing northeast along Rt. 552 to its intersection with the Tuckahoe

River at Milmay; then south along the west bank of the Tuckahoe River to its

intersection with Rt. 49 at Hunter's Mill; then southeast on Rt. 49 to its

intersection with Rt. 548; then west on Rt. 548 to its intersection with Delsea

Drive (Rt. 47) and the Manumuskin River in Port Elizabeth; then west along the

south bank of Manumuskin River to its intersection with the Maurice River; then

north along the east bank of the Maurice River to its intersection with Rt. 49 in

Millville; then east on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Delsea Drive (Rt. 47); then

north on Rt. 47 to its intersection with Broad Street (Rt. 552 spur), the point of

beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 46 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)46

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)46
value	Zone No. 46: That portion of Atlantic County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 49 and the Tuckahoe River at Hunter's Mill; then southeast along Rt. 49 to its intersection with the Tuckahoe River and the Atlantic-Cape May County line at Head of River; then eastward along the north bank of the Tuckahoe River to Great Egg Harbor Bay and the Egg Harbor Township line on the Egg Harbor River; then northwest along the west bank of the Egg Harbor River to its intersection with Rt. 40 at Mays Landing; then west on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Estell Ave.; then south on Estell Ave. to its intersection with Rt. 552 then southwest on Rt. 552 to its intersection with the Tuckahoe River at Milmay; then south along the east bank of the Tuckahoe River to its intersection with Rt. 49 at Hunter's Mill the point of beginning. The Atlantic County Park System (Zone 61) is excluded from Zone 46.
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46. Zone No. 46: That portion of Atlantic County lying within a continuous line

beginning at the intersection of Rt. 49 and the Tuckahoe River at Hunter's Mill;

then southeast along Rt. 49 to its intersection with the Tuckahoe River and the

Atlantic-Cape May County line at Head of River; then eastward along the north

bank of the Tuckahoe River to Great Egg Harbor Bay and the Egg Harbor

Township line on the Egg Harbor River; then northwest along the west bank of

the Egg Harbor River to its intersection with Rt. 40 at Mays Landing; then west

on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Estell Ave.; then south on Estell Ave. to its

intersection with Rt. 552 then southwest on Rt. 552 to its intersection with the

Tuckahoe River at Milmay; then south along the east bank of the Tuckahoe River

to its intersection with Rt. 49 at Hunter's Mill the point of beginning. The Atlantic

County Park System (Zone 61) is excluded from Zone 46.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 47 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)47

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)47
value	Zone No. 47: That portion of Gloucester, Atlantic and Cumberland lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 47 and 40 at Malaga; then southeast on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Estell Avenue; then south on Estell Avenue to its intersection with Rt. 552; then southwest on Rt. 552 to spur 552; then west on spur 552 to its intersection with Rt. 47 at Millville; then north on Rt. 47 to Malaga, the point of beginning.
zone	47

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47. Zone No. 47: That portion of Gloucester, Atlantic and Cumberland lying

within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 47 and 40 at Malaga;

then southeast on Rt. 40 to its intersection with Estell Avenue; then south on

Estell Avenue to its intersection with Rt. 552; then southwest on Rt. 552 to spur

552; then west on spur 552 to its intersection with Rt. 47 at Millville; then north

on Rt. 47 to Malaga, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 48 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)48

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)48
value	Zone No. 48: That portion of Burlington County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 38 near Moorestown; then east along Route 38 to its intersection with Route 530; then east along Route 530 along the Pemberton by-pass to its intersection with the southern boundary of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; then northward along the western Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst boundary to its intersection with County Road 670; then east on County Road 670 to its intersection with Route 545 at Wrightstown; then northwest on Route 545 which becomes Farnsworth Avenue; then continuing northwest on Farnsworth Ave. to its intersection with W. Burlington Street; then southwest on W. Burlington Street to its intersection with Interstate 295; then north on Interstate 295 to its intersection with Crosswicks Creek at Bordentown; then west along the south bank of Crosswicks Creek to its intersection with the Delaware River at Bordentown; then southwest along the east bank of the Delaware River to Route 541 at the City of Burlington; then southeast along Route 541 to its intersection with Interstate 295; then southwest along Interstate 295 to its intersection with Rancocas Creek; then east along Rancocas Creek to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest along the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Route 38, the point of beginning. New Bold and Burlington Islands lying in the Delaware River are in this zone.
zone	48

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48. Zone No. 48: That portion of Burlington County lying within a continuous

line beginning at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 38 near

Moorestown; then east along Route 38 to its intersection with Route 530; then

east along Route 530 along the Pemberton by-pass to its intersection with the

southern boundary of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; then northward along

the western Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst boundary to its intersection with

County Road 670; then east on County Road 670 to its intersection with Route

545 at Wrightstown; then northwest on Route 545 which becomes Farnsworth

Avenue; then continuing northwest on Farnsworth Ave. to its intersection with W.

Burlington Street; then southwest on W. Burlington Street to its intersection with

Interstate 295; then north on Interstate 295 to its intersection with Crosswicks

Creek at Bordentown; then west along the south bank of Crosswicks Creek to its

intersection with the Delaware River at Bordentown; then southwest along the

east bank of the Delaware River to Route 541 at the City of Burlington; then

southeast along Route 541 to its intersection with Interstate 295; then southwest

along Interstate 295 to its intersection with Rancocas Creek; then east along

Rancocas Creek to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest

along the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Route 38, the point of

beginning. New Bold and Burlington Islands lying in the Delaware River are in

this zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 49 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)49

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)49
value	Zone No. 49: That portion of Gloucester, Camden and Burlington Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the mouth of Mantua Creek on the Delaware River; then northeast along the east bank of the Delaware River to Rt. 541 at the City of Burlington; then southeast along Rt. 541 to its intersection with Interstate 295; then southwest along Interstate 295 to its intersection with Rancocas Creek; then east along the Rancocas Creek to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest along the New Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Rt. 73; then south along Rt. 73 to its intersection with County Road 689 (Cross Keys Road) at Berlin; then southwest along County Road 689 to its intersection with County Road 688 (Turnersville-Hickstown Road); then west along County Road 688 to its intersection with County Road 705; then northwest along County Road 705 (County House Road) to its intersection with County Road 635 (Grenlode-Hurfville Road); then southwest on County Road 635 to its intersection with Mantua Creek; then northwest along Mantua Creek to its mouth at the Delaware River, the point of beginning. Petty Island lying in the Delaware River is in this zone.
zone	49

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49. Zone No. 49: That portion of Gloucester, Camden and Burlington Counties

lying within a continuous line beginning at the mouth of Mantua Creek on the

Delaware River; then northeast along the east bank of the Delaware River to Rt.

541 at the City of Burlington; then southeast along Rt. 541 to its intersection with

Interstate 295; then southwest along Interstate 295 to its intersection with

Rancocas Creek; then east along the Rancocas Creek to its intersection with the

New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest along the New Jersey Turnpike to its

intersection with Rt. 73; then south along Rt. 73 to its intersection with County

Road 689 (Cross Keys Road) at Berlin; then southwest along County Road 689 to

its intersection with County Road 688 (Turnersville-Hickstown Road); then west

along County Road 688 to its intersection with County Road 705; then northwest

along County Road 705 (County House Road) to its intersection with County

Road 635 (Grenlode-Hurfville Road); then southwest on County Road 635 to its

intersection with Mantua Creek; then northwest along Mantua Creek to its mouth

at the Delaware River, the point of beginning. Petty Island lying in the Delaware

River is in this zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 50 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)50

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)50
value	Zone No. 50: That portion of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Rt. 522 near Jamesburg; then southeast on Rt. 522 to the intersection with Rt. 537 at Freehold; then southwest on Rt. 537 to the intersection with business Rt. 33; then east on Rt. 33 to the intersection with the western edge of the fenced boundary of the Earle Naval Weapons Depot; then north and east along the fenced boundary of the Earle Depot to the intersection of County Route 38 (Wayside Rd.) and Rt. 547 at the most eastern point of the fenced boundary of Naval Weapons Station--Earle; then northeast on Rt. 547 to the intersection with the Garden State Parkway; then north on the Garden State Parkway to the intersection with Rt. 36 near Eatontown; then east on Rt. 36 to the Atlantic Ocean; then north along the Atlantic coastline to the Raritan Bay; then south and west along the southern shore of Raritan Bay to Raritan River; then continuing west along the south bank of the Raritan River to the intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest along the New Jersey Turnpike to the intersection with Rt. 522, the point of beginning. Monmouth Battlefield State Park (Zone 64), Naval Weapons Station, Earle (Zones 39 and 40), and Fort Monmouth (Zone 62), are excluded from this zone.
zone	50

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50. Zone No. 50: That portion of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties lying

within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike

and Rt. 522 near Jamesburg; then southeast on Rt. 522 to the intersection with Rt.

537 at Freehold; then southwest on Rt. 537 to the intersection with business Rt.

33; then east on Rt. 33 to the intersection with the western edge of the fenced

boundary of the Earle Naval Weapons Depot; then north and east along the fenced

boundary of the Earle Depot to the intersection of County Route 38 (Wayside

Rd.) and Rt. 547 at the most eastern point of the fenced boundary of Naval

Weapons Station--Earle; then northeast on Rt. 547 to the intersection with the

Garden State Parkway; then north on the Garden State Parkway to the intersection

with Rt. 36 near Eatontown; then east on Rt. 36 to the Atlantic Ocean; then north

along the Atlantic coastline to the Raritan Bay; then south and west along the

southern shore of Raritan Bay to Raritan River; then continuing west along the

south bank of the Raritan River to the intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike;

then southwest along the New Jersey Turnpike to the intersection with Rt. 522,

the point of beginning. Monmouth Battlefield State Park (Zone 64), Naval

Weapons Station, Earle (Zones 39 and 40), and Fort Monmouth (Zone 62), are

excluded from this zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 51 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)51

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)51
value	Zone No. 51: That portion of Monmouth and Ocean Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 547 and Rt. 571 near Lakehurst; then southeast along Rt. 571 to the intersection with the Garden State Parkway; then south on the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with Rt. 72 near Manahawkin; then east along Rt. 72 to the Atlantic Ocean at Ship Bottom; then north along the Atlantic coastline to the intersection with Rt. 36 in Long Branch; then west on Rt. 36 to the intersection with the Garden State Parkway near Eatontown; then south on the parkway to the intersection with Rt. 547; then south on Rt. 547 to the intersection with county route 38 (Wayside Road) at the eastern fenced boundary of Naval Weapons Station, Earle; then south along the eastern fenced boundary of Naval Weapons Station, Earle to the intersection with Rt. 34; then south on Rt. 34 to the intersection with Tinton Falls Rd. and Rt. 33; then south on Tinton Falls Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 547 (Asbury Rd.); then south on Rt. 547 through Farmingdale to the intersection with Rt. 571, the point of beginning.
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51. Zone No. 51: That portion of Monmouth and Ocean Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 547 and Rt. 571 near

Lakehurst; then southeast along Rt. 571 to the intersection with the Garden State

Parkway; then south on the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with Rt. 72

near Manahawkin; then east along Rt. 72 to the Atlantic Ocean at Ship Bottom;

then north along the Atlantic coastline to the intersection with Rt. 36 in Long

Branch; then west on Rt. 36 to the intersection with the Garden State Parkway

near Eatontown; then south on the parkway to the intersection with Rt. 547; then

south on Rt. 547 to the intersection with county route 38 (Wayside Road) at the

eastern fenced boundary of Naval Weapons Station, Earle; then south along the

eastern fenced boundary of Naval Weapons Station, Earle to the intersection with

Rt. 34; then south on Rt. 34 to the intersection with Tinton Falls Rd. and Rt. 33;

then south on Tinton Falls Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 547 (Asbury Rd.); then

south on Rt. 547 through Farmingdale to the intersection with Rt. 571, the point

of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 52 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)52

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)52
value	Zone No. 52: Not designated.
zone	52

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52. Zone No. 52: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 53 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)53

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)53
value	Zone No. 53: That portion of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, U.S. Air Force, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Ocean County.
zone	53

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53. Zone No. 53: That portion of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, U.S. Air

Force, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Ocean County.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 54 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)54

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)54
value	Zone No. 54: That portion of U.S. Army Armament Research and Development Command (ARRADCOM), U.S. Department of the Army, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Morris County.
zone	54

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54. Zone No. 54: That portion of U.S. Army Armament Research and

Development Command (ARRADCOM), U.S. Department of the Army,

designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Morris County.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 55 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)55

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)55
value	Zone No. 55: That portion of Gloucester County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 47 and 322 at Glassboro; then east along Rt. 322 (County Rt. 536) to its intersection with Rt. 655 (Fries Mill Road); then south on Rt. 655 to its intersection with Rt. 610 (Academy Avenue); then west on Rt. 610 to its intersection with Rt. 47 (Delsea Drive) at Clayton; then north along Rt. 47 to its intersection with Rt. 322 at Glassboro, the point of beginning.
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55. Zone No. 55: That portion of Gloucester County lying within a continuous

line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 47 and 322 at Glassboro; then east along

Rt. 322 (County Rt. 536) to its intersection with Rt. 655 (Fries Mill Road); then

south on Rt. 655 to its intersection with Rt. 610 (Academy Avenue); then west on

Rt. 610 to its intersection with Rt. 47 (Delsea Drive) at Clayton; then north along

Rt. 47 to its intersection with Rt. 322 at Glassboro, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 56 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)56

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)56
value	Zone No. 56: Not designated.
zone	56

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56. Zone No. 56: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 57 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)57

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)57
value	Zone No. 57: Not designated.
zone	57

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57. Zone No. 57: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 58 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)58

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)58
value	Zone No. 58: Not designated.
zone	58

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58. Zone No. 58: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 59 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)59

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)59
value	Zone No. 59: Not designated.
zone	59

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59. Zone No. 59: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 60 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)60

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)60
value	Zone No. 60: Not designated.
zone	60

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60. Zone No. 60: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 61 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)61

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)61
value	Zone No. 61: Those portions of the Atlantic County Park System, County of Atlantic, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Atlantic County.
zone	61

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61. Zone No. 61: Those portions of the Atlantic County Park System, County of

Atlantic, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Atlantic County.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 62 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)62

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)62
value	Zone No. 62: Not designated.
zone	62

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62. Zone No. 62: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 63 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)63

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)63
value	Zone No. 63: That portion of Salem County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the Salem Canal and the Delaware River at Deepwater; then eastward along the south bank of the Salem Canal to its intersection with the Salem River; then southward along the west bank of the Salem River to its intersection with Rt. 49 at Salem; then southeastward on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Alloway Creek at Quinton; then, southwest along the northern bank of the Alloway Creek to its intersection with the Delaware River; then northward along the east bank of the Delaware River and New Jersey State line to Finns Point and Fort Mott State Park; then northward along the New Jersey State Line to the Delaware River; then northwest along the east bank of the Delaware River; then northwestward along the east bank of the Delaware River and New Jersey State line to its intersection with the Salem Canal at Deepwater, the point of beginning.
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63. Zone No. 63: That portion of Salem County lying within a continuous line

beginning at the intersection of the Salem Canal and the Delaware River at

Deepwater; then eastward along the south bank of the Salem Canal to its

intersection with the Salem River; then southward along the west bank of the

Salem River to its intersection with Rt. 49 at Salem; then southeastward on Rt. 49

to its intersection with Alloway Creek at Quinton; then, southwest along the

northern bank of the Alloway Creek to its intersection with the Delaware River;

then northward along the east bank of the Delaware River and New Jersey State

line to Finns Point and Fort Mott State Park; then northward along the New Jersey

State Line to the Delaware River; then northwest along the east bank of the

Delaware River; then northwestward along the east bank of the Delaware River

and New Jersey State line to its intersection with the Salem Canal at Deepwater,

the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 64 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)64

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)64
value	Zone No. 64: That portion of Monmouth Battlefield State Park, designated as open for deer hunting, lying within Monmouth County.
zone	64

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64. Zone No. 64: That portion of Monmouth Battlefield State Park, designated as

open for deer hunting, lying within Monmouth County.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 65 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)65

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)65
value	Zone No. 65: That portion of Camden and Gloucester Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 322 and County Road Rt. 659 (Malaga-New Brooklyn Road) in Monroe Township, Gloucester County; then northeast along Rt. 659 to its intersection with County Road Rt. 536 at New Brooklyn; then northward along Rt. 536 to its intersection with County Road Rt. 720 (Brooklyn-Blue Anchor Road); then southeast on Rt. 720 to its intersection with Rt. 73 near Blue Anchor; then southward along Rt. 73 to its intersection with Piney Hollow Road; then southwest along Piney Hollow Road to its intersection with Dutch Mill Rd. then west along Dutch Mill Rd. to its intersection with County Road Rt. 557 (Tuckahoe Rd.); then Northwest on Rt. 557 to its intersection with County Road Rt. 659 (Malaga Rd.); then North on Rt. 659 to its intersection with County Road Rt. 633 (Blue Bell Rd.); then south on Rt. 633 to its intersection with County Road Rt. 538 (Coles Mill Rd.); then east along Rt. 538 to its intersection with Rt. 322; then west along Rt. 322 to its intersection with County Road Rt. 659, the point of beginning.
zone	65

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65. Zone No. 65: That portion of Camden and Gloucester Counties lying within a

continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 322 and County Road Rt. 659

(Malaga-New Brooklyn Road) in Monroe Township, Gloucester County; then

northeast along Rt. 659 to its intersection with County Road Rt. 536 at New

Brooklyn; then northward along Rt. 536 to its intersection with County Road Rt.

720 (Brooklyn-Blue Anchor Road); then southeast on Rt. 720 to its intersection

with Rt. 73 near Blue Anchor; then southward along Rt. 73 to its intersection with

Piney Hollow Road; then southwest along Piney Hollow Road to its intersection

with Dutch Mill Rd. then west along Dutch Mill Rd. to its intersection with

County Road Rt. 557 (Tuckahoe Rd.); then Northwest on Rt. 557 to its

intersection with County Road Rt. 659 (Malaga Rd.); then North on Rt. 659 to its

intersection with County Road Rt. 633 (Blue Bell Rd.); then south on Rt. 633 to

its intersection with County Road Rt. 538 (Coles Mill Rd.); then east along Rt.

538 to its intersection with Rt. 322; then west along Rt. 322 to its intersection

with County Road Rt. 659, the point of beginning.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 66 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)66

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)66
value	Zone No. 66: That portion of Atlantic County including lands, roads, right of ways and easements within the contiguous boundary of the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, excluding Laurel Memorial Park Cemetery. Lands open for deer hunting only and persons authorized to hunt deer on the facility shall be determined by the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, the administrative agency.
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66. Zone No. 66: That portion of Atlantic County including lands, roads, right of

ways and easements within the contiguous boundary of the Federal Aviation

Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, excluding Laurel Memorial

Park Cemetery. Lands open for deer hunting only and persons authorized to hunt

deer on the facility shall be determined by the Federal Aviation Administration

William J. Hughes Technical Center, the administrative agency.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 67 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)67

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)67
value	Zone No. 67: That portion of High Point State Park, located north and east of Deckertown Turnpike (Rt. 650), designated as open to hunting, lying within Sussex County.
zone	67

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67. Zone No. 67: That portion of High Point State Park, located north and east of

Deckertown Turnpike (Rt. 650), designated as open to hunting, lying within

Sussex County.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 68 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)68

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)68
value	Zone No. 68: That portion of the Franklin Parker Preserve and Four Mile Spring Preserve, designated as open for hunting, lying within Woodland Township, Burlington County.
zone	68

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68. Zone No. 68: That portion of the Franklin Parker Preserve and Four Mile

Spring Preserve, designated as open for hunting, lying within Woodland

Township, Burlington County.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 70 -- location as described at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)69

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
geography_is_not_built	PUBLISHED VERBATIM AS THE CODE PRINTS IT. This record derives no geometry from this description, resolves none of the road numbers it names, and does not decide whether any point is inside or outside this zone. The Deer Management Zone Map these boundaries are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT: 7:25-5.29(k) states it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division".
paragraph_number_is_not_the_zone_number	THE NUMBER IN THIS ROW'S ADDRESS AND THE NUMBER OF THE ZONE IT DESCRIBES ARE READ SEPARATELY AND THEY DIVERGE. The zone number on this row is read out of the provision's own opening words; the address is the paragraph number the code prints. They agree for paragraphs 1 through 39 and part company after 7:25-5.29(p)40, which is "(Reserved)" -- (p)69 is Zone 70, and this code has no Zone 69.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(p)69
value	Zone No. 70: Not designated.
zone	70

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69. Zone No. 70: Not designated.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

SUBCHAPTER 17 -- Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25, SUBCHAPTER 17
value	SUBCHAPTER 17, "DISPOSAL AND POSSESSION OF DEAD DEER", pp.326-327, IS READ END TO END BY THIS RECORD AND IS NOT DECLARED AS A GAP. Its own title names deer, and so do the titles of two of its seven sections -- 7:25-17.5 "Dead deer on private property" and 7:25-17.6 "Possession of dead deer". It binds a deer hunter directly: 17.5 says "The owner or lessee of cultivated lands who kills deer under permit of the Division on such property shall dispose of the dead deer as directed by the Division", and 17.6 is the written permit under which a road-killed deer may be possessed for consumption. AND THIS RECORD ALREADY POINTED INTO IT: 7:25-5.1(i)3, a `rule` row of this compilation, opens "Notwithstanding the provision at N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.3 to the contrary...". A record that publishes a rule citing an address cannot also declare that address irrelevant.

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SUBCHAPTER 17. Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

SUBCHAPTER 23 -- Permit to Kill Wild Deer

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25, SUBCHAPTER 23
value	SUBCHAPTER 23, "PERMIT TO KILL WILD DEER", pp.451-454, IS READ END TO END BY THIS RECORD AND IS NOT DECLARED AS A GAP. Its own title names deer and the whole subchapter is about nothing else. 7:25-23.5(a) is an operative prohibition -- no person may take, kill or wound a deer prohibited by the Game Code, or take one outside the period the Game Code permits, or exceed the Game Code's number, "unless having on their person a current, valid permit to kill wild deer issued by the division". That is a route by which deer may lawfully be taken outside every season in this record, which is exactly the ground on which this adapter already declares 7:25-5.32 to carry regulation. 23.6 then states the conditions -- the gauges and loads, the daily record, the two-week report, the ban on selling the carcass -- and 23.8 the penalty. THE SUBCHAPTER'S OWN SCOPE SENTENCE MISCITES THE GAME CODE: 7:25-23.1 says "Provisions for this exception to the State Game Code appears therein at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31", and 7:25-5.31 in this copy is the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge permit season, which says nothing about crop damage or about a permit to kill. Reported, not corrected.

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SUBCHAPTER 23. Permit to Kill Wild Deer

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

muzzleloader rifle permit season permit quota table -- how it is read

column_positions	zone x<170, season dates code x<250, permit quota x<330, counties x>=330
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28
value	READ FROM THE PAGE'S OWN COLUMN POSITIONS, NOT FROM A WHITESPACE SPLIT. The four columns of this table -- Deer Mgt. Zone No., Season Dates Code, Permit Quota, Portions of Counties Involved -- sit at x = 126, 206, 280 and 354/366 on every page of every one of the three quota tables in this code. pypdf's text layer collapses the run of spaces that IS an empty cell, so Zone 64's row returns as "64 0 Monmouth (Monmouth Battlefield State" and a whitespace split reads a season dates code of 0 and a quota of "Monmouth"; the coordinates say the season dates code cell is EMPTY and the quota is 0. A county list that wraps is joined onto the row above it, which is the only case where a printed line is not a row of this table.

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MUZZLELOADER RIFLE PERMIT SEASON PERMIT QUOTAS

Deer Mgt. Season Permit Quota Portions of Counties Involved

Zone No. Dates Code

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

muzzleloader rifle permit season permit quota -- the publisher's own printed total, checked

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
printed_total	50,913
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28
sum_of_rows_read_here	50,913
value	The table prints its own column total as 50,913. The per-zone quotas this record read out of the page's coordinates sum to 50,913. THEY AGREE, EXACTLY. A total the publisher computed is stronger evidence about this table reader than anything the extractor can say about itself (ADDING-A-STATE.md §5).

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Total 50,913

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

shotgun permit season permit quota table -- how it is read

column_positions	zone x<170, season dates code x<250, permit quota x<330, counties x>=330
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	READ FROM THE PAGE'S OWN COLUMN POSITIONS, NOT FROM A WHITESPACE SPLIT. The four columns of this table -- Deer Mgt. Zone No., Season Dates Code, Permit Quota, Portions of Counties Involved -- sit at x = 126, 206, 280 and 354/366 on every page of every one of the three quota tables in this code. pypdf's text layer collapses the run of spaces that IS an empty cell, so Zone 64's row returns as "64 0 Monmouth (Monmouth Battlefield State" and a whitespace split reads a season dates code of 0 and a quota of "Monmouth"; the coordinates say the season dates code cell is EMPTY and the quota is 0. A county list that wraps is joined onto the row above it, which is the only case where a printed line is not a row of this table.

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SHOTGUN PERMIT SEASON PERMIT QUOTAS

Deer Mgt. Season Permit Portions of Counties Involved

Zone No. Dates Code Quota

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

shotgun permit season permit quota -- the publisher's own printed total, checked

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
printed_total	78,959
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
sum_of_rows_read_here	79,309
value	The table prints its own column total as 78,959. The per-zone quotas this record read out of the page's coordinates sum to 79,309. THEY DO NOT AGREE, AND THIS RECORD REPORTS THE DISAGREEMENT RATHER THAN ADJUSTING EITHER NUMBER. The reader is not the suspect here: the muzzleloader table at 7:25-5.28(k) reproduces its own printed total of 50,913 exactly, by the same code on the same coordinates, and a second, independent sum taken straight off the text layer with a regular expression rather than from coordinates returns the same figure as this one for all three tables. Every zone of this table is published as a row of this record, so a reader can add the column up themselves. A total the publisher computed is stronger evidence about this table reader than anything the extractor can say about itself (ADDING-A-STATE.md §5).

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Total 78,959

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 1 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	2
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 2.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	1

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 36 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	8
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 8.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	36

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 2 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	5
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 5.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	2

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 37 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	37

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 3 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	2
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 2.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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3 2 38 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 38 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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3 2 38 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 4 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	2
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 2.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	4

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4 2 39 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 39 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	39

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4 2 39 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 5 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	6
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 6.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	5

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5 6 40 not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 40 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	not designated
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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5 6 40 not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 6 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	4
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 4.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	6

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6 4 41 7

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 41 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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6 4 41 7

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 7 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 7.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 42 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	6
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 6.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 8 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	7
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 7.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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8 7 43 0

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 43 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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8 7 43 0

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 9 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	7
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 7.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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9 7 44 not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 44 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 10 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 45 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 11 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 46 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 12 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 47 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 5.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 13 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 48 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	6
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 14 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	8
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 8.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 49 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	8
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 8.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 15 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	8
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 8.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 50 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	8
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 8.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 16 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	5
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 5.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 51 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	8
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 8.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	51

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 17 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	17
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
unresolvable	THE PAGE PRINTS "17" AND THERE IS NO SUCH REGULATION SET. The code defines nine, 0 through 8, by the heading of its own summary at 7:25-5.29(q)2, and the only other values this column takes are "Special Area" and "Not designated". The printed value equals this row's zone number. Verified on the pixels at 5x, not inferred from a text layer: pypdf and pdfplumber both return it and the rendered page shows it. A hunter in this zone cannot learn their season dates or bag limit from this table. Reported, not corrected.
value	Regulation Set as printed: 17.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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17 17 52 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 52 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Not designated
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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17 17 52 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 18 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	2
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 2.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	18

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18 2 53 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 53 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	53

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18 2 53 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 19 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	6
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 6.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	19

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19 6 54 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 54 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	54

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19 6 54 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 20 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Not designated
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	20

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20 Not designated 55 3

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 55 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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20 Not designated 55 3

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 21 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 56 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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21 0 56 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 22 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	2
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 2.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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22 2 57 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 57 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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22 2 57 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 23 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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23 0 58 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 58 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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23 0 58 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 24 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
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why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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24 0 59 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 59 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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24 0 59 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 25 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	6
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 6.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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25 6 60 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 60 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Not designated
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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25 6 60 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 26 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	2
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 2.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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26 2 61 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 61 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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26 2 61 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 27 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	5
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 5.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	27

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27 5 62 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 62 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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27 5 62 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 28 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	5
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 5.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 63 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	3
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 3.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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28 5 63 3

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 29 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	5
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 5.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	29

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29 5 64 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 64 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	64

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29 5 64 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 30 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	3
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 3.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	30

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30 3 65 3

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 65 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	3
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 3.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	65

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30 3 65 3

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 31 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 5.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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31 5 66 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 66 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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31 5 66 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 32 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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32 Not designated 67 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 67 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	67

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32 Not designated 67 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 33 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Not designated
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	33

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33 Not designated 68 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 68 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Special Area
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: Special Area.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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33 Not designated 68 Special Area

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 34 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	0
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Regulation Set as printed: 0.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
zone	34

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Deer Management Zone 70 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	Not designated
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value	Regulation Set as printed: Not designated.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 35 -- regulation set assigned at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
regulation_set_as_printed	35
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
unresolvable	THE PAGE PRINTS "35" AND THERE IS NO SUCH REGULATION SET. The code defines nine, 0 through 8, by the heading of its own summary at 7:25-5.29(q)2, and the only other values this column takes are "Special Area" and "Not designated". The printed value equals this row's zone number. Verified on the pixels at 5x, not inferred from a text layer: pypdf and pdfplumber both return it and the rendered page shows it. A hunter in this zone cannot learn their season dates or bag limit from this table. Reported, not corrected.
value	Regulation Set as printed: 35.
why_this_matters	A zone's regulation set is what carries it into every season section: 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 state their durations and bag limits "in zones in Regulation Set N" and almost never by zone number. A zone whose regulation set cannot be resolved has no season dates and no bag limit anywhere in this code except where it is named individually.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 1 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4, deer range 75, strategy Stabilize, total goal 300.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 2 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 5, deer range 149, strategy Stabilize, total goal 745.
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2 5 149 Stabilize 745

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 3 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 153, strategy Stabilize, total goal 306.
zone	3

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3 2 153 Stabilize 306

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 4 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4.5, deer range 71, strategy Stabilize, total goal 320.
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4 4.5 71 Stabilize 320

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 5 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 6, deer range 215, strategy Stabilize, total goal 1,290.
zone	5

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5 6 215 Stabilize

1,290

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 6 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2.5, deer range 153, strategy Decrease, total goal 383.
zone	6

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6 2.5 153 Decrease 383

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 7 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 6, deer range 103, strategy Stabilize, total goal 618.
zone	7

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7 6 103 Stabilize 618

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 8 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 6, deer range 203, strategy Decrease, total goal 1,218.
zone	8

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8 6 203 Decrease

1,218

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 9 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4.5, deer range 52, strategy Stabilize, total goal 234.
zone	9

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9 4.5 52 Stabilize 234

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 10 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 7, deer range 110, strategy Decrease, total goal 770.
zone	10

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10 7 110 Decrease 770

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 11 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 7, deer range 68, strategy Decrease, total goal 476.
zone	11

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11 7 68 Decrease 476

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 12 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 7, deer range 152, strategy Decrease, total goal 1,064.
zone	12

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1,064

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 13 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 109, strategy Decrease, total goal 218.
zone	13

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13 2 109 Decrease 218

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 14 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3, deer range 165, strategy Decrease, total goal 495.
zone	14

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14 3 165 Decrease 495

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 15 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4, deer range 86, strategy Decrease, total goal 344.
zone	15

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15 4 86 Decrease 344

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 16 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4, deer range 91, strategy Decrease, total goal 364.
zone	16

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 17 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3.5, deer range 90, strategy Decrease, total goal 315.
zone	17

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17 3.5 90 Decrease 315

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 18 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3, deer range 70, strategy Increase, total goal 210.
zone	18

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18 3 70 Increase 210

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 19 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4, deer range 159, strategy Stabilize, total goal 568.
zone	19

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19 4 159 Stabilize 568

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 20 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	20

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20 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 21 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 192, strategy Increase, total goal 384.
zone	21

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21 2 192 Increase 384

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 22 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3.5, deer range 34, strategy Increase, total goal 119.
zone	22

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22 3.5 34 Increase 119

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 23 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 190, strategy Increase, total goal 380.
zone	23

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23 2 190 Increase 380

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 24 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 1, deer range 162, strategy Increase, total goal 162.
zone	24

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24 1 162 Increase 162

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 25 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3, deer range 159, strategy Stabilize, total goal 477.
zone	25

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25 3 159 Stabilize 477

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 26 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 212, strategy Increase, total goal 424.
zone	26

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26 2 212 Increase 424

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 27 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3.5, deer range 103, strategy Stabilize, total goal 361.
zone	27

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27 3.5 103 Stabilize 361

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 28 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2.76, deer range 125, strategy Stabilize, total goal 345.
zone	28

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28 2.76 125 Stabilize 345

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 29 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 5, deer range 64, strategy Stabilize, total goal 330.
zone	29

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29 5 64 Stabilize 330

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 30 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3.44, deer range 43, strategy Stabilize, total goal 148.
zone	30

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30 3.44 43 Stabilize 148

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 31 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2.07, deer range 40, strategy Stabilize, total goal 83.
zone	31

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31 2.07 40 Stabilize 83

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 34 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2.07, deer range 97, strategy Increase, total goal 201.
zone	34

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34 2.07 97 Increase 201

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 35 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3, deer range 171, strategy Stabilize, total goal 513.
zone	35

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35 3 171 Stabilize 513

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 36 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 0, deer range 127, strategy Decrease, total goal 0.
zone	36

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36 0 127 Decrease 0

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 37 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 5, deer range 20, strategy Stabilize, total goal 100.
zone	37

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37 5 20 Stabilize 100

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 38 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 12, strategy Increase, total goal 24.
zone	38

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38 2 12 Increase 24

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 39 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3, deer range 15, strategy Decrease, total goal 45.
zone	39

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39 3 15 Decrease 45

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 40 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	40

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40 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 41 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 7, deer range 39, strategy Decrease, total goal 273.
zone	41

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41 7 39 Decrease 273

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 42 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 1, deer range 73, strategy Decrease, total goal 73.
zone	42

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42 1 73 Decrease 73

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 43 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3.5, deer range 27, strategy Increase, total goal 95.
zone	43

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43 3.5 27 Increase 95

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 44 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	44

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44 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 45 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3.5, deer range 65, strategy Increase, total goal 228.
zone	45

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45 3.5 65 Increase 228

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 46 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3.5, deer range 79, strategy Increase, total goal 277.
zone	46

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46 3.5 79 Increase 277

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 47 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 1.03, deer range 54, strategy Decrease, total goal 56.
zone	47

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47 1.03 54 Decrease 56

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 48 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4, deer range 86, strategy Stabilize, total goal 344.
zone	48

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48 4 86 Stabilize 344

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 49 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 0, deer range 68, strategy Decrease, total goal 0.
zone	49

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 50 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 1, deer range 137, strategy Decrease, total goal 137.
zone	50

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50 1 137 Decrease 137

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 51 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 51, deer range 153, strategy Decrease, total goal 153.
zone	51

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 52 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	52

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 53 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 7.5, strategy Decrease, total goal 15.
zone	53

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53 2 7.5 Decrease 15

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 54 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3, deer range 10, strategy Stabilize, total goal 30.
zone	54

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 55 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 5, deer range 5.6, strategy Decrease, total goal 28.
zone	55

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55 5 5.6 Decrease 28

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 56 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	56

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56 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 57 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	57

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57 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 58 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	58

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58 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 59 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	59

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59 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 60 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	60

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60 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 61 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 5, strategy Stabilize, total goal 10.
zone	61

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 62 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	62

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62 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 63 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 5, deer range 21, strategy Stabilize, total goal 105.
zone	63

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63 5 21 Stabilize 105

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 64 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 3, deer range 3, strategy Decrease, total goal 9.
zone	64

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64 3 3 Decrease 9

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 65 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 65, deer range 17, strategy Stabilize, total goal 85.
zone	65

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65 65 17 Stabilize 85

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 66 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 2, deer range 3.3, strategy Decrease, total goal 7.
zone	66

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 67 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 4, deer range 15, strategy Decrease, total goal 60.
zone	67

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67 4 15 Decrease 60

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 68 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal 1, deer range 16.3, strategy Decrease, total goal 16.
zone	68

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68 1 16.3 Decrease 16

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer Management Zone 70 -- buck goal and management strategy at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
footnotes_as_printed	* per square mile. ** buck goal per square mile multiplied by deer range.
informational_status	THE SOURCE LABELS THIS TABLE INFORMATIONAL AND THEN ACTS ON IT. 7:25-5.29(r) opens "The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest..." -- but 7:25-5.25(c)1 and 7:25-5.29(b)1 both make it operative, letting the Council suspend the earn-a-buck requirement or move a zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set when the yearly harvest is 15 percent off "the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)". So this number is a trigger for changing the seasons published in this record, and a change made under it reaches a hunter by "a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register" and the Division's website -- neither of which is in this document.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29
value	Buck goal Not designated.
zone	70

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70 Not designated

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

bow permit season permit quota table -- how it is read

column_positions	zone x<170, season dates code x<250, permit quota x<330, counties x>=330
filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30
value	READ FROM THE PAGE'S OWN COLUMN POSITIONS, NOT FROM A WHITESPACE SPLIT. The four columns of this table -- Deer Mgt. Zone No., Season Dates Code, Permit Quota, Portions of Counties Involved -- sit at x = 126, 206, 280 and 354/366 on every page of every one of the three quota tables in this code. pypdf's text layer collapses the run of spaces that IS an empty cell, so Zone 64's row returns as "64 0 Monmouth (Monmouth Battlefield State" and a whitespace split reads a season dates code of 0 and a quota of "Monmouth"; the coordinates say the season dates code cell is EMPTY and the quota is 0. A county list that wraps is joined onto the row above it, which is the only case where a printed line is not a row of this table.

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BOW PERMIT SEASON PERMIT QUOTAS

Deer Mgt. Season Permit Portions of Counties Involved

Zone No. Dates Code Quota

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

bow permit season permit quota -- the publisher's own printed total, checked

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
printed_total	60,940
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30
sum_of_rows_read_here	61,790
value	The table prints its own column total as 60,940. The per-zone quotas this record read out of the page's coordinates sum to 61,790. THEY DO NOT AGREE, AND THIS RECORD REPORTS THE DISAGREEMENT RATHER THAN ADJUSTING EITHER NUMBER. The reader is not the suspect here: the muzzleloader table at 7:25-5.28(k) reproduces its own printed total of 50,913 exactly, by the same code on the same coordinates, and a second, independent sum taken straight off the text layer with a regular expression rather than from coordinates returns the same figure as this one for all three tables. Every zone of this table is published as a row of this record, so a reader can add the column up themselves. A total the publisher computed is stronger evidence about this table reader than anything the extractor can say about itself (ADDING-A-STATE.md §5).

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Total 60,940

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Which deer management zones this record can and cannot place -- checked against its own rows

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
value	7:25-5.29(p) prints 69 numbered paragraphs and 68 of them describe a zone; the remaining one, (p)40, is "(Reserved)". Every zone this record names in any other row -- the three permit quota tables at 5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) (5.28: 60 zones, 5.29: 60 zones, 5.30: 60 zones), the regulation-set table at 5.29(q)1 and the buck-goal table at 5.29(r) -- was compared against that set. ZONES NAMED SOMEWHERE IN THIS RECORD WITH NO BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION IN THIS DOCUMENT: 40. Zone 40 is the reservation itself: 7:25-5.29(p)39 states "The Waterfront Section (formerly Zone 40) is now included in Zone 39", and the (q)1 and (r) tables still print a Zone 40 row, each marked "not designated". AND A BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION IS STILL NOT A LOCATION. These are the publisher's own words describing lines along numbered roads and county boundaries. The Deer Management Zone Map they are read against is NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT -- 7:25-5.28(k), 5.29(k) and 5.30(k) each say it "is on file at the Office of Administrative Law" -- and it is declared as a gap carrying regulation. A HUNTER CANNOT TELL FROM THIS RECORD WHICH GROUND IS IN WHICH ZONE, whether or not the zone has a description here, and this record builds no geography to let them.
zones_described_at_5_29_p	68
zones_named_elsewhere_without_a_description	40

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THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S

RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE

CODE.

N.J.A.C. 7:25

Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules

Statutory authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-30 et seq., 13:1D-9, 23:1-1 et seq., and 50:1-5 et seq.

Date last amended: October 2, 2023

For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Time: The hours listed in this Code are EST or EDT at date and are based on Trenton time. A copy of the official time table for Trenton is on file at the Office of Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division. Time tables for Trenton time are also published in the annual Summary of Game Regulations and Trenton time shall be the Statewide official time.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(b)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(b) Time: The hours listed in this Code are EST or EDT at date and are based on Trenton

time. A copy of the official time table for Trenton is on file at the Office of

Administrative Law and is available from that agency or the Division. Time tables for

Trenton time are also published in the annual Summary of Game Regulations and

Trenton time shall be the Statewide official time.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This Code, when adopted and when effective, shall supersede the provisions of the 2006-2012 Game Code.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(c)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(c) This Code, when adopted and when effective, shall supersede the provisions of the

2006-2012 Game Code.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(d)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(d) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the

following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

For the purpose of this subchapter, "Trenton Office" shall mean the Bureau of Wildlife Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(e)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(e) For the purpose of this subchapter, "Trenton Office" shall mean the Bureau of

Wildlife Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife, New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-

0420.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Hunters may purchase no more than one All Around Sportsman License, or one Bow and Arrow Hunting License and one Firearm Hunting License for any calendar year.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(f)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(f) Hunters may purchase no more than one All Around Sportsman License, or one Bow

and Arrow Hunting License and one Firearm Hunting License for any calendar year.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The Director, with the approval of the Fish and Game Council, may close any hunting or trapping season state-wide or in a designated area, when necessary to respond to emergencies or special circumstances when it is deemed necessary to protect wildlife or human health or safety. Such closure shall be announced by press, radio, Division website (www.njfishandwildlife.com) and listserve, found at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/lstsub.htm.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(g)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(g) The Director, with the approval of the Fish and Game Council, may close any

hunting or trapping season state-wide or in a designated area, when necessary to respond

to emergencies or special circumstances when it is deemed necessary to protect wildlife

or human health or safety. Such closure shall be announced by press, radio, Division

website (www.njfishandwildlife.com) and listserve, found at

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/lstsub.htm.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All farmers, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.7(i)1 or 5.28(i)1 and 2, and their immediate family who participate in deer hunting must obtain a free Conservation Identification number (CID) from the ELS by January 2012 to check in game animals harvested pursuant to N.J.S.A. 23:3-1e via the AHRS.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(h)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(h) All farmers, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.7(i)1 or 5.28(i)1 and 2, and their

immediate family who participate in deer hunting must obtain a free Conservation

Identification number (CID) from the ELS by January 2012 to check in game animals

harvested pursuant to N.J.S.A. 23:3-1e via the AHRS.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In the event that a highly contagious or zoonotic disease of concern is discovered in New Jersey, or within 20 miles of the New Jersey State border, whether in a captive or wild animal, the Division may establish one or more disease surveillance areas within the State's borders. Notification of the establishment of any such area(s), including the boundaries of any such area(s), and the affected species, shall be made through a notice in the New Jersey Register, press releases, and the Division's website at www.njfishandwildlife.com. Once a disease surveillance area has been established, all provisions of this subsection shall be in effect.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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(i) In the event that a highly contagious or zoonotic disease of concern is discovered in

New Jersey, or within 20 miles of the New Jersey State border, whether in a captive or

wild animal, the Division may establish one or more disease surveillance areas within the

State's borders. Notification of the establishment of any such area(s), including the

boundaries of any such area(s), and the affected species, shall be made through a notice

in the New Jersey Register, press releases, and the Division's website at

www.njfishandwildlife.com. Once a disease surveillance area has been established, all

provisions of this subsection shall be in effect.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall remove from the disease surveillance area any carcass, or the parts or portions of parts, that may carry the contagion, except under permit issued by the Division, or as authorized by this subsection.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)1
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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1. No person shall remove from the disease surveillance area any carcass, or the

parts or portions of parts, that may carry the contagion, except under permit

issued by the Division, or as authorized by this subsection.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Special check stations within the surveillance area may be established by the Division. Any susceptible animal, as defined by the Division, taken within the disease surveillance area during an open hunting season shall be registered at a special designated Division check station within the surveillance area by 7:00 P.M. on the day harvested. If the animal is recovered too late to be brought to a check station by 7:00 P.M. on the day of harvest, the hunter who harvests the animal must notify a Division Law Enforcement Regional Office by phone immediately and present the animal at a special designated Division check station by no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day after it was taken. However, the animal carcass cannot be removed from within the surveillance area until properly checked and tagged. If necessary, unchecked animals may be left at the designated check station overnight, tagged with the hunter's CID and phone number, and date of harvest. The Division shall post on the Division website and publish in press releases information regarding special check station or head dropoff locations within the disease surveillance area including times of operation.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)2
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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2. Special check stations within the surveillance area may be established by the

Division. Any susceptible animal, as defined by the Division, taken within the

disease surveillance area during an open hunting season shall be registered at a

special designated Division check station within the surveillance area by 7:00

P.M. on the day harvested. If the animal is recovered too late to be brought to a

check station by 7:00 P.M. on the day of harvest, the hunter who harvests the

animal must notify a Division Law Enforcement Regional Office by phone

immediately and present the animal at a special designated Division check station

by no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day after it was taken. However, the animal

carcass cannot be removed from within the surveillance area until properly

checked and tagged. If necessary, unchecked animals may be left at the

designated check station overnight, tagged with the hunter's CID and phone

number, and date of harvest. The Division shall post on the Division website and

publish in press releases information regarding special check station or head drop-

off locations within the disease surveillance area including times of operation.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All animals taken within the disease surveillance area shall be kept intact prior to check-in at a special designated check stations. Viscera shall be disposed of at sites designated by the Division.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)2i
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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i. All animals taken within the disease surveillance area shall be kept

intact prior to check-in at a special designated check stations. Viscera shall

be disposed of at sites designated by the Division.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Any person who harvests an animal within the disease surveillance area shall allow Division staff or Division-authorized staff to collect and retain tissue samples from the animal for disease testing. Hunters shall be contacted by the Division when positive lab results from tested animals are received; the Division shall post all lab results on the Division website at www.njfishandwildlife.com. If the disease test is positive, all meat and other parts determined to be potentially contaminated shall be confiscated by the Division or shall be disposed of in a manner specified by the Division.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)2ii
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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ii. Any person who harvests an animal within the disease surveillance

area shall allow Division staff or Division-authorized staff to collect and

retain tissue samples from the animal for disease testing. Hunters shall be

contacted by the Division when positive lab results from tested animals

are received; the Division shall post all lab results on the Division website

at www.njfishandwildlife.com. If the disease test is positive, all meat and

other parts determined to be potentially contaminated shall be confiscated

by the Division or shall be disposed of in a manner specified by the

Division.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Notwithstanding the provision at N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.3 to the contrary, no person may possess the carcass, or any part of the carcass, of any susceptible cervid killed as a result of a cervid-vehicle collision within the disease surveillance area, if applicable, or any susceptible animal collected pursuant to N.J.S.A. 23:4-1 et seq., or N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.35 taken from within the disease surveillance area.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)3
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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3. Notwithstanding the provision at N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.3 to the contrary, no person

may possess the carcass, or any part of the carcass, of any susceptible cervid

killed as a result of a cervid-vehicle collision within the disease surveillance area,

if applicable, or any susceptible animal collected pursuant to N.J.S.A. 23:4-1 et

seq., or N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.35 taken from within the disease surveillance area.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The Director, in concurrence with the Council, may modify hunting or trapping regulations applicable to species identified as potentially impacted by the disease within the disease surveillance area, including, but not limited to, the relaxation of bag limits, the addition of season dates, the repeal of antler point restrictions, the relaxation of wanton waste regulations, and the ban of baiting and feeding in an attempt to reduce or contain the spread of disease. Notification of emergency regulation changes will be made through notice in the New Jersey Register, press releases, and on the Division's website at www.njfishandwildlife.com.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)4
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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4. The Director, in concurrence with the Council, may modify hunting or

trapping regulations applicable to species identified as potentially impacted by the

disease within the disease surveillance area, including, but not limited to, the

relaxation of bag limits, the addition of season dates, the repeal of antler point

restrictions, the relaxation of wanton waste regulations, and the ban of baiting and

feeding in an attempt to reduce or contain the spread of disease. Notification of

emergency regulation changes will be made through notice in the New Jersey

Register, press releases, and on the Division's website at

www.njfishandwildlife.com.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall rehabilitate an animal belonging to a species specified as affected in the notice designating the disease surveillance area within the disease surveillance area. Additionally, no such animal that has been taken from the disease surveillance area shall be rehabilitated in any other part of the State. All susceptible animals already located at a wildlife rehabilitator that have been taken from a disease surveillance area or are being held at a wildlife rehabilitator within the disease surveillance area shall be surrendered to the Division of Fish and Wildlife.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(i)5
section_heading	7:25-5.1 General provisions

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5. No person shall rehabilitate an animal belonging to a species specified as

affected in the notice designating the disease surveillance area within the disease

surveillance area. Additionally, no such animal that has been taken from the

disease surveillance area shall be rehabilitated in any other part of the State. All

susceptible animals already located at a wildlife rehabilitator that have been taken

from a disease surveillance area or are being held at a wildlife rehabilitator within

the disease surveillance area shall be surrendered to the Division of Fish and

Wildlife.

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

A bow means longbow, recurved bow, compound bow, or crossbow. A crossbow means a device capable of propelling an arrow by means of traverse limbs and a string, mounted on a stock of at least 25 inches in length, and having a working safety. Cocking levers and other devices may be used on crossbows. Hand-held releasing devices are permitted.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(a)
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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(a) A bow means longbow, recurved bow, compound bow, or crossbow. A crossbow

means a device capable of propelling an arrow by means of traverse limbs and a string,

mounted on a stock of at least 25 inches in length, and having a working safety. Cocking

levers and other devices may be used on crossbows. Hand-held releasing devices are

permitted.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall use a bow and arrow for deer hunting during the permit muzzleloader or permit shotgun seasons. Nothing in this section shall preclude a properly licensed person from hunting with a bow and arrow when other seasons run concurrent and in the same deer management zones as the six-day firearm, permit muzzleloader or permit shotgun seasons or on any additional days if declared open. A bow and arrow may be used to harvest antlered deer during the six-day firearm season only if the hunter has a current and valid firearm license in addition to a current and valid archery license, or a current and valid all-around license. If an antlered deer is harvested with a bow and arrow during the six-day firearm season, the antlered transportation tag for the six-day firearm season from a firearm or all-around license must be used. Bow and arrow hunting is not permitted between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise during other seasons. Deer shall not be hunted for or taken on Sunday except on wholly enclosed preserves that are properly licensed for the propagation thereof, or on Wildlife Management Areas or private property during the prescribed seasons.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(b)
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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(b) No person shall use a bow and arrow for deer hunting during the permit

muzzleloader or permit shotgun seasons. Nothing in this section shall preclude a properly

licensed person from hunting with a bow and arrow when other seasons run concurrent

and in the same deer management zones as the six-day firearm, permit muzzleloader or

permit shotgun seasons or on any additional days if declared open. A bow and arrow may

be used to harvest antlered deer during the six-day firearm season only if the hunter has a

current and valid firearm license in addition to a current and valid archery license, or a

current and valid all-around license. If an antlered deer is harvested with a bow and arrow

during the six-day firearm season, the antlered transportation tag for the six-day firearm

season from a firearm or all-around license must be used. Bow and arrow hunting is not

permitted between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise during other seasons.

Deer shall not be hunted for or taken on Sunday except on wholly enclosed preserves that

are properly licensed for the propagation thereof, or on Wildlife Management Areas or

private property during the prescribed seasons.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Minimum width shall be 3/4 inch.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(c)1
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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1. Minimum width shall be 3/4 inch.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Cutting edges shall be of well-sharpened metal only.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(c)3
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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3. Cutting edges shall be of well-sharpened metal only.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Arrows fitted with heads other than specified in (c)1 through 3 above may be carried in the woods and fields during the Upland Game Season or other seasons which overlap with the Bow and Arrow Deer Season, in addition to arrows specified for deer. It is legal to carry blunt or judo tips in the field for the purpose of discharging crossbows. It is unlawful to hunt with any device propelled by any means that is used for the purpose of injecting or delivering any type of drug into an animal. Whenever a crossbow is in or upon a motor vehicle, it shall be uncocked.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(c)4
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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4. Arrows fitted with heads other than specified in (c)1 through 3 above may be

carried in the woods and fields during the Upland Game Season or other seasons

which overlap with the Bow and Arrow Deer Season, in addition to arrows

specified for deer. It is legal to carry blunt or judo tips in the field for the purpose

of discharging crossbows. It is unlawful to hunt with any device propelled by any

means that is used for the purpose of injecting or delivering any type of drug into

an animal. Whenever a crossbow is in or upon a motor vehicle, it shall be

uncocked.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All bows, except compounds and crossbows, must have a minimum draw pull weight of 35 pounds at the archers draw length. Compound bows must have a minimum peak weight of 35 pounds. Crossbows must have a minimum draw pull weight of 75 pounds.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(c)5
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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5. All bows, except compounds and crossbows, must have a minimum draw pull

weight of 35 pounds at the archers draw length. Compound bows must have a

minimum peak weight of 35 pounds. Crossbows must have a minimum draw pull

weight of 75 pounds.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall hunt deer with the aid of a deer decoy except during the fall bow, winter bow, and special bow seasons. No person shall hunt for deer with an electronic calling device, or any other device which projects a beam of light upon the target. A bowhunter utilizing a ground blind during a time period when the bowhunting season is concurrent with a deer or bear firearm season, must display 200 square inches of hunter orange atop the blind and visible from all sides, or within five feet outside of the blind and higher than the blind or at least three feet off the ground, whichever is higher. A "ground blind" is defined as a temporary man-made structure used for the purpose of concealing from sight a person who is hunting. A ground blind is not a naturally occurring feature that a hunter merely uses for concealment.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(d)
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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(d) No person shall hunt deer with the aid of a deer decoy except during the fall bow,

winter bow, and special bow seasons. No person shall hunt for deer with an electronic

calling device, or any other device which projects a beam of light upon the target. A

bowhunter utilizing a ground blind during a time period when the bowhunting season is

concurrent with a deer or bear firearm season, must display 200 square inches of hunter

orange atop the blind and visible from all sides, or within five feet outside of the blind

and higher than the blind or at least three feet off the ground, whichever is higher. A

"ground blind" is defined as a temporary man-made structure used for the purpose of

concealing from sight a person who is hunting. A ground blind is not a naturally

occurring feature that a hunter merely uses for concealment.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall take or attempt to take flying game birds with arrows equipped with heads as described in (c)1, 2, and 3 above. Persons may only take or attempt to take flying game birds with flu-flu type arrows. Canada geese and turkey which are not in flight may be taken with arrows with standard fletching and edged heads as described in (c)1, 2, and 3 above.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(e)
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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(e) No person shall take or attempt to take flying game birds with arrows equipped with

heads as described in (c)1, 2, and 3 above. Persons may only take or attempt to take

flying game birds with flu-flu type arrows. Canada geese and turkey which are not in

flight may be taken with arrows with standard fletching and edged heads as described in

(c)1, 2, and 3 above.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A. 23:4-1, 23:4-12, 23:4-16, 23:4-43, 23:4-44, 23:4-45 and other applicable statutes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(f)
section_heading	7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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(f) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A.

23:4-1, 23:4-12, 23:4-16, 23:4-43, 23:4-44, 23:4-45 and other applicable statutes.

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The possession of a deer after 8:00 P.M. on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal possession under the deer check station system. Possession of a deer after 8:00 P.M. on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal under the AHRS. It is unlawful to attempt to take or continue to hunt for more than the number of deer permitted. Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time, the deer shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters and registered via the AHRS the next day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the location of the head.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(b)1
section_heading	7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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1. The possession of a deer after 8:00 P.M. on the date killed without a legal

confirmation number shall be deemed illegal possession under the deer check

station system. Possession of a deer after 8:00 P.M. on the date killed without a

legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal under the AHRS. It is unlawful

to attempt to take or continue to hunt for more than the number of deer permitted.

Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time, the deer

shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and

Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters and registered via the AHRS the

next day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request

from the Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer

harvested or produce records relating to the location of the head.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of three antler points on one side.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(b)2
section_heading	7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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2. In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to

kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of

three antler points on one side.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This season shall be open only to holders of a valid and current bow and arrow hunting license or all around sportsman license that contains an attached fall bow and arrow deer harvest report stub. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, additional days of bow and arrow deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and dates thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(c)
section_heading	7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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(c) This season shall be open only to holders of a valid and current bow and arrow

hunting license or all around sportsman license that contains an attached fall bow and

arrow deer harvest report stub. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been

accomplished during this season, additional days of bow and arrow deer hunting may be

authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and dates

thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

If the yearly antlered harvest in any deer management zone in the deer management zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8 is below the stated buck goal specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r) by 15 percent, the Council may, upon consultation with the Director, suspend the requirement to take an antlerless deer before an antlered deer in any deer management zone as is determined to be appropriate to provide for harvest which will meet the stated goals. The Council, upon consultation with the Director, may also reinstate the requirement, as needed, if the antlered harvest exceeds the buck goal by 15 percent. Such actions will be made by publication of a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register, as well as by posting notice on the Division's website at www.njfishandwildlife.com, and in the Hunting and Trapping Digest.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(c)1
section_heading	7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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1. If the yearly antlered harvest in any deer management zone in the deer

management zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8 is below the stated buck goal

specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r) by 15 percent, the Council may, upon

consultation with the Director, suspend the requirement to take an antlerless deer

before an antlered deer in any deer management zone as is determined to be

appropriate to provide for harvest which will meet the stated goals. The Council,

upon consultation with the Director, may also reinstate the requirement, as

needed, if the antlered harvest exceeds the buck goal by 15 percent. Such actions

will be made by publication of a notice of administrative change in the New

Jersey Register, as well as by posting notice on the Division's website at

www.njfishandwildlife.com, and in the Hunting and Trapping Digest.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A. 23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-45, 23:4-47 and other applicable statutes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(d)
section_heading	7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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(d) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in

N.J.S.A. 23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-45, 23:4-47 and other applicable statutes.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal possession under the AHRS. It is unlawful to attempt to take or continue to hunt for more than the number of deer permitted. Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time, the deer shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters and the harvest registered via the AHRS the next day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the location of the head.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26(b)1
section_heading	7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

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1. Possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a

legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal possession under the AHRS. It

is unlawful to attempt to take or continue to hunt for more than the number of

deer permitted. Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated

time, the deer shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division

of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters and the harvest

registered via the AHRS the next day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with

the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be required to

produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the location

of the head.

7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of three antler points on one side.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26(b)2
section_heading	7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

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2. In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to

kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of

three antler points on one side.

7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This season will be open only to holders of a valid and current bow and arrow hunting license or all around sportsman license which contains an attached winter bow season harvest report stub. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, additional days of special winter bow and arrow deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and dates thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26(c)
section_heading	7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

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(c) This season will be open only to holders of a valid and current bow and arrow

hunting license or all around sportsman license which contains an attached winter bow

season harvest report stub. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished

during this season, additional days of special winter bow and arrow deer hunting may be

authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and dates

thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A. 23:4-45, 23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-47 and other applicable statutes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26(d)
section_heading	7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

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(d) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in

N.J.S.A. 23:4-45, 23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-47 and other applicable statutes.

7:25-5.26 White-tailed deer winter bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47 and 63, it shall be illegal to kill, take or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of three antler points on one side.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(b)2
section_heading	7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

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2. In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47 and 63, it shall be illegal to kill,

take or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of three

antler points on one side.

7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This season shall be open only to holders of a valid and current firearm hunting or all around sportsman license which contains an attached six-day firearm season harvest report stub. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, additional days of deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and dates thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(c)
section_heading	7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

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(c) This season shall be open only to holders of a valid and current firearm hunting or all

around sportsman license which contains an attached six-day firearm season harvest

report stub. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this

season, additional days of deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation

with the Council. Such authorization and dates thereof shall be announced by press and

radio.

7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Hunting Hours: Legal hunting hours for the six-day firearm season shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset with shotgun, muzzleloader rifle, or bow and arrow.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(d)
section_heading	7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

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(d) Hunting Hours: Legal hunting hours for the six-day firearm season shall be 1/2 hour

before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset with shotgun, muzzleloader rifle, or bow and

arrow.

7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall take, attempt to take, hunt or attempt to hunt, kill or attempt to kill, shoot at or attempt to shoot at, in any one day or in any one year more than the number of deer permitted by this Code.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(e)
section_heading	7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

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(e) No person shall take, attempt to take, hunt or attempt to hunt, kill or attempt to kill,

shoot at or attempt to shoot at, in any one day or in any one year more than the number of

deer permitted by this Code.

7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

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Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A. 23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-45, 23:4-47, 23:4-48 and other applicable statutes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(f)
section_heading	7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

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(f) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A.

23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-45, 23:4-47, 23:4-48 and other applicable statutes.

7:25-5.27 White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The Director with the approval of the Council may authorize the issuance of permits for the taking of deer with a muzzleloader rifle or smoothbore muzzleloader loaded with a single projectile anywhere within this State or at any State or Federal installation.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(a)
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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(a) The Director with the approval of the Council may authorize the issuance of permits

for the taking of deer with a muzzleloader rifle or smoothbore muzzleloader loaded with

a single projectile anywhere within this State or at any State or Federal installation.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, additional days of muzzleloader rifle permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and the date thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(b)
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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(b) If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season,

additional days of muzzleloader rifle permit deer hunting may be authorized by the

Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and the date thereof shall

be announced by press and radio.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In Zone 67, an antlerless deer must be taken in each year before taking or attempting to take an antlered deer during the prescribed muzzleloader deer seasons.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(c)1
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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1. In Zone 67, an antlerless deer must be taken in each year before taking or

attempting to take an antlered deer during the prescribed muzzleloader deer

seasons.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, 63, and 67, it shall be illegal to kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of three antler points on one side.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(c)2
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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2. In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, 63, and 67, it shall be illegal to

kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of

three antler points on one side.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

It is unlawful to attempt to take or continue to hunt for more than the number of deer permitted. Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time on the day of harvest, the deer shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters, and registered via the AHRS the next day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the location of the head.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(c)3
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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3. It is unlawful to attempt to take or continue to hunt for more than the number

of deer permitted. Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the

designated time on the day of harvest, the deer shall be immediately reported by

telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional

headquarters, and registered via the AHRS the next day. Within 48 hours of

registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter

shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records

relating to the location of the head.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Antlerless permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season are valid only in the designated deer management zones or other designated areas and are not transferable. Antlerless multi-zone regulation set permits are valid for use in any deer management zone within the designated regulation set and are not transferable. Antlered muzzleloader permits with antlered deer transportation tag may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless muzzleloader permit for use during this season.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(e)
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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(e) Antlerless permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season are valid only in the

designated deer management zones or other designated areas and are not transferable.

Antlerless multi-zone regulation set permits are valid for use in any deer management

zone within the designated regulation set and are not transferable. Antlered muzzleloader

permits with antlered deer transportation tag may be used in any zone for which the

hunter has already purchased an antlerless muzzleloader permit for use during this

season.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Method: The taking of two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless, except as noted at (c)1 through 3 above, or the taking of deer as designated for special hunts is authorized to holders of valid permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season in designated deer management zones. The taking of two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless or the taking of deer as designated for special hunts is authorized to holders of valid farmer permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season only on the farm occupied and designated on the permit application.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(f)
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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(f) Method: The taking of two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless,

except as noted at (c)1 through 3 above, or the taking of deer as designated for special

hunts is authorized to holders of valid permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season in

designated deer management zones. The taking of two deer, one antlered and one

antlerless, or two antlerless or the taking of deer as designated for special hunts is

authorized to holders of valid farmer permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season only on

the farm occupied and designated on the permit application.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Limited quota, special deer permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses and qualified farmers. Only one application per regular firearm license holder may be submitted, whether for muzzleloader rifle or shotgun permit seasons, during the initial application period. Duplicate or multiple applications will cause all applications to be void. All persons, while their hunting licenses are void under the authority of law or as imposed by a court, are prohibited from making application for, or otherwise procuring, a muzzleloader deer permit. For special management zones where the agency administering the affected land requires that hunters attend mandatory hunter orientation as a condition of access, failure to attend the designated session shall result in invalidation of the muzzleloader season permit for the zone. Limited quota, special deer permit zones include the following deer management zones: 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, 67, and 68. Only one antlerless muzzleloader rifle permit season permit may be purchased per zone. Only one antlered muzzleloader permit with antlered deer transportation tag may be purchased per season.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(f)1
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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1. Limited quota, special deer permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season will

be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses

and qualified farmers. Only one application per regular firearm license holder

may be submitted, whether for muzzleloader rifle or shotgun permit seasons,

during the initial application period. Duplicate or multiple applications will cause

all applications to be void. All persons, while their hunting licenses are void under

the authority of law or as imposed by a court, are prohibited from making

application for, or otherwise procuring, a muzzleloader deer permit. For special

management zones where the agency administering the affected land requires that

hunters attend mandatory hunter orientation as a condition of access, failure to

attend the designated session shall result in invalidation of the muzzleloader

season permit for the zone. Limited quota, special deer permit zones include the

following deer management zones: 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, 67, and 68. Only

one antlerless muzzleloader rifle permit season permit may be purchased per

zone. Only one antlered muzzleloader permit with antlered deer transportation tag

may be purchased per season.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All other deer permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses and rifle permits via the Division's ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing the same information at ELS locations through such alternate system as may be designated by the Division. These permits may be issued beginning on the effective date of the current Game Code, or as authorized by the Division, through the last day of the season. Qualified applicants may purchase permits via the Division's ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing the same information at ELS locations through such alternate system as may be designated by the Division for the following deer management zones: 1-19, 21-31, 34-36, 41-43, 45, 46-51, 55, 63 and 65. Qualified farmers may obtain permits as provided in (i) below. Only one muzzleloader rifle permit season permit may be purchased per zone.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(f)2
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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2. All other deer permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season will be issued on an

individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses and rifle permits

via the Division's ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing

the same information at ELS locations through such alternate system as may be

designated by the Division. These permits may be issued beginning on the

effective date of the current Game Code, or as authorized by the Division, through

the last day of the season. Qualified applicants may purchase permits via the

Division's ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing the

same information at ELS locations through such alternate system as may be

designated by the Division for the following deer management zones: 1-19, 21-

31, 34-36, 41-43, 45, 46-51, 55, 63 and 65. Qualified farmers may obtain permits

as provided in (i) below. Only one muzzleloader rifle permit season permit may

be purchased per zone.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season consist of back display which includes a "deer transportation tag" or proper and valid supplemental tag. The back display portion of the permit will be conspicuously displayed on the outer clothing in the case of the farmer muzzleloader season permit.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(g)
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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(g) Permits for muzzleloader rifle permit season consist of back display which includes a

"deer transportation tag" or proper and valid supplemental tag. The back display portion

of the permit will be conspicuously displayed on the outer clothing in the case of the

farmer muzzleloader season permit.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Holders of valid and current firearm hunting licenses shall apply by submitting an application which has been properly completed in accordance with instructions. First time permit applicants who do not yet possess a valid hunting license may apply for a muzzleloader rifle deer season permit provided they have applied for a hunter education course prior to the permit application period and have provided such related information as may be required on the application.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(h)1
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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1. Holders of valid and current firearm hunting licenses shall apply by submitting

an application which has been properly completed in accordance with

instructions. First time permit applicants who do not yet possess a valid hunting

license may apply for a muzzleloader rifle deer season permit provided they have

applied for a hunter education course prior to the permit application period and

have provided such related information as may be required on the application.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Youth Hunting license holders are eligible.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(h)2
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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2. Youth Hunting license holders are eligible.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Only one application whether for limited quota antlerless and antlered muzzleloader rifle or shotgun permit season or as provided for in (h)1 above, may be submitted by any regular firearm license holder during the initial permit application period. During the initial application period, regular firearm license holders may also submit one application for either a left-over shotgun or muzzleloader deer permit in the event such permits are available following the initial drawing. Applications for more than the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by an individual to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(h)3
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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3. Only one application whether for limited quota antlerless and antlered

muzzleloader rifle or shotgun permit season or as provided for in (h)1 above, may

be submitted by any regular firearm license holder during the initial permit

application period. During the initial application period, regular firearm license

holders may also submit one application for either a left-over shotgun or

muzzleloader deer permit in the event such permits are available following the

initial drawing. Applications for more than the allowable number of permits

during the initial application period will cause all applications by an individual to

be void and subject the applicant to prosecution.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The application shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name, address, current firearm hunting license number, deer management zone applied for, and any other information requested. Only those applications will be accepted for participation in random selection, which are received during the period of June 1-August 31 inclusive. Applications submitted after August 31 will not be considered for the initial drawing. Selection of permittees will be made by random selection.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(h)4
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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4. The application shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name,

address, current firearm hunting license number, deer management zone applied

for, and any other information requested. Only those applications will be accepted

for participation in random selection, which are received during the period of June

1-August 31 inclusive. Applications submitted after August 31 will not be

considered for the initial drawing. Selection of permittees will be made by

random selection.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Unsuccessful applicants will be notified. Any permit obtained by fraud shall be void.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(h)5
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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5. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified. Any permit obtained by fraud shall be

void.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Successful applicants will be notified. Unless otherwise indicated, the non-refundable permit application fee payable to "Division of Fish and Wildlife" must accompany the completed application. If selected to receive a permit, the full permit fee will be payable to the Division.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(h)6
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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6. Successful applicants will be notified. Unless otherwise indicated, the non-

refundable permit application fee payable to "Division of Fish and Wildlife" must

accompany the completed application. If selected to receive a permit, the full

permit fee will be payable to the Division.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled or unclaimed limited quota, special deer permits on a first come-first served basis to any properly licensed hunter or qualified farmer after the permit selection process.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(h)7
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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7. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled or

unclaimed limited quota, special deer permits on a first come-first served basis to

any properly licensed hunter or qualified farmer after the permit selection process.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Only the owner or lessee of a farm, who resides thereon, or the immediate family of that farmer 10 years of age or older who reside in the farmer's household, may apply on forms provided for an occupant farmer, muzzleloader rifle permit season permit. Under this subsection, a farm is an area of five acres or more and producing a gross income in excess of $ 500.00 and is tax assessed as farmland. Farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season permits will be issued only in those deer management zones where a muzzleloader rifle, permit season is prescribed.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(i)1
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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1. Only the owner or lessee of a farm, who resides thereon, or the immediate

family of that farmer 10 years of age or older who reside in the farmer's

household, may apply on forms provided for an occupant farmer, muzzleloader

rifle permit season permit. Under this subsection, a farm is an area of five acres or

more and producing a gross income in excess of $ 500.00 and is tax assessed as

farmland. Farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season permits will be issued only in

those deer management zones where a muzzleloader rifle, permit season is

prescribed.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The owner or lessees of a farm, who does not reside thereon, and their immediate family 10 years of age or older who reside with them, may apply on forms provided for a non-occupant farmer deer permit. Under this subsection, applicants must farm 30 tilled acres that are tax assessed as farmland. Wood lots are not included in acreage needed to qualify. Properties do not need to be contiguous. No more than five individuals may receive a permit for the season for a property. The applicants must be the farmer or farmers, or their immediate family aged 10 years and older.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(i)2
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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2. The owner or lessees of a farm, who does not reside thereon, and their

immediate family 10 years of age or older who reside with them, may apply on

forms provided for a non-occupant farmer deer permit. Under this subsection,

applicants must farm 30 tilled acres that are tax assessed as farmland. Wood lots

are not included in acreage needed to qualify. Properties do not need to be

contiguous. No more than five individuals may receive a permit for the season for

a property. The applicants must be the farmer or farmers, or their immediate

family aged 10 years and older.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Application forms may be obtained from the County Agricultural Agent, the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, N.J. 08625-0420, or other Division offices.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(i)3
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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3. Application forms may be obtained from the County Agricultural Agent, the

Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, N.J.

08625-0420, or other Division offices.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The application form shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name, age, size of farm, address, social security number, and any other information requested thereon. Properly completed application forms will be accepted during the period of June 1 to October 1. After that date, permits may not be received in time for the opening day of the season. There is no fee required, and all qualified applicants will receive a farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season permit, delivered by mail.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(i)4
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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4. The application form shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or

name, age, size of farm, address, social security number, and any other

information requested thereon. Properly completed application forms will be

accepted during the period of June 1 to October 1. After that date, permits may

not be received in time for the opening day of the season. There is no fee required,

and all qualified applicants will receive a farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season

permit, delivered by mail.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Qualified farmers may apply for one shotgun antlerless and one antlered permit season permit in any management zone in addition to one muzzleloader antlerless and one antlered rifle permit season permit in any management zone where a muzzleloader rifle permit season is prescribed. Qualified farmers may also apply for either the muzzleloader rifle permit season permits or shotgun permit season permits as a regular firearm hunting license applicant. No farmer may use more than one antlered permit for any season. Application for more than the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by an individual to be void.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(i)5
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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5. Qualified farmers may apply for one shotgun antlerless and one antlered

permit season permit in any management zone in addition to one muzzleloader

antlerless and one antlered rifle permit season permit in any management zone

where a muzzleloader rifle permit season is prescribed. Qualified farmers may

also apply for either the muzzleloader rifle permit season permits or shotgun

permit season permits as a regular firearm hunting license applicant. No farmer

may use more than one antlered permit for any season. Application for more than

the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all

applications by an individual to be void.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled or unclaimed permits on a first come-first served basis to any qualified farmer or properly licensed hunter after the permit selection process.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(i)6
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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6. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled or

unclaimed permits on a first come-first served basis to any qualified farmer or

properly licensed hunter after the permit selection process.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The antlerless muzzleloader rifle permit season permits are valid only in the deer management zone (DMZ) designated; the antlered muzzleloader rifle permit is valid in any zone for which the farmer has an antlerless permit for the season; neither are transferable from individual to individual. The muzzleloader rifle permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(j)1
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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1. The antlerless muzzleloader rifle permit season permits are valid only in the

deer management zone (DMZ) designated; the antlered muzzleloader rifle permit

is valid in any zone for which the farmer has an antlerless permit for the season;

neither are transferable from individual to individual. The muzzleloader rifle

permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting in the correct DMZ as

indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The occupant farmer antlerless muzzleloader rifle permit season permit is valid only on the farm occupied and designated in the application and are not transferable from deer management zone to deer management zone, or from farm to farm, or from individual to individual. The occupant farmer antlered muzzleloader rifle permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has an antlerless permit for the season. The occupant farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting on the correct farm in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(j)2
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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2. The occupant farmer antlerless muzzleloader rifle permit season permit is valid

only on the farm occupied and designated in the application and are not

transferable from deer management zone to deer management zone, or from farm

to farm, or from individual to individual. The occupant farmer antlered

muzzleloader rifle permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has an antlerless

permit for the season. The occupant farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season

permit hunter is responsible for hunting on the correct farm in the correct DMZ as

indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The non-occupant farmer antlerless muzzleloader rifle season permits are valid only on private land within the deer management zone designated in the permit and are not valid on public lands within the DMZ. The non-occupant farmer antlered muzzleloader rifle permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has an antlerless permit for the season. The permits are not transferable from deer management zone to deer management zone or from individual to individual. The non-occupant farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting on private lands in the DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(j)3
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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3. The non-occupant farmer antlerless muzzleloader rifle season permits are valid

only on private land within the deer management zone designated in the permit

and are not valid on public lands within the DMZ. The non-occupant farmer

antlered muzzleloader rifle permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has an

antlerless permit for the season. The permits are not transferable from deer

management zone to deer management zone or from individual to individual. The

non-occupant farmer muzzleloader rifle permit season permit hunter is

responsible for hunting on private lands in the DMZ as indicated and in

ascertaining the boundaries.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

See (d)1 through 13 above for corresponding season date codes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(l)
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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(l) See (d)1 through 13 above for corresponding season date codes.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permit quotas in Zones 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, 67, and 68 are contingent upon approval by appropriate land management agencies for those zones.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28(m)
section_heading	7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

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(m) Permit quotas in Zones 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 61, 66, 67, and 68 are contingent upon

approval by appropriate land management agencies for those zones.

7:25-5.28 White-tailed deer muzzleloader rifle permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The Director with the approval of the Council may authorize the issuance of shotgun permit season permits for the taking of deer anywhere within the State or at any State or Federal installation.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(a)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(a) The Director with the approval of the Council may authorize the issuance of shotgun

permit season permits for the taking of deer anywhere within the State or at any State or

Federal installation.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, additional days of shotgun permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and the dates thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(b)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(b) If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season,

additional days of shotgun permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in

consultation with the Council. Such authorization and the dates thereof shall be

announced by press and radio.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

If the yearly antlered or antlerless harvest in any deer management zone is above or below the stated buck goal by 15 percent, the Council may, upon consultation with the Director, move a deer management zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set for subsequent deer seasons, as is determined to be appropriate to provide for harvests which will meet the stated goals, as specified in (r) below. The appropriate regulation set will be determined by estimating the resulting harvest of antlered or antlerless deer under various regulation sets having varying season lengths and/or bag limits. Such regulation set changes will be made by publication of a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register, as well as by posting notice on the Division's website and in the Hunting Digest which summarizes hunting season dates and regulations.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(b)1
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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1. If the yearly antlered or antlerless harvest in any deer management zone is

above or below the stated buck goal by 15 percent, the Council may, upon

consultation with the Director, move a deer management zone into a more liberal

or more conservative regulation set for subsequent deer seasons, as is determined

to be appropriate to provide for harvests which will meet the stated goals, as

specified in (r) below. The appropriate regulation set will be determined by

estimating the resulting harvest of antlered or antlerless deer under various

regulation sets having varying season lengths and/or bag limits. Such regulation

set changes will be made by publication of a notice of administrative change in

the New Jersey Register, as well as by posting notice on the Division's website

and in the Hunting Digest which summarizes hunting season dates and

regulations.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of three antler points on one side.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(c)1
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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1. In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to

kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of

three antler points on one side.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Antlerless shotgun permit season permits are valid only in the designated deer management zones or other designated areas and are not transferable. Antlerless multi-zone regulation set permits are valid for use in any deer management zone within the designated regulation set and are not transferable. An antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer transportation tag may be used in any zone for which the hunter has an antlerless shotgun permit during this season.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(e)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(e) Antlerless shotgun permit season permits are valid only in the designated deer

management zones or other designated areas and are not transferable. Antlerless multi-

zone regulation set permits are valid for use in any deer management zone within the

designated regulation set and are not transferable. An antlered shotgun permit with

antlered deer transportation tag may be used in any zone for which the hunter has an

antlerless shotgun permit during this season.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Method: The taking of deer with a shotgun under a shotgun permit season permit or a farmer shotgun permit season permit is permitted in designated deer management zones by holders of a shotgun permit season permit and, on their own property, by holders of a farmer shotgun permit season permit.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(f)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(f) Method: The taking of deer with a shotgun under a shotgun permit season permit or a

farmer shotgun permit season permit is permitted in designated deer management zones

by holders of a shotgun permit season permit and, on their own property, by holders of a

farmer shotgun permit season permit.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Limited quota, special deer permits for shotgun permit season will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses, persons who have applied for the shotgun hunter education course prior to the permit application period, and qualified farmers. Only one application, whether for shotgun or muzzleloader permit season, may be submitted by regular firearm license holders for the initial permit drawing. Applications for more than the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by an individual to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution. All persons, while their hunting licenses are void under the authority of law or as imposed by a court, are prohibited from making application for, or otherwise procuring, a shotgun deer permit. For special management zones where the agency administering the affected lands requires that hunters attend mandatory hunter orientation as a condition of access, failure to attend the designated session shall result in invalidation of the shotgun season permit for the zone. Limited quota, special deer permit zones include the following deer management zones: 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 67, and 68. Only one antlerless shotgun permit season permit may be purchased per zone. Only one antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer transportation tag may be purchased per season.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(f)1
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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1. Limited quota, special deer permits for shotgun permit season will be issued on

an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses, persons who

have applied for the shotgun hunter education course prior to the permit

application period, and qualified farmers. Only one application, whether for

shotgun or muzzleloader permit season, may be submitted by regular firearm

license holders for the initial permit drawing. Applications for more than the

allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all

applications by an individual to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution.

All persons, while their hunting licenses are void under the authority of law or as

imposed by a court, are prohibited from making application for, or otherwise

procuring, a shotgun deer permit. For special management zones where the

agency administering the affected lands requires that hunters attend mandatory

hunter orientation as a condition of access, failure to attend the designated session

shall result in invalidation of the shotgun season permit for the zone. Limited

quota, special deer permit zones include the following deer management zones:

37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 67, and 68. Only one antlerless shotgun permit

season permit may be purchased per zone. Only one antlered shotgun permit with

antlered deer transportation tag may be purchased per season.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All other special deer permits for shotgun permit season will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses via the Division's ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing the same information at ELS locations through such alternate system as may be designated by the Division. These permits may be issued beginning on the effective date of the current Game Code, or as authorized by the Division, through the last day of the season. Qualified applicants may purchase permits from authorized agents for the following deer management zones: 1-31, 34-36, 41, 42, 43, 45-51, 55, 63 and 65. Qualified farmers may obtain permits as provided in (i) below. Only one shotgun permit season permit may be purchased per zone.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(f)2
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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2. All other special deer permits for shotgun permit season will be issued on an

individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses via the Division's

ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing the same

information at ELS locations through such alternate system as may be designated

by the Division. These permits may be issued beginning on the effective date of

the current Game Code, or as authorized by the Division, through the last day of

the season. Qualified applicants may purchase permits from authorized agents for

the following deer management zones: 1-31, 34-36, 41, 42, 43, 45-51, 55, 63 and

65. Qualified farmers may obtain permits as provided in (i) below. Only one

shotgun permit season permit may be purchased per zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permits for shotgun permit season consist of a back display, which includes a harvest report stub. The back display portion of the permit will be conspicuously displayed on the outer clothing in the case of the farmer shotgun permit season permit. All deer must be legally registered via the automated harvest report system. Under the AHRS, the harvest report stub on the permit must be filled out, with the exception of the confirmation number, immediately upon killing, and every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the deer is processed for consumption. This filled in harvest report stub allows legal transportation of the deer of either sex to a location where the hunter may register his or her deer via an automated harvest report system as designated by the Division only. Possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal under the AHRS. Hunters must register their deer via an automated harvest report system prior to the attempt to take an additional deer, except as in (c) above, and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day of harvest. The hunter must record the confirmation number given by the AHRS. Should the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time on the day of harvest, the deer shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters, and registered via the AHRS the next day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce records relating to the location of the head. This confirmation number will allow this person to continue hunting and take one additional antlerless deer during the shotgun permit season, provided the season is open the following day(s) or on any additional days that shotgun permit season hunting is authorized. The confirmation number will allow this hunter to continue hunting and take one additional antlerless deer during the shotgun permit season, provided the season is open or on any additional days that shotgun permit season hunting is authorized. Permittees will be able to continue hunting on the designated season dates after registration of deer and issuance of confirmation numbers. Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub from their antlered shotgun permit, which is designated for use during the permit shotgun season, when registering an antlered deer. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub which is valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be purchased in addition to an antlerless shotgun permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub must be purchased prior to the season open or at the time of the purchase of the initial antlerless shotgun permit if the season has already begun.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(g)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(g) Permits for shotgun permit season consist of a back display, which includes a harvest

report stub. The back display portion of the permit will be conspicuously displayed on the

outer clothing in the case of the farmer shotgun permit season permit. All deer must be

legally registered via the automated harvest report system. Under the AHRS, the harvest

report stub on the permit must be filled out, with the exception of the confirmation

number, immediately upon killing, and every deer is to have a tag affixed to the carcass

bearing the hunter's CID, date of harvest, zone of harvest, antler points if applicable, and

confirmation number if registered. This tag shall remain attached until such time as the

deer is processed for consumption. This filled in harvest report stub allows legal

transportation of the deer of either sex to a location where the hunter may register his or

her deer via an automated harvest report system as designated by the Division only.

Possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal

confirmation number shall be deemed illegal under the AHRS. Hunters must register

their deer via an automated harvest report system prior to the attempt to take an

additional deer, except as in (c) above, and no later than 7:00 P.M. local time of the day

of harvest. The hunter must record the confirmation number given by the AHRS. Should

the hunter be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time on the day of harvest, the

deer shall be immediately reported by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and

Wildlife law enforcement regional headquarters, and registered via the AHRS the next

day. Within 48 hours of registering a deer with the AHRS and upon request from the

Division, a hunter shall be required to produce the head of the deer harvested or produce

records relating to the location of the head. This confirmation number will allow this

person to continue hunting and take one additional antlerless deer during the shotgun

permit season, provided the season is open the following day(s) or on any additional days

that shotgun permit season hunting is authorized. The confirmation number will allow

this hunter to continue hunting and take one additional antlerless deer during the shotgun

permit season, provided the season is open or on any additional days that shotgun permit

season hunting is authorized. Permittees will be able to continue hunting on the

designated season dates after registration of deer and issuance of confirmation numbers.

Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub from their antlered shotgun permit,

which is designated for use during the permit shotgun season, when registering an

antlered deer. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub which is

valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be purchased in addition to an

antlerless shotgun permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report

stub may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless

permit. The antlered shotgun permit with antlered deer harvest report stub must be

purchased prior to the season open or at the time of the purchase of the initial antlerless

shotgun permit if the season has already begun.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Holders of valid and current firearm hunting licenses, including juvenile firearm license holders, may apply by submitting an application properly completed in accordance with instructions. First time permit applicants who do not yet possess a valid hunting license may apply for a shotgun deer hunting permit provided they have applied for a hunter education course prior to the permit application period and have provided such related information as may be required on the application.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(h)1
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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1. Holders of valid and current firearm hunting licenses, including juvenile

firearm license holders, may apply by submitting an application properly

completed in accordance with instructions. First time permit applicants who do

not yet possess a valid hunting license may apply for a shotgun deer hunting

permit provided they have applied for a hunter education course prior to the

permit application period and have provided such related information as may be

required on the application.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permits for shotgun permit season will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses, and persons with hunter education courses pending as indicated in (h)1 above. Only one application, whether for antlerless or antlered shotgun or muzzleloader, permit season or as provided for in (h)1 above, may be submitted by any one individual during the initial application period and only one application, whether for a leftover shotgun or leftover muzzleloader permit, may be submitted by any one individual during the initial application period. Applications for more than the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(h)2
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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2. Permits for shotgun permit season will be issued on an individual basis to

holders of valid and current firearm licenses, and persons with hunter education

courses pending as indicated in (h)1 above. Only one application, whether for

antlerless or antlered shotgun or muzzleloader, permit season or as provided for in

(h)1 above, may be submitted by any one individual during the initial application

period and only one application, whether for a leftover shotgun or leftover

muzzleloader permit, may be submitted by any one individual during the initial

application period. Applications for more than the allowable number of permits

during the initial application period will cause all applications to be void and

subject the applicant to prosecution.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The application shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name, address, current firearm hunting license number or as provided for in (h)1 above, deer management zone applied for, and any other information requested. Only those applications will be accepted for participation in random selection, which are received during the period of June 1-August 31. Applications submitted after August 31 will not be considered for the initial drawing. Selection of permittees will be made by random selection.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(h)3
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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3. The application shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name,

address, current firearm hunting license number or as provided for in (h)1 above,

deer management zone applied for, and any other information requested. Only

those applications will be accepted for participation in random selection, which

are received during the period of June 1-August 31. Applications submitted after

August 31 will not be considered for the initial drawing. Selection of permittees

will be made by random selection.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Unsuccessful applicants will be notified. Any permit obtained by fraud is void.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(h)4
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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4. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified. Any permit obtained by fraud is void.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Successful applicants will be notified. Unless otherwise indicated, the non-refundable permit application fee payable to "The Division of Fish and Wildlife" shall accompany the completed application. If selected to receive a permit, the full permit fee will be payable to the Division.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(h)5
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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5. Successful applicants will be notified. Unless otherwise indicated, the non-

refundable permit application fee payable to "The Division of Fish and Wildlife"

shall accompany the completed application. If selected to receive a permit, the full

permit fee will be payable to the Division.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Nothing herein contained shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled and unclaimed permits on a first come-first served basis to any properly licensed hunter after the permit selection process.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(h)6
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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6. Nothing herein contained shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled and

unclaimed permits on a first come-first served basis to any properly licensed

hunter after the permit selection process.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Only the owner or lessee of a farm, who resides thereon, or the immediate family of that farmer 10 years of age or older who reside in the farmers household, may apply on forms provided for an occupant farmer shotgun permit season permit. Under this section, a farm is an area of five acres or more and producing a gross income in excess of $ 500.00 and is tax assessed as farmland. The occupant Farmer Shotgun Permit Season Permit will be issued in all deer management zones.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(i)1
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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1. Only the owner or lessee of a farm, who resides thereon, or the immediate

family of that farmer 10 years of age or older who reside in the farmers

household, may apply on forms provided for an occupant farmer shotgun permit

season permit. Under this section, a farm is an area of five acres or more and

producing a gross income in excess of $ 500.00 and is tax assessed as farmland.

The occupant Farmer Shotgun Permit Season Permit will be issued in all deer

management zones.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The owner or lessees of a farm, who does not reside thereon, and their immediate family 10 years of age or older, may apply on forms provided for a non-occupant farmer deer permit. Under this subsection, applicants must farm 30 tilled acres that are tax assessed as farmland. Wood lots are not included in acreage needed to qualify. Properties do not need to be contiguous. No more than five individuals may receive a permit for the season for a property. The applicants must be the farmer or farmers, or their immediate family aged 10 years and older.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(i)2
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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2. The owner or lessees of a farm, who does not reside thereon, and their

immediate family 10 years of age or older, may apply on forms provided for a

non-occupant farmer deer permit. Under this subsection, applicants must farm 30

tilled acres that are tax assessed as farmland. Wood lots are not included in

acreage needed to qualify. Properties do not need to be contiguous. No more than

five individuals may receive a permit for the season for a property. The applicants

must be the farmer or farmers, or their immediate family aged 10 years and older.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Application forms may be obtained from the County Agricultural Agent, the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, N.J. 08625-0420, or Division field offices.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(i)3
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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3. Application forms may be obtained from the County Agricultural Agent, the

Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, N.J.

08625-0420, or Division field offices.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The application form shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name, age, size of farm, address, social security number, and any other information requested thereon. Properly completed application forms will be accepted during the period of June 1 to October 1. After that date, permits may not be received in time for the opening day of the season. There is no fee required, and all qualified applicants will receive a farmer shotgun permit season permit, delivered by mail.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(i)4
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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4. The application form shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or

name, age, size of farm, address, social security number, and any other

information requested thereon. Properly completed application forms will be

accepted during the period of June 1 to October 1. After that date, permits may

not be received in time for the opening day of the season. There is no fee required,

and all qualified applicants will receive a farmer shotgun permit season permit,

delivered by mail.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Qualified farmers may apply for one antlerless and one antlered shotgun permit season permit in any management zone in addition to one antlerless and one antlered muzzleloader rifle permit season permit in any management zone where a muzzleloader rifle permit season is prescribed. Qualified farmers may also apply for either the permit shotgun or permit muzzleloader season permit as a regular firearm hunting license applicant. No farmer may use more than one antlered permit for any season. Application for more than the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by an individual to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(i)5
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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5. Qualified farmers may apply for one antlerless and one antlered shotgun

permit season permit in any management zone in addition to one antlerless and

one antlered muzzleloader rifle permit season permit in any management zone

where a muzzleloader rifle permit season is prescribed. Qualified farmers may

also apply for either the permit shotgun or permit muzzleloader season permit as a

regular firearm hunting license applicant. No farmer may use more than one

antlered permit for any season. Application for more than the allowable number

of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by an

individual to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In deer management zones where no regular permit shotgun season has been authorized, the season for qualified and permitted farmers will include the six-day firearm season and the Wednesday following the six-day firearm season and as provided for in (d)19 above, and the bag limit will be one deer per permit. Only one antlerless deer may be taken on this permit.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(i)6
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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6. In deer management zones where no regular permit shotgun season has been

authorized, the season for qualified and permitted farmers will include the six-day

firearm season and the Wednesday following the six-day firearm season and as

provided for in (d)19 above, and the bag limit will be one deer per permit. Only

one antlerless deer may be taken on this permit.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The antlerless shotgun permit season permit is valid only in the deer management zone (DMZ) designated and are not transferable from individual to individual. The antlered shotgun permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has a antlerless permit for that season. The shotgun permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(j)1
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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1. The antlerless shotgun permit season permit is valid only in the deer

management zone (DMZ) designated and are not transferable from individual to

individual. The antlered shotgun permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has

a antlerless permit for that season. The shotgun permit season permit hunter is

responsible for hunting in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the

boundaries.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The occupant farmer antlerless shotgun permit season permit is valid only on the farm occupied and designated in the application and are not transferable from deer management zone to deer management zone, or from farm to farm or from individual to individual. The antlered shotgun occupant permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has a season antlerless permit for that season. The occupant farmer shotgun permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting on the correct farm in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(j)2
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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2. The occupant farmer antlerless shotgun permit season permit is valid only on

the farm occupied and designated in the application and are not transferable from

deer management zone to deer management zone, or from farm to farm or from

individual to individual. The antlered shotgun occupant permit is valid in any

zone which the farmer has a season antlerless permit for that season. The

occupant farmer shotgun permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting

on the correct farm in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the

boundaries.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The non-occupant farmer antlerless shotgun season permit is valid only on private land within the deer management zone designated in the permit and are not valid on public lands within the DMZ. The antlered shotgun non-occupant permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has a season antlerless permit for that season. These permits are not transferable from deer management zone to deer management zone or from individual to individual. The non-occupant farmer shotgun permit season hunter is responsible for hunting on private lands in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(j)3
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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3. The non-occupant farmer antlerless shotgun season permit is valid only on

private land within the deer management zone designated in the permit and are

not valid on public lands within the DMZ. The antlered shotgun non-occupant

permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has a season antlerless permit for that

season. These permits are not transferable from deer management zone to deer

management zone or from individual to individual. The non-occupant farmer

shotgun permit season hunter is responsible for hunting on private lands in the

correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Shotgun permit season permits not applied for by the deadlines enumerated in (h)3 and (i)4 above may be reallocated to muzzleloader rifle, permit season applicants.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(l)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(l) Shotgun permit season permits not applied for by the deadlines enumerated in (h)3

and (i)4 above may be reallocated to muzzleloader rifle, permit season applicants.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

See (d)1 through 19 for corresponding season date codes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(m)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(m) See (d)1 through 19 for corresponding season date codes.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A. 23:3-56.2, 23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-47, 23:4-48 and all other applicable statutes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(n)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(n) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in

N.J.S.A. 23:3-56.2, 23:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-47, 23:4-48 and all other applicable statutes.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permit quotas for Zones 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 59, 61, 64, 66, 67, and 68 are contingent upon approval by appropriate land management agencies for those zones.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(o)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(o) Permit quotas for Zones 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 59, 61, 64, 66, 67, and 68 are contingent

upon approval by appropriate land management agencies for those zones.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This subsection describes regulation sets, specifies the applicable regulation set, special area, or undesignated status of each deer management zone, and provides a summary, for information purposes only, of conditions applicable to the designated regulation sets.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(q) This subsection describes regulation sets, specifies the applicable regulation set,

special area, or undesignated status of each deer management zone, and provides a

summary, for information purposes only, of conditions applicable to the designated

regulation sets.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Regulation sets are used to organize regular deer management zones by season dates and bag limits, which are determined by the Division of Fish and Wildlife. The following table identifies the applicable regulation set, special area or undesignated status of each deer management zone.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)1
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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1. Regulation sets are used to organize regular deer management zones by season

dates and bag limits, which are determined by the Division of Fish and Wildlife.

The following table identifies the applicable regulation set, special area or

undesignated status of each deer management zone.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The following is a summary, for information purposes only, of the season lengths and the opening and closing dates, as well as other conditions applicable to each regulation set. Actual season lengths and other conditions and limitations are specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through 5.30. Should there be any inconsistency between the information below and the corresponding provision of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through 5.30, the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through 5.30 shall govern.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(q)2
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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2. The following is a summary, for information purposes only, of the season

lengths and the opening and closing dates, as well as other conditions applicable

to each regulation set. Actual season lengths and other conditions and limitations

are specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through 5.30. Should there be any

inconsistency between the information below and the corresponding provision of

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through 5.30, the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through

5.30 shall govern.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired antlered deer harvest and overall management strategies applicable to each deer management zones as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through 5.30.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.29(r)
section_heading	7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

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(r) The following is for informational purposes only and is a summary of the desired

antlered deer harvest and overall management strategies applicable to each deer

management zones as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25 through 5.30.

7:25-5.29 White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The Director with the approval of the Council may authorize the issuance of bow permit season permits for the taking of deer anywhere within this State or at any State or Federal installation.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(a)
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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(a) The Director with the approval of the Council may authorize the issuance of bow

permit season permits for the taking of deer anywhere within this State or at any State or

Federal installation.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, one additional day of bow permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and date thereof shall be announced by press and radio.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(b)
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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(b) If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, one

additional day of bow permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in

consultation with the Council. Such authorization and date thereof shall be announced by

press and radio.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of three antler points on one side.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(c)2
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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2. In Zones 3, 9, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 47, and 63, it shall be illegal to

kill, take, or attempt to take any antlered deer which does not have a minimum of

three antler points on one side.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Antlerless bow permit season permits are valid only in the designated deer management zones or other designated areas and are not transferable. Antlerless multi-zone regulation set permits are valid for use in any deer management zone within the designated regulation set and are not transferable. Antlered bow permits with antlered deer transportation tags may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless bow permit.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(e)
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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(e) Antlerless bow permit season permits are valid only in the designated deer

management zones or other designated areas and are not transferable. Antlerless multi-

zone regulation set permits are valid for use in any deer management zone within the

designated regulation set and are not transferable. Antlered bow permits with antlered

deer transportation tags may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already

purchased an antlerless bow permit.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Method: The taking of two deer one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless except as noted in (c) and (c)1 above or the taking of deer as designated for special hunts with a bow under a bow permit season permit or a farmer bow permit season permit, is permitted in designated deer management zones by holders of a bow permit season permit and on the farm occupied and designated in the application by holders of a farmer bow permit season permit.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(f)
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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(f) Method: The taking of two deer one antlered and one antlerless or two antlerless

except as noted in (c) and (c)1 above or the taking of deer as designated for special hunts

with a bow under a bow permit season permit or a farmer bow permit season permit, is

permitted in designated deer management zones by holders of a bow permit season

permit and on the farm occupied and designated in the application by holders of a farmer

bow permit season permit.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Bow permit season permits will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current bow licenses, persons who have a bow hunter education course pending as of the permit application period and qualified farmers.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(f)1
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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1. Bow permit season permits will be issued on an individual basis to holders of

valid and current bow licenses, persons who have a bow hunter education course

pending as of the permit application period and qualified farmers.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

For special deer management zones where the agency administering the affected lands requires hunters to attend a mandatory orientation session as a condition of access, failure to attend the designated session shall result in invalidation of the special bow season permit for the zone.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(f)2
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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2. For special deer management zones where the agency administering the

affected lands requires hunters to attend a mandatory orientation session as a

condition of access, failure to attend the designated session shall result in

invalidation of the special bow season permit for the zone.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Limited quota, special deer permits for bow permit season will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current bow licenses and qualified farmers. Limited quota, special deer permit zones include the following deer management zones: 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, and 66. Only one antlerless bow permit season permit may be purchased per zone. Only one antlered bow permit with antlered deer transportation tag may be purchased per season.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(f)3
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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3. Limited quota, special deer permits for bow permit season will be issued on an

individual basis to holders of valid and current bow licenses and qualified

farmers. Limited quota, special deer permit zones include the following deer

management zones: 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, and 66. Only one antlerless

bow permit season permit may be purchased per zone. Only one antlered bow

permit with antlered deer transportation tag may be purchased per season.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All other special deer permits for bow permit season will be issued on an individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses and rifle permits via the Division's ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing the same information at ELS locations through such alternate systems as may be designated by the Division. These permits may be issued beginning on the effective date of the current Game Code, or as authorized by the Division, through the last day of the season. Qualified applicants may purchase permits for the following deer management zones: 1-19, 21-31, 34-36, 41, 42, 43, 45-51, 55, 63, 65 and 68. Qualified farmers may obtain permits as provided in (i) below. Only one antlerless bow permit season permit may be purchased per zone. Only one antlered bow permit with antlered deer transportation tag may be purchased per season.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(f)4
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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4. All other special deer permits for bow permit season will be issued on an

individual basis to holders of valid and current firearm licenses and rifle permits

via the Division's ELS or, in the event of ELS operating difficulties, by providing

the same information at ELS locations through such alternate systems as may be

designated by the Division. These permits may be issued beginning on the

effective date of the current Game Code, or as authorized by the Division, through

the last day of the season. Qualified applicants may purchase permits for the

following deer management zones: 1-19, 21-31, 34-36, 41, 42, 43, 45-51, 55, 63,

65 and 68. Qualified farmers may obtain permits as provided in (i) below. Only

one antlerless bow permit season permit may be purchased per zone. Only one

antlered bow permit with antlered deer transportation tag may be purchased per

season.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permits consist of back display which includes a deer harvest report stub. The back display portion of the permit will be conspicuously displayed on the outer clothing in the case of the farmer bow and arrow permit season permit. The harvest report stub portion of the permit must be completely filled out and affixed to the deer immediately upon killing. This completely filled in deer transportation tag allows legal transportation of the deer of either sex to a location where the hunter may register his or her deer via an automated harvest report system. Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub from their antlered bow permit, which is designated for use during the permit bow season, when registering an antlered deer. The antlered bow permit with antlered deer harvest report stub, which is valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be purchased in addition to an antlerless bow permit. The antlered bow permit with antlered deer harvest report stub may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already purchased an antlerless permit. The antlered bow permit with antlered deer harvest report stub must be purchased prior to the season open or at the time of the purchase of the initial antlerless bow permit if the season has already begun. Possession of a deer after 7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be deemed illegal under the AHRS.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(g)
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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(g) Permits consist of back display which includes a deer harvest report stub. The back

display portion of the permit will be conspicuously displayed on the outer clothing in the

case of the farmer bow and arrow permit season permit. The harvest report stub portion

of the permit must be completely filled out and affixed to the deer immediately upon

killing. This completely filled in deer transportation tag allows legal transportation of the

deer of either sex to a location where the hunter may register his or her deer via an

automated harvest report system. Hunters must use an antlered deer harvest report stub

from their antlered bow permit, which is designated for use during the permit bow

season, when registering an antlered deer. The antlered bow permit with antlered deer

harvest report stub, which is valid only for the harvest of one antlered deer, must be

purchased in addition to an antlerless bow permit. The antlered bow permit with antlered

deer harvest report stub may be used in any zone for which the hunter has already

purchased an antlerless permit. The antlered bow permit with antlered deer harvest report

stub must be purchased prior to the season open or at the time of the purchase of the

initial antlerless bow permit if the season has already begun. Possession of a deer after

7:00 P.M. local time on the date killed without a legal confirmation number shall be

deemed illegal under the AHRS.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Holders of valid bow and arrow licenses, including juvenile bow license holders, and all around sportsman licenses shall apply by submitting an application which has been properly completed in accordance with instructions. First time permit applicants who do not yet possess a valid hunting license may apply to a bow permit season hunting permit provided they have applied for a hunter education course prior to the permit application period and have provided such related information as may be required on the application.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)1
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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1. Holders of valid bow and arrow licenses, including juvenile bow license

holders, and all around sportsman licenses shall apply by submitting an

application which has been properly completed in accordance with instructions.

First time permit applicants who do not yet possess a valid hunting license may

apply to a bow permit season hunting permit provided they have applied for a

hunter education course prior to the permit application period and have provided

such related information as may be required on the application.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Application for a bow permit season permit shall not preclude an individual from applying for either the muzzleloader rifle or shotgun season permits.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)2
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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2. Application for a bow permit season permit shall not preclude an individual

from applying for either the muzzleloader rifle or shotgun season permits.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Only one application for limited quota, bow permits may be submitted per regular bow license holder during the initial application period and only one application for a left-over permit may be submitted by any one individual during the initial application period. Application for more than the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by an individual to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution. All persons, while their hunting licenses are void under the authority of law or as imposed by a court are prohibited from making application for or otherwise procuring a bow deer permit.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)3
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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3. Only one application for limited quota, bow permits may be submitted per

regular bow license holder during the initial application period and only one

application for a left-over permit may be submitted by any one individual during

the initial application period. Application for more than the allowable number of

permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by an

individual to be void and subject the applicant to prosecution. All persons, while

their hunting licenses are void under the authority of law or as imposed by a court

are prohibited from making application for or otherwise procuring a bow deer

permit.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The application shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name, address, current bow and arrow hunting license number, deer management zone applied for, and any other information requested. Only those applications will be accepted for participation in random selection, which are received during the period of June 1 to August 31. Applications made after August 31 will not be considered for the initial drawing. Selection of permittees will be made by random selection.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)4
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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4. The application shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name,

address, current bow and arrow hunting license number, deer management zone

applied for, and any other information requested. Only those applications will be

accepted for participation in random selection, which are received during the

period of June 1 to August 31. Applications made after August 31 will not be

considered for the initial drawing. Selection of permittees will be made by

random selection.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Unsuccessful applicants will be notified. Any permit obtained by fraud is void.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)5
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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5. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified. Any permit obtained by fraud is void.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Unless otherwise indicated, the non-refundable permit application fee payable to "Division of Fish and Wildlife" must accompany the completed application. If selected to receive a permit, the full permit fee will be payable to the Division.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)6
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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6. Unless otherwise indicated, the non-refundable permit application fee payable

to "Division of Fish and Wildlife" must accompany the completed application. If

selected to receive a permit, the full permit fee will be payable to the Division.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Successful applicants will receive their permit by mail.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)7
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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7. Successful applicants will receive their permit by mail.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Nothing herein contained shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled or unclaimed permits on a first-come, first-served basis to any properly licensed hunter or qualified farmer, after the permit selection process.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(h)8
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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8. Nothing herein contained shall preclude the Division from issuing unfilled or

unclaimed permits on a first-come, first-served basis to any properly licensed

hunter or qualified farmer, after the permit selection process.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Only the owner or lessee of a farm, who resides thereon, or the immediate family of that farmer 10 years of age or older who reside in the farmer's household, may apply on forms provided for a farmer bow permit season permit. Under this section a farm is an area of five acres or more and producing a gross income in excess of $ 500.00 and is tax assessed as farmland. Farmer bow permit season permits will be issued only in those deer management zones where a bow permit season is prescribed.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(i)1
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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1. Only the owner or lessee of a farm, who resides thereon, or the immediate

family of that farmer 10 years of age or older who reside in the farmer's

household, may apply on forms provided for a farmer bow permit season permit.

Under this section a farm is an area of five acres or more and producing a gross

income in excess of $ 500.00 and is tax assessed as farmland. Farmer bow permit

season permits will be issued only in those deer management zones where a bow

permit season is prescribed.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The owner or lessees of a farm, who does not reside thereon, and their immediate family 10 years of age or older, may apply on forms provided for a non-occupant farmer deer permit. Under this subsection, applicants must farm 30 tilled acres that are tax assessed as farmland. Wood lots are not included in acreage needed to qualify. Properties do not need to be contiguous. No more than five individuals may receive a permit for the season for a property. The applicants must be the farmer or farmers, or their immediate family aged 10 and older.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(i)2
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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2. The owner or lessees of a farm, who does not reside thereon, and their

immediate family 10 years of age or older, may apply on forms provided for a

non-occupant farmer deer permit. Under this subsection, applicants must farm 30

tilled acres that are tax assessed as farmland. Wood lots are not included in

acreage needed to qualify. Properties do not need to be contiguous. No more than

five individuals may receive a permit for the season for a property. The applicants

must be the farmer or farmers, or their immediate family aged 10 and older.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625-0420; and iii. Division field offices.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(i)3ii
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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ii. Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420,

Trenton, NJ 08625-0420; and

iii. Division field offices.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The application form shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or name, age, size of farm, address, social security number, and any other information requested thereon. Properly completed application forms will be accepted during the period of June 1 to October 1. After that date, permits may not be received in time for the opening day of the season. There is no fee required, and all qualified applications will receive a farmer permit bow season permit, delivered by mail.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(i)4
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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4. The application form shall be filled in to include: Conservation ID Number or

name, age, size of farm, address, social security number, and any other

information requested thereon. Properly completed application forms will be

accepted during the period of June 1 to October 1. After that date, permits may

not be received in time for the opening day of the season. There is no fee required,

and all qualified applications will receive a farmer permit bow season permit,

delivered by mail.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Only one farmer application may be submitted per individual. Application for a farmer bow permit season permit shall not preclude an individual from applying for either the farmer muzzleloader rifle or shotgun permit seasons permits, or from applying for one regular bow permit season permit as a bow hunting license applicant. Application for more than the allowable number of permits during the initial application period will cause all applications by the individual to be void.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(i)5
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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5. Only one farmer application may be submitted per individual. Application for

a farmer bow permit season permit shall not preclude an individual from applying

for either the farmer muzzleloader rifle or shotgun permit seasons permits, or

from applying for one regular bow permit season permit as a bow hunting license

applicant. Application for more than the allowable number of permits during the

initial application period will cause all applications by the individual to be void.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The antlerless bow and arrow permit season permits are valid only in the deer management zone (DMZ) designated and are not transferable from individual to individual. The antlered bow permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has an antlerless permit for that season. The bow and arrow permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting in the correct DMZ or farm as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(j)1
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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1. The antlerless bow and arrow permit season permits are valid only in the deer

management zone (DMZ) designated and are not transferable from individual to

individual. The antlered bow permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has an

antlerless permit for that season. The bow and arrow permit season permit hunter

is responsible for hunting in the correct DMZ or farm as indicated and in

ascertaining the boundaries.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The occupant farmer antlerless bow permit season permits are valid only on the farm occupied and designated in the application and are not transferable from deer management zone to deer management zone, or from farm to farm or from individual to individual. The occupant farmer antlered bow permit is valid in any zone which the farmer has an antlerless permit for that season. The occupant farmer bow permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting on the correct farm in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(j)2
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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2. The occupant farmer antlerless bow permit season permits are valid only on

the farm occupied and designated in the application and are not transferable from

deer management zone to deer management zone, or from farm to farm or from

individual to individual. The occupant farmer antlered bow permit is valid in any

zone which the farmer has an antlerless permit for that season. The occupant

farmer bow permit season permit hunter is responsible for hunting on the correct

farm in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The non-occupant farmer antlerless bow season permits are valid only on private land within the deer management zone designated in the permit and are not valid on public lands within the DMZ. The non-occupant farmer antlered bow permit is valid only on private land within the deer management zone designated on the non-occupant farmer antlerless permit, or in any other zone for which the farmer has purchased an antlerless bow permit. The permits are not transferable from deer management zone to deer management zone or from individual to individual. The non-occupant farmer bow permit season hunter is responsible for hunting on private lands in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the boundaries.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(j)3
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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3. The non-occupant farmer antlerless bow season permits are valid only on

private land within the deer management zone designated in the permit and are

not valid on public lands within the DMZ. The non-occupant farmer antlered bow

permit is valid only on private land within the deer management zone designated

on the non-occupant farmer antlerless permit, or in any other zone for which the

farmer has purchased an antlerless bow permit. The permits are not transferable

from deer management zone to deer management zone or from individual to

individual. The non-occupant farmer bow permit season hunter is responsible for

hunting on private lands in the correct DMZ as indicated and in ascertaining the

boundaries.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

See (d)1 through 7 above for corresponding season date codes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(l)
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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(l) See (d)1 through 7 above for corresponding season date codes.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permit quotas for Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, 66, 68, and 70 are contingent upon approval by the appropriate land management agencies for these zones.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.30(m)
section_heading	7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

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(m) Permit quotas for Zones 37, 39, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, 66, 68, and 70 are contingent

upon approval by the appropriate land management agencies for these zones.

7:25-5.30 White-tailed deer bow permit season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This section applies only to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. (Zone 38).

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(a)
section_heading	7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

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(a) This section applies only to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. (Zone 38).

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Nothing in this section shall affect the validity or operation of any other section of this Code.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(b)
section_heading	7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

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(b) Nothing in this section shall affect the validity or operation of any other section of

this Code.

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Great Swamp permit shotgun season permits and permit muzzleloader season permits are valid only in designated portions of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and are not transferable.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(e)
section_heading	7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

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(e) Great Swamp permit shotgun season permits and permit muzzleloader season permits

are valid only in designated portions of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and

are not transferable.

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Method: The taking of the designated bag limit of deer with a Great Swamp (Zone 38) permit shotgun season permit or permit muzzleloader season permit will be permitted in designated areas of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. A total of 200 Great Swamp, shotgun permit season permits and 200 muzzleloader permit season permits will be issued. Daily hunter quotas, hunt procedures and hunting methods in this area shall be provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(f)
section_heading	7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

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(f) Method: The taking of the designated bag limit of deer with a Great Swamp (Zone

38) permit shotgun season permit or permit muzzleloader season permit will be permitted

in designated areas of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. A total of 200 Great

Swamp, shotgun permit season permits and 200 muzzleloader permit season permits will

be issued. Daily hunter quotas, hunt procedures and hunting methods in this area shall be

provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Procedures for applying for a Great Swamp permit shotgun season permit and a permit muzzleloader season permit will be the same as outlined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28 and 5.29. Applicants for the Great Swamp Permit Shotgun Season Permit and Permit Muzzleloader Season Permit must indicate Zone 38 on the application in the space reserved for deer management zone number.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(g)
section_heading	7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

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(g) Procedures for applying for a Great Swamp permit shotgun season permit and a

permit muzzleloader season permit will be the same as outlined in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.28 and

5.29. Applicants for the Great Swamp Permit Shotgun Season Permit and Permit

Muzzleloader Season Permit must indicate Zone 38 on the application in the space

reserved for deer management zone number.

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All hunters shall comply with the instructions of State conservation officers, State deputy conservation officers, other Division personnel and instructions of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(h)
section_heading	7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

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(h) All hunters shall comply with the instructions of State conservation officers, State

deputy conservation officers, other Division personnel and instructions of U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service personnel.

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A. 23:10-5, 25:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-47, 23:4-48, 13:1B-30 et seq. and other applicable statutes.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31(i)
section_heading	7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

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(i) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in N.J.S.A.

23:10-5, 25:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-47, 23:4-48, 13:1B-30 et seq. and other applicable

statutes.

7:25-5.31 White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season,

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Not withstanding any other provision in this Code, Division personnel may issue a second permit to a hunter who presents a lawfully taken deer found unfit for human consumption.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(a)
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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(a) Not withstanding any other provision in this Code, Division personnel may issue a

second permit to a hunter who presents a lawfully taken deer found unfit for human

consumption.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Special permits, known as Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits, may be issued by the Director, in his or her discretion, for the taking of antlerless deer during the Permit Bow, Permit Shotgun, or Permit Muzzleloader seasons subject to the requirements of this subsection. All requirements applicable to the aforementioned hunting seasons pursuant to this subchapter apply. DMAP permits are non-transferable.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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(b) Special permits, known as Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits,

may be issued by the Director, in his or her discretion, for the taking of antlerless deer

during the Permit Bow, Permit Shotgun, or Permit Muzzleloader seasons subject to the

requirements of this subsection. All requirements applicable to the aforementioned

hunting seasons pursuant to this subchapter apply. DMAP permits are non-transferable.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The applicant and their agents shall conform to applicable Federal, State, and local statutes, rules, codes, and ordinances pertaining to the use and discharge of firearms.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)1i
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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i. The applicant and their agents shall conform to applicable Federal,

State, and local statutes, rules, codes, and ordinances pertaining to the use

and discharge of firearms.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The applicant and their agents shall comply with the means, methods of take, dates, hours, recordkeeping requirements, and other conditions prescribed by the Division and listed on the DMAP application. Failure to comply with any of the conditions or the provisions of this subsection or previous sections may be the cause for revocation of the permits and may cause the denial of subsequent permits.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)1ii
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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ii. The applicant and their agents shall comply with the means, methods

of take, dates, hours, recordkeeping requirements, and other conditions

prescribed by the Division and listed on the DMAP application. Failure to

comply with any of the conditions or the provisions of this subsection or

previous sections may be the cause for revocation of the permits and may

cause the denial of subsequent permits.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Only the bows or firearms prescribed for the hunting of deer by the Division in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.23 and 5.24 may be used to kill deer. The permit(s) will not be issued until a field investigation is performed by Division personnel.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)1iii
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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iii. Only the bows or firearms prescribed for the hunting of deer by the

Division in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.23 and 5.24 may be used to kill deer. The

permit(s) will not be issued until a field investigation is performed by

Division personnel.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The permits are valid only for the lands specified on the application.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)1iv
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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iv. The permits are valid only for the lands specified on the application.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

All deer taken pursuant to the DMAP shall be tagged immediately with the transportation tag included on the permit. Any applicant or their agent killing a deer on a DMAP permit must transport this deer to an authorized checking station by 7:00 P.M. on the date killed to secure the legal possession tag. If the deer check station system is no longer in use, deer harvested under this permit shall be tagged immediately and checked in via the AHRS.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)1v
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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v. All deer taken pursuant to the DMAP shall be tagged immediately with

the transportation tag included on the permit. Any applicant or their agent

killing a deer on a DMAP permit must transport this deer to an authorized

checking station by 7:00 P.M. on the date killed to secure the legal

possession tag. If the deer check station system is no longer in use, deer

harvested under this permit shall be tagged immediately and checked in

via the AHRS.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Applicants or their agents must keep written daily records of all hunting activity and mortality, including the date, sex, age, weight, number of antler points, antler beam measurement, and possession tag number of any animal killed. Said records must be available to the Division for inspection upon request.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)1vi
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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vi. Applicants or their agents must keep written daily records of all

hunting activity and mortality, including the date, sex, age, weight,

number of antler points, antler beam measurement, and possession tag

number of any animal killed. Said records must be available to the

Division for inspection upon request.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Within two weeks of the conclusion of the deer season, the applicant shall file a written report of activities. The report shall include the conservation identification number (CID) of the agent(s), and the dates, sex, age, number of antler points, antler beam measurement, and weights of any deer taken, and any additional biological information that may be applicable. If no deer are killed, the agent's CID number and dates of activity shall be listed.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)1vii
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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vii. Within two weeks of the conclusion of the deer season, the applicant

shall file a written report of activities. The report shall include the

conservation identification number (CID) of the agent(s), and the dates,

sex, age, number of antler points, antler beam measurement, and weights

of any deer taken, and any additional biological information that may be

applicable. If no deer are killed, the agent's CID number and dates of

activity shall be listed.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Permits will only be issued to properties in deer management zones with a limited antlerless bag limit, or if the regular zone quota of permits is sold out. Permits will be issued at a rate of one per 10 acres.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)2
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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2. Permits will only be issued to properties in deer management zones with a

limited antlerless bag limit, or if the regular zone quota of permits is sold out.

Permits will be issued at a rate of one per 10 acres.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

DMAP permits will be priced at the same rate as regular deer season permits. Permits will be issued by the Division. Up to two DMAP permits may be issued per agent, per property.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)2i
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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i. DMAP permits will be priced at the same rate as regular deer season

permits. Permits will be issued by the Division. Up to two DMAP permits

may be issued per agent, per property.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Each DMAP permit allows for the taking of two antlerless deer only.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)2ii
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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ii. Each DMAP permit allows for the taking of two antlerless deer only.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 23:3-56.1, a farmer and his or her immediate family will be issued one DMAP permit per person, without charge.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)2iii
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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iii. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 23:3-56.1, a farmer and his or

her immediate family will be issued one DMAP permit per person,

without charge.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Applicants or agents hunting under the DMAP must have a valid and current hunting license and permits required for the appropriate season, with the exception of the farmer hunting license exemption, as specified in N.J.S.A. 23:3-1(e).

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(b)2iv
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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iv. Applicants or agents hunting under the DMAP must have a valid and

current hunting license and permits required for the appropriate season,

with the exception of the farmer hunting license exemption, as specified in

N.J.S.A. 23:3-1(e).

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-29 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.36(c)
section_heading	7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

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(c) Authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B-29 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.26.

7:25-5.36 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) special biological permit

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This subchapter shall constitute the rules governing the disposal and possession of dead deer found on or along any New Jersey public highway or on private property.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.1
section_heading	7:25-17.1 Scope

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This subchapter shall constitute the rules governing the disposal and possession of dead

deer found on or along any New Jersey public highway or on private property.

7:25-17.1 Scope

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for efficient, effective and utilitarian removal of dead deer found on or along any New Jersey public highway or on private property.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.2
section_heading	7:25-17.2 Purpose

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The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for efficient, effective and utilitarian removal

of dead deer found on or along any New Jersey public highway or on private property.

7:25-17.2 Purpose

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

These rules shall be liberally construed to permit the department to effectuate the purposes of N.J.S.A. 23:4-43.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.3
section_heading	7:25-17.3 Construction

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These rules shall be liberally construed to permit the department to effectuate the

purposes of N.J.S.A. 23:4-43.

7:25-17.3 Construction

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer found dead on or along any New Jersey public highway shall be disposed of by New Jersey State or municipal police officers or persons authorized by them at a sanitary landfill or other site approved by the Division of Waste Management of the Department of Environmental Protection or the police agency may authorize possession, as conditioned in N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.6.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.4
section_heading	7:25-17.4 Authorized person and disposal or possession

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Deer found dead on or along any New Jersey public highway shall be disposed of by

New Jersey State or municipal police officers or persons authorized by them at a sanitary

landfill or other site approved by the Division of Waste Management of the Department

of Environmental Protection or the police agency may authorize possession, as

conditioned in N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.6.

7:25-17.4 Authorized person and disposal or possession

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Deer found dead on any private property shall be disposed of by State or municipal police officers, or personnel authorized by them, upon request of the property owner, in the manner prescribed in N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.4. The owner or lessee of cultivated lands who kills deer under permit of the Division on such property shall dispose of the dead deer as directed by the Division.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.5
section_heading	7:25-17.5 Dead deer on private property

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Deer found dead on any private property shall be disposed of by State or municipal police

officers, or personnel authorized by them, upon request of the property owner, in the

manner prescribed in N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.4. The owner or lessee of cultivated lands who

kills deer under permit of the Division on such property shall dispose of the dead deer as

directed by the Division.

7:25-17.5 Dead deer on private property

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The deer was killed by an accidental collision with a motor vehicle; and 2. The accidental collision was reported to the New Jersey State or municipal police as soon as possible.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.6(a)1
section_heading	7:25-17.6 Possession of dead deer

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1. The deer was killed by an accidental collision with a motor vehicle; and

2. The accidental collision was reported to the New Jersey State or municipal

police as soon as possible.

7:25-17.6 Possession of dead deer

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The permit described in (a) above shall be valid for 90 days from date of issue.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.6(b)
section_heading	7:25-17.6 Possession of dead deer

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(b) The permit described in (a) above shall be valid for 90 days from date of issue.

7:25-17.6 Possession of dead deer

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

A deer that has been so severely injured by a collision with a motor vehicle that it must be killed shall be considered as accidentally killed for the purposes of this subchapter.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.6(c)
section_heading	7:25-17.6 Possession of dead deer

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(c) A deer that has been so severely injured by a collision with a motor vehicle that it

must be killed shall be considered as accidentally killed for the purposes of this

subchapter.

7:25-17.6 Possession of dead deer

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The date of the accidental deer kill; and 4. The name and address of the permittee.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-17.7(a)3
section_heading	7:25-17.7 Information required

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3. The date of the accidental deer kill; and

4. The name and address of the permittee.

7:25-17.7 Information required

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

This subchapter shall constitute the rules governing the killing of deer, reasonably believed to be causing damage to crops on lands under cultivation, which, absent these rules, would be proscribed by the State Game Code, N.J.A.C. 7:25-5. Provisions for this exception to the State Game Code appears therein at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.1
section_heading	7:25-23.1 Scope

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This subchapter shall constitute the rules governing the killing of deer, reasonably

believed to be causing damage to crops on lands under cultivation, which, absent these

rules, would be proscribed by the State Game Code, N.J.A.C. 7:25-5. Provisions for this

exception to the State Game Code appears therein at N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.31.

7:25-23.1 Scope

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

These rules provide the owner or lessee of cultivated lands a permit to kill wild deer reasonably believed to be causing damage to seeded cultivated grasses or planted crops.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.2
section_heading	7:25-23.2 Purpose

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These rules provide the owner or lessee of cultivated lands a permit to kill wild deer

reasonably believed to be causing damage to seeded cultivated grasses or planted crops.

7:25-23.2 Purpose

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

These rules shall be liberally construed to permit the Department and the division to effectuate the purpose of N.J.S.A. 23:4-42.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.3
section_heading	7:25-23.3 Construction

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These rules shall be liberally construed to permit the Department and the division to

effectuate the purpose of N.J.S.A. 23:4-42.

7:25-23.3 Construction

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.4
section_heading	7:25-23.4 Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following

meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

7:25-23.4 Definitions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall hunt for, pursue, shoot at, take, kill, wound or attempt to take, kill or wound a deer of any description prohibited by the provisions of the State Game Code N.J.A.C. 7:25-5 or hunt for, pursue, shoot at, take, kill, wound, or attempt to take, kill, or wound any wild deer at any time except during the period permitted by the State Game Code, or kill in any one year more than the number of deer permitted by the State Game Code unless having on their person a current, valid permit to kill wild deer issued by the division.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(a)
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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(a) No person shall hunt for, pursue, shoot at, take, kill, wound or attempt to take, kill or

wound a deer of any description prohibited by the provisions of the State Game Code

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5 or hunt for, pursue, shoot at, take, kill, wound, or attempt to take, kill, or

wound any wild deer at any time except during the period permitted by the State Game

Code, or kill in any one year more than the number of deer permitted by the State Game

Code unless having on their person a current, valid permit to kill wild deer issued by the

division.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

No person shall be issued the permit unless he or she is the owner or lessee of any land, at least five acres of which constitutes lands under cultivation.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(b)
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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(b) No person shall be issued the permit unless he or she is the owner or lessee of any

land, at least five acres of which constitutes lands under cultivation.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

A permit for anticipated damage may be issued upon demonstration to the satisfaction of the Division of documented history of damage.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(c)
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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(c) A permit for anticipated damage may be issued upon demonstration to the

satisfaction of the Division of documented history of damage.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Except as provided at (c) above, a person shall not be issued the permit unless and until he makes a reasonable showing to the Division, confirmed by a field investigation performed by Division personnel, of substantial deer-caused damage to seeded, cultivated grasses or planted crops. Under exigent circumstances, the permit may be issued for one day only without prior confirmation of necessity by field investigation; provided that within seven days thereafter a field investigation shall be performed by Division personnel. Should the Division then determine that conditions failed to warrant the issuance of the permit, no permit shall subsequently be issued to the same person without a prior field investigation confirming the necessity therefor.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(d)
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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(d) Except as provided at (c) above, a person shall not be issued the permit unless and

until he makes a reasonable showing to the Division, confirmed by a field investigation

performed by Division personnel, of substantial deer-caused damage to seeded, cultivated

grasses or planted crops. Under exigent circumstances, the permit may be issued for one

day only without prior confirmation of necessity by field investigation; provided that

within seven days thereafter a field investigation shall be performed by Division

personnel. Should the Division then determine that conditions failed to warrant the

issuance of the permit, no permit shall subsequently be issued to the same person without

a prior field investigation confirming the necessity therefor.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Any permittee or agent shall be in possession of the permit or a copy of the permit at all times when attempting to shoot deer.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(e)
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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(e) Any permittee or agent shall be in possession of the permit or a copy of the permit at

all times when attempting to shoot deer.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

A permittee convicted of any two violations of any laws or regulations pertaining to hunting of this or any other state during a five-year period shall not be allowed to shoot deer pursuant to a permit for a period of two years from the date of such second conviction or of three years from the date of the latter of a third or subsequent conviction. A person convicted of any two violations of any law or regulation pertaining to fish, game and wildlife of this State or any other state during a five-year period shall not be allowed to be an agent for a period of two years from the date of such second conviction or three years from the date of the latter of a third or subsequent conviction.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(f)
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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(f) A permittee convicted of any two violations of any laws or regulations pertaining to

hunting of this or any other state during a five-year period shall not be allowed to shoot

deer pursuant to a permit for a period of two years from the date of such second

conviction or of three years from the date of the latter of a third or subsequent conviction.

A person convicted of any two violations of any law or regulation pertaining to fish,

game and wildlife of this State or any other state during a five-year period shall not be

allowed to be an agent for a period of two years from the date of such second conviction

or three years from the date of the latter of a third or subsequent conviction.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

A permittee killing deer under the permit on lands on which he does not reside must possess a New Jersey firearm purchaser identification card.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(f)1
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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1. A permittee killing deer under the permit on lands on which he does not reside

must possess a New Jersey firearm purchaser identification card.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

An agent killing deer on any land under the permit must possess a valid and proper New Jersey firearm hunting license and New Jersey firearm purchaser identification card.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.5(f)2
section_heading	7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

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2. An agent killing deer on any land under the permit must possess a valid and

proper New Jersey firearm hunting license and New Jersey firearm purchaser

identification card.

7:25-23.5 Permit required; authorized permittee; agents

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter or requirements of a permit may be cause for denial of subsequent permits; and 14. Persons other than the permittee or agent are prohibited from assisting in any way in the shooting activities including, but not limited to, the driving of deer or the driving of a vehicle.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.6(a)13
section_heading	7:25-23.6 Permit conditions

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13. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter or

requirements of a permit may be cause for denial of subsequent permits; and

14. Persons other than the permittee or agent are prohibited from assisting in any

way in the shooting activities including, but not limited to, the driving of deer or

the driving of a vehicle.

7:25-23.6 Permit conditions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

The permittee shall assume all liability for any damage or injury caused while attempting to kill wild deer under the permit and shall keep, save, and hold the Division, the Department and the State of New Jersey harmless from loss from all claims, loss, liability, expense or damage in connection with the issuance of, and activities taken pursuant to, the permit.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.7
section_heading	7:25-23.7 Liability

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The permittee shall assume all liability for any damage or injury caused while attempting

to kill wild deer under the permit and shall keep, save, and hold the Division, the

Department and the State of New Jersey harmless from loss from all claims, loss,

liability, expense or damage in connection with the issuance of, and activities taken

pursuant to, the permit.

7:25-23.7 Liability

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 23:4-48, any person violating any provision of this subchapter shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $ 100.00 nor more than $ 500.00 for the first offense and not less than $ 300.00 nor more than $ 1,000 for the second and each subsequent offense.

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-23.8
section_heading	7:25-23.8 Penalties

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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 23:4-48, any person violating any provision of this subchapter shall

be liable to a penalty of not less than $ 100.00 nor more than $ 500.00 for the first offense

and not less than $ 300.00 nor more than $ 1,000 for the second and each subsequent

offense.

7:25-23.8 Penalties

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.1(a) -- General provisions

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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value	Judicial Notice. N.J.S.A. 13:1B-34 provides in pertinent part, "(C)opies of the State Fish and Game Code, and its amendments, duly certified by the Chairman of the council shall be received in evidence in all court or other judicial proceedings in the State."

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(a) Judicial Notice. N.J.S.A. 13:1B-34 provides in pertinent part, "(C)opies of the State

Fish and Game Code, and its amendments, duly certified by the Chairman of the council

shall be received in evidence in all court or other judicial proceedings in the State."

7:25-5.1 General provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(c) -- Bow and arrow, general provisions

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(c)
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value	During the seasons for taking deer, bear, coyote, fox, woodchuck or turkey with bow and arrow (as listed elsewhere in this subchapter), all arrows used for taking deer, bear, coyote, fox, woodchuck or turkey must be fitted with an edged head of the following specifications:

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(c) During the seasons for taking deer, bear, coyote, fox, woodchuck or turkey with bow

and arrow (as listed elsewhere in this subchapter), all arrows used for taking deer, bear,

coyote, fox, woodchuck or turkey must be fitted with an edged head of the following

specifications:

7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

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N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.24(c)2 -- Bow and arrow, general provisions

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
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7:25-5.24 Bow and arrow, general provisions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a) -- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

filing_status	ADOPTED AND IN FORCE, CURRENT TO 2 OCTOBER 2023, AND A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING. (1) THE INSTRUMENT. This is N.J.A.C. 7:25, the New Jersey Administrative Code as adopted, published by NJDEP as a courtesy copy; every page states "THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE." -- THIS RULE, not this rule PROPOSAL. The string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages and its absence is asserted on every page this record reads. (2) HOW CURRENT IT IS. Page 1 states "Date last amended: October 2, 2023" and the file was produced 2024-01-12. WHETHER ANY PART OF 7:25-5 WAS AMENDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND TODAY IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS DOCUMENT, and this compilation does not assert that it was not; p.1 points elsewhere for that -- "For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New Jersey Administrative Code." (3) A FULL REPLACEMENT IS PENDING AND HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, AND THIS FACT IS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. Measured 2026-08-08 from the publisher's own index -- 58 N.J.R. 1864, Volume 58 Issue 15, 3 August 2026, REGISTER INDEX OF RULE PROPOSALS AND ADOPTIONS, Title 7 -- the entry reads "7:25-5 Division of Fish and Wildlife: 2026-2027 Game Code 58 N.J.R. 1227(a)", with NO OAL Document Number (R.2026 d.), no Adoption Notice citation, and not marked "Expired". That Index lists "all pending Proposals ... not adopted" and completes an entry once it is adopted, so the 2026-2027 Game Code is PENDING. Adoptions were also checked in the 20 July and 3 August 2026 issues: no Environmental Protection heading in either. THEREFORE the rules in this record are the ones in force, AND the 2026-27 seasons a hunter will actually hunt may differ from them once the replacement is adopted. A reader relying on these rows for the 2026-27 seasons must check whether 58 N.J.R. 1227(a) has since been adopted; this compilation cannot check it automatically, because it holds no url for New Jersey at all.
published_as	A DURATION PARAGRAPH. This provision is one of the numbered paragraphs that together state a season's dates, and the whole run of them is published verbatim in the `dates` field of the season row for this section. It is carried here as well so that it can be found under its own address; it is NOT a season on its own, and reading it as one publishes a season that is wrong for every zone the other paragraphs govern.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)
value	Duration of the fall bow season is as set forth at (a)1 and 2 below. Legal hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

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(a) Duration of the fall bow season is as set forth at (a)1 and 2 below. Legal hunting

hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1 -- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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published_as	A DURATION PARAGRAPH. This provision is one of the numbered paragraphs that together state a season's dates, and the whole run of them is published verbatim in the `dates` field of the season row for this section. It is carried here as well so that it can be found under its own address; it is NOT a season on its own, and reading it as one publishes a season that is wrong for every zone the other paragraphs govern.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)1
value	Opening the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3; and in Zone 54.

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1. Opening the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October through the last

Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3; and in Zone 54.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)2 -- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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published_as	A DURATION PARAGRAPH. This provision is one of the numbered paragraphs that together state a season's dates, and the whole run of them is published verbatim in the `dates` field of the season row for this section. It is carried here as well so that it can be found under its own address; it is NOT a season on its own, and reading it as one publishes a season that is wrong for every zone the other paragraphs govern.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)2
value	Opening the second Saturday in September through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 66, and 68.

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2. Opening the second Saturday in September through the last Friday in October,

in zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 66, and 68.

7:25-5.25 White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, N.J.A.C. 7:25 (Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules), Subchapter 5 (Game Code), courtesy copy, "Date last amended: October 2, 2023"; pp.152-205 (7:25-5.24 bow and arrow general provisions through 7:25-5.31, which is all seven dedicated white-tailed deer season sections read contiguously), pp.77-83 (7:25-5.1 general provisions and definitions), pp.215-217 (7:25-5.36 white-tailed deer special biological permit), pp.326-327 (SUBCHAPTER 17, Disposal and Possession of Dead Deer, 7:25-17.1 through 17.7), pp.451-454 (SUBCHAPTER 23, Permit to Kill Wild Deer, 7:25-23.1 through 23.8) and p.1 (the title page and the date last amended). NO SOURCE URL IS RECORDED AND NONE MAY BE GUESSED: these bytes were supplied by the operator on 2026-08-08 and were not retrieved by this compilation; the address that serves them is unknown here. Identified by sha256 888291b0c3c9369cdf3a7ddd5bc1caa5b6e28e419818604f90e36d18e3dbc5d7 (465 pages, 1,821,844 bytes) and by nothing else. This is the ADOPTED, IN-FORCE code and not a proposal: the string "PROPOSAL" occurs 0 times in all 465 pages, and its absence is asserted on every page read.

N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)3 -- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

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published_as	A DURATION PARAGRAPH. This provision is one of the numbered paragraphs that together state a season's dates, and the whole run of them is published verbatim in the `dates` field of the season row for this section. It is carried here as well so that it can be found under its own address; it is NOT a season on its own, and reading it as one publishes a season that is wrong for every zone the other paragraphs govern.
section	N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.25(a)3
value	A special youth deer hunting day with bow and arrow will be held on the Saturday prior to the opening day of the fall bow season as specified in (a)1 above. The season will be open in all zones that are open for the fall bow season. Youth hunters must possess a current and valid youth bow license or be less than 16 years of age on the season date and qualified to hunt without a license under the farmer license exemption. All youth hunters must be under the direct supervision of a non-hunting adult (21 years of age or older), who must possess a proper and valid bow license. Direct supervision means the youth hunter and the supervising adult are together at the same location. The youth hunter may not hunt independently of the supervising adult. Any bow and edged arrowhead approved for deer hunting may be used. Legal hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset EST. All other hunting requirements for the fall bow season shall apply, except as noted in (b)3 below.