Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection\u2019s Fish & Game Council is proposing a reorganization and amendments to the Game Code.\u00a0 A statement of the substance of the proposal follows: the Fish & Game Council is making the following amendments to the Game Code: extensive recodification by organizing it predominantly by game species; updates and modifications to multiple species\u2019 season dates and bag limits; modification to the allowable weapons and ammunitions for each game species; modification and consolidation of the hunting zones; modification of the deer hunting regulation sets, including changes to doe versus buck take and antler point restrictions; providing an allowance for the carrying of personal permitted weapons; and the addition of new hunter safety requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated April 6, 2026. A copy of the proposal is available from: https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/notice-of-rule-proposals<\/a>; by request from the Division of Fish and Wildlife via email: <\/i> njfwfish@deptest.nj.gov<\/strong><\/a>; and LexisNexis (free public access to the New Jersey Register, https:\/\/www.lexisnexis.com\/hottopics\/njoal\/<\/a> <\/i>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n A public hearing(s) concerning the proposal is scheduled as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
The War Memorial
Delaware Room
1 Memorial Drive
Trenton, NJ 08608<\/p>\n\n\n\n