New JerseyDeer-control permit holders could take meat, antlers, and hides
People with deer-control permits for farmland would be allowed to take meat, antlers, and hides from deer killed under those permits.
What it does
Landowners, renters, and their authorized agents would be allowed to take meat, antlers, and hides from deer killed under permits on land partly used for crops or seeded pasture.
Argument forLetting permit holders use deer meat and hides could reduce wasted carcasses and encourage hunters to help farmers control deer.
Argument againstLetting permit holders keep deer parts could give the state less control over how deer killed under these permits are used.
More detail
Permit holders would be allowed to take meat, antlers, and hides. This would cover landowners, renters, and their authorized agents on land with seeded pasture or crops growing now or grown within the prior 12 months. Deer must be killed on the permitted land during the permit period. Unharvested carcasses would belong to the state, which could remove and dispose of them. The permission would take effect immediately when 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 29Withdrawn from ConsiderationLatest
- Oct 19Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources CommitteeIntroduced
Agriculture