POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. - Bowing to an outcry from fishermen worried about getting kicked off the beach at night, New Jersey environmental officials are rewriting their proposed beach access-rules to protect anglers' right to fish during off-hours.
The move by the state Department of Environmental Protection addresses a key complaint about the new rules that emerged at a series of contentious public hearings this spring.
The DEP undertook a sweeping revision of beach-access rules, moving away from a one-size-fits-all rulemaking approach in favor of letting individual Shore towns write their own rules.
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The move by the state Department of Environmental Protection addresses a key complaint about the new rules that emerged at a series of contentious public hearings this spring.
The DEP undertook a sweeping revision of beach-access rules, moving away from a one-size-fits-all rulemaking approach in favor of letting individual Shore towns write their own rules.
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