New JerseyDeer damage permit holders could keep meat, antlers, and hides
Landowners and tenants with deer damage permits, and people they authorize, could keep the meat, antlers, and hides from deer taken under those permits.
What it does
Landowners, tenants, and their authorized helpers could keep antlers, meat, and hides from deer killed under a damage permit on land with current or recent crops or cultivated pasture.
Argument forLetting people keep meat and hides could put deer taken under damage permits to use instead of leaving carcasses on farmland.
Argument againstThe chance to keep antlers, meat, and hides might lead to more deer being killed under these permits.
More detail
Landowners, tenants, and their authorized helpers could take antlers, meat, and hides from deer killed under a damage permit. The permit covers deer found on land with crops growing now or in the past 12 months, or pasture seeded with cultivated grass. Authorized helpers must carry a written permit from the state division, signed by the landowner or tenant. The division may require proof of deer damage in the past 12 months before issuing a permit. This permission would take effect as soon as the bill becomes law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth CommitteeIntroduced
AgricultureEnvironment & Energy