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50:1-5. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have full control and direction of the shellfish industry and resource and of the protection of shellfish throughout the entire State, subject to the provisions of this title. The commissioner shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the preservation and improvement of the shellfish industry and resource of the State, after consultation with the Shell Fisheries Council and subject to the disapproval, as hereinbefore provided, of the Marine Fisheries Council. For purposes of this title, "oysters landed" means oysters taken for any purpose other than replanting;"shellfish" means any species of benthic mollusks, except for conchs (Busycon carica, Busycon contrarium and Busycotypus canaliculatum), the harvest of which is regulated pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1979, c.199 (C.23:2B-6), section 2 of P.L.1941, c.211 (C.23:5-24.2) and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and shall include, but not be limited to, hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) , soft clams (Mya arenaria), surf clams (Spisula solidissma) and oysters (Crassostrea virginica); and "commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.

Amended 1979, c.199, s.14; 1996, c.112, s.1.

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