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Descriptions for New Jersey Beaver/Otter Management Zones


Zone 1: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New York -New Jersey state line with Rt. 519; then south on Rt. 519 to its intersection with Rt. 23; then south on Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 519 at Colesville; then south on Rt. 519 to its intersection with County Rt. 636 above Branchville; then west on Rt. 636 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south on Rt. 206 to Rt. 521; then southwest on Rt. 521 to its intersection with County Rt. 617; then south on Rt. 617 to its intersection with Rt. 624 near Fairview Lake, then northwest on Rt. 624 to its intersection with Rt. 615, and then west on Rt. 615 to the Delaware River; then north along the Delaware River to the state line and south along the state line to Rt. 519, the point of beginning.

Zone 2: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the New York-New Jersey state line with Rt. 519; then south on Rt. 519 to its intersection with Rt. 23; then south on Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 519 at Colesville; then south on Rt. 519 to its intersection with County Rt. 636 above Branchville; then west on County Rt. 636 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then southeast on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 15 at Ross's Corner; then south on Rt. 15 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Sparta; then north on Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 23; then east on Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 515 at Stockholm; then north on Rt. 515 to its intersection with Rt. 94 at Vernon; then north on Rt. 94 to the state line; then west along the state line to its intersection with Rt. 519, the point of beginning.

Zone 3: That portion of Sussex, Passaic and Bergen Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the state line and Rt. 94; then south on Rt. 94 to its intersection with Rt. 515 at Vernon; then south on Rt. 515 to its intersection with Rt. 23 at Stockholm; then east on Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 202 near Wayne; then north on Rt. 202 to the state line at Suffern; then west along the state line to its intersection with Rt. 94, the point of beginning.

Zone 4: That portion of Sussex and Warren Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 615 and the Delaware River at Flatbrookville; then east along Rt. 615 to its intersection with Rt. 624; then south on Rt. 624 to its intersection with Rt. 617; then north on Rt. 617 to its intersection with Rt. 521; then northeast on Rt. 521 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 94 at Newton; then south on Rt. 94 to its intersection with Rt. 608 at Marksboro; then south on Rt. 608 to its intersection with Rt. 521; then south on Rt. 521 to its intersection with Rt. 80 near Hope; then west on Rt. 80 to the Delaware River near Columbia; then north and northeast along the Delaware River to its intersection with Rt. 615, the point of beginning.

Zone 5: That portion of Sussex and Warren Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware River and Rt. 80 at Columbia; then east on Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 521 near Hope; then north on Rt. 521 to its intersection with Rt. 608; then northeast on Rt. 608 to its intersection with Rt. 94 at Marksboro; then north and east on Rt. 94 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Newton; then north on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 15 at Ross's Corner; then south on Rt. 15 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Sparta; then southwest on Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at Hackettstown; then west on Rt. 46 to the Delaware River; then north on the Delaware River to Rt. 80 at Columbia, the point of beginning. Zone 6: That portion of Warren, Morris, Sussex and Passaic Counties lying within a continuous line beginning a the intersection of Rt. 46 and Rt. 517 in Hackettstown; then north on Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 23 at Franklin; then south on Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 699 (Berkshire Valley Rd. (at Oak Ridge; then south on Rt. 699 to its intersection with Rt. 15; then south on Rt. 15 to its intersection with Rt. 80; then west on Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 10 near Ledgewood; then east on Rt. 10 to its intersection with Rt. 513; then west on Rt. 513 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Long Valley; then north on Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 182; then north on Rt. 182 to its intersection with Rt. 46, then northwest on Rt. 46 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Hackettstown, the point of beginning.

Zone 7: That portion of Morris, Passaic and Essex Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 699 (Berkshire Valley Rd.) and Rt. 23 at Oak Ridge; then southeast on Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 80 near Singac; then west on Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 287; then south on Rt. 287 to its intersection with Rt. 10 near Whippany; then west on Rt. 10 to its intersection with Rt. 80 at Ledgewood, then east on Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 15; then north on Rt. 15 to its intersection with Rt. 699 at Mt. Hope; then north on Rt. 699 to its intersection with Rt. 23 at Oak Ridge, the point of beginning.

Zone 8: That portion of Ocean County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 537 and Rt. 539 at Hornerstown; then south on Rt. 539 to its intersection with Rt. 72 near Howardsville; then east on Rt. 72 to its intersection with Rt. 532; then east on Rt. 532 to the Atlantic Ocean; then north along the Atlantic Ocean to its intersection with Rt. 528 at Mantoloking; then west along Rt. 528 (527/528) to its intersection with Rt. 195 near Jackson Mills; then west along Rt. 195 to its intersection with Rt. 537 near Holmeson; then southwest along Rt. 537 to its intersection with Rt. 539 at Hornerstown, the point of beginning.

Zone 9: That portion of Ocean and Burlington Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 537 and Rt. 539 at Hornerstown; then south on Rt. 539 to its intersection with Rt. 72 near Howardsville; then northwest on Rt. 72 to its intersection with Rt. 532; then west on Rt. 532 to its intersection with Rt. 206 near Tabernacle; then north on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 537 at Chambers Corner; then east on Rt. 537 to its intersection with Rt. 539 at Hornerstown, the point of beginning.

Zone 10: That portion of Burlington, Camden and Atlantic Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 73 and Rt. 561 near Blue Anchor; then north on Rt. 73 to its intersection with Rt. 70 at Marlton; then east on Rt. 70 to its intersection with Rt. 541 at Medford; then southeast on Rt. 541 to its intersection with Rt. 532 at Medford Lakes; then east on Rt. 532 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 54; then southwest on Rt. 54 to its intersection with Rt. 561 near Hammonton; then northeast on Rt. 561 to its intersection with Rt. 73 near Blue Anchor, the point of beginning.

Zone 11: That portion of Ocean, Burlington and Atlantic Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 563 and Rt. 532 at Chatsworth; then east on Rt. 532 to its intersection with Rt. 72; then southeast on Rt. 72 to its intersection with Rt. 532 near Howardsville; then east on Rt. 532 to the Atlantic Ocean; then south along the Atlantic Ocean to the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City; then northwest on Rt. 30 to its intersection with Rt. 563 in Egg Harbor; then north on Rt. 563 to its intersection with Rt. 532 at Chatsworth, the point of beginning.

Zone 12: That portion of Atlantic, Gloucester and Camden Counties lying in a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 322 and Spur 536 at Williamstown; then northeast on Spur 536 to its intersection with Rt. 73 near Tansboro; then south on Rt. 73 to its intersection with Rt. 561 at Blue Anchor; then southeast on Rt. 561 to its intersection with Rt. 54 near Hammonton; then southeast on Rt. 54 to its intersection with Rt. 557 at Buena; then northeast on Rt. 557 to its intersection with Rt. 322/536 near Williamstown; then east on Rt. 322/536 to its intersection with Spur 536 at Williamstown, the point of beginning.

Zone 13: That portion of Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 557 and County Rt. 671 at Buena; then southeast on Rt. 557 to its intersection with Rt. 50 near Buck Hill; then south on Rt. 50 to its intersection with Rt. 9 at Seaville, and south on Rt. 9 to its intersection with Sea Isle Boulevard (Rt. 625) at Ocean View; then east on Sea Isle Boulevard to the Atlantic Ocean; then south along the Atlantic Ocean; then north along the Delaware Bay to its intersection with East Point Rd. in Heislerville Management Area; then north on East Point Rd. to its intersection with Rt. 616 (Dorchester-Heislerville Rd.); then north on Rt. 616 to its intersection with Rt. 740, then northeast on Rt. 740 to its intersection with Rt. 47; then north on Rt. 47 to its intersection with Rt. 646 (Cumberland-Port Elizabeth Rd.) near Port Elizabeth; then north on Rt. 646 to its intersection with Rt. 49 near Cumberland; then west on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Rt. 671 (Union Rd.); then north on Rt. 671/71 to its intersection with Rt. 557 near Buena, the point of beginning.

Zone 14: That portion of Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester and Atlantic Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Delaware Bay and the west bank of the Maurice River; then north along the west bank of the Maurice River to Rt. 631; then north along Rt. 631 to its intersection with Rt. 553; then north along Rt. 553 to its intersection with Rt. 536/322 at Glassboro; then east along Rt. 322/536 to its intersection with Rt. 555 near Williamstown; then south along Rt. 555/557 to its intersection with Rt. 71 (Union Rd.) near Buena; then south on Rt 71/671 to its intersection with Rt 49 at Cumberland; then east on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Rt. 646 (Cumberland-Port Elizabeth Rd.); then south on Rt. 646 to its intersection with Rt. 47 at Port Elizabeth; then south on Rt. 47 to its intersection with Rt. 740; then southwest on Rt. 740 to Rt. 616 (Dorchester-Heislerville Rd.) then south on Rt. 616 to East Point Rd. in Heislerville Management Area; then south on East Point Rd. to the Delaware Bay; then west along the Delaware Bay to its intersection with the west bank of the Maurice River, the point of beginning.

Zone 15: That portion of Salem and Cumberland Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware River at Rt. 25 at Oakwood Beach; then east on Rt. 25 to its intersection with Rt. 49 at Salem; then southeast on Rt. 49 to its intersection with Rt. 32; then east on Rt. 32 to its intersection with Rt. 540; then east on Rt. 540 to its intersection with Rt. 553 at Centerton; then south on Rt. 553 to its intersection with Rt. 631 near Port Norris; then south on Rt. 631 to Delaware Bay; then northwest along the Delaware Bay and Delaware River to its intersection with Rt. 25 at Oakwood Beach, the point of beginning.

Zone 16: That portion of Burlington and Atlantic Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 206 and Rt. 532 near Tabernacle; then southeast on Rt. 532 to its intersection with Rt. 563 at Chatsworth; then south on Rt. 563 to its intersection with Rt. 30 at Egg Harbor; then northwest on Rt. 30 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then north on Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 532 near Tabernacle, the point of beginning.

Zone 17: That portion of Atlantic County lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 557 and Rt. 54 at Buena; then northeast on Rt. 54 to its intersection with Rt. 30 at Hammonton; then southeast along Rt. 30 to its intersection with Rt. 50 at Egg Harbor; then southeast along Rt. 50 to its intersection with Rt. 557 near Buck Hill; then northwest on Rt. 557 to its intersection with Rt. 54 at Buena, the point of beginning.

Zone 18: That portion of Atlantic and Cape May Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 50 and Rt. 557 near Buck Hill; then northeast along Rt. 50 to its intersection with Rt. 30/563 at Egg Harbor; then southeast on Rt. 30/563 to the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City; then south along the Atlantic Ocean to Sea Isle Boulevard (Rt. 625) in Sea Isle; then west on Sea Isle Boulevard to its intersection with Rt. 9; then north on Rt. 9 to its intersection with Rt. 50 at Seaville; then northwest on Rt. 50 to its intersection with Rt. 557 near Buck Hill, the point of beginning.

Zone 19: That portion of Warren, Morris and Hunterdon Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the Delaware River at Route 46 north of Belvidere and continuing east on Route 46 to its intersection with Route 182 at Hackettstown; then south on Route 182 to its intersection with Route 517; then south along Route 517 (517/124) to Schooleys Mountain; then south on Pleasant Grove Road to Pleasant Grove; then southeast on Califon Road to its intersection with Sliker Road; then southeast on Sliker Road to its intersection with East Hill Road; then south on East Hill Road to its intersection with Route 628 at Woodglen; then southwest on Route 628 to its intersection with Route 645 at Glen Gardner; then northwest on Route 645 to its intersection with Route 635 at Hampton; then south on Route 635 (Charlestown Road) to its intersection with Route 78/22; then west on Route 78/22 to its intersection with Route 614 near Perryville; then southwest on Route 614 to its intersection with Route 519 at Spring Mills; the south on Route 519 to the Delaware River at Milford; then north along the Delaware River to Route 46 north of Belvidere, the point of beginning.

Zone 20: That portion of Morris and Hunterdon Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Route 517 (517/124) and Pleasant Grove Road at Schooleys Mountain; then south on Pleasant Grove Road to Pleasant Grove; then southeast on Califon Road to its intersection with Sliker Road; then southeast on Sliker Road to its intersection with East Hill Road; then south on East Hill Road to its intersection with Route 628 at Woodglen; then southwest on Route 628 to its intersection with Route 645 at Glen Gardner; then northwest on Route 645 to its intersection with Route 635 at Hampton; then south on Route 635 (Charlestown Road) to its intersection with Route 78/22; then west on Route 78/22 to its intersection with Route 614 near Perryville; then southwest on Route 614 to its intersection with Route 519 at Spring Mills; the south on Route 519 to the Delaware River at Milford; then south on the Delaware River to the intersection of Route 29 and Route 523 at Stockton; then northeast on Route 523 to its intersection with Route 517 near Oldwick; then north on Route 517 to its intersection with Route 513 (513/24) at Long Valley; then northwest on Route 517 (517/124) to Schooleys Mountain, the point of beginning.

Zone 21: That portion of Hunterdon, Somerset and Morris Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Route 517 and Route 513 at Long Valley; then north and east along Route 513 to its intersection with Route 10; then east along Route 10 to its intersection with Route 287 at Malapardis; then southwest along Route 287 to its intersection with Route 525 (Mt. Airy Road); then south along Route 525 to its intersection with Route 22 near Bound Brook; then west along Route 22 to its intersection with Route 523 at Whitehouse; then north along Route 523 to its intersection with Route 517 near Oldwick; then north along Route 517 to Long Valley, the point of beginning.

Zone 22: That portion of Somerset, Union, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the north shore of the Raritan River and the Garden State Parkway; then north on the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with Route 440; then west on Route 440 to Route 287; then west on Route 287 to its intersection with Route 22; then east on Route 22 to its intersection with Route 525 (Thompson Avenue) near Bound Brook; then north on Route 525 to its intersection with Route 287; then north on Route 287 to its intersection with Route 80; then east along Route 80 to Exit 53 and its intersection with Route 46; then east on Route 46 to its intersection with Route 3; then southeast on Route 3 to the Hudson River at the Lincoln Tunnel; then south along the New Jersey shore of the Hudson River to the Kill Van Kull; then west along the New Jersey shore of the Kill Van Kull to Newark Bay; then west following the New Jersey Boundary along Newark Bay, then south along the Arthur Kill following the New Jersey boundary to Raritan Bay; then west along the north shore of the Raritan River to the point of beginning at the Garden State Parkway.

Zone 23: That portion of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Route 202 and the New York /New Jersey border; then southwest on Route 202 to its intersection with Route 23; then south on Route 23 to its intersection with Route 46 at Route 80 Exit 53; then east on Route 46 to its intersection with Route 3; then southeast on Route 3 to the Hudson River at the Lincoln Tunnel; then north along the Hudson River to the New York/New Jersey border; then northwest along the New York/New Jersey border to Route 202, the point of beginning.

Zone 24: That portion of Hunterdon, Mercer and Somerset Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the Delaware River near the intersection of Route 29 and Route 523 at Stockton; then northeast on Route 523 to its intersection with Route 22; then east on Route 22 to its intersection with Route 206; then south on Route 206 to its intersection with Route 295 near Lawrenceville; then west on Route 295 to Route 95; then west on Route 95 to the Delaware River; then north along the Delaware River to Stockton, the point of beginning.

Zone 25: That portion of Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer and Burlington Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the Delaware River at the confluence of Black Creek at Bordentown; then eastward along Black Creek to the point at which Black Creek intersects Route 130; then northeast on Route 130 to its intersection with Route 1; then northeast on Route 1 to its intersection with Route 287; then west on Route 287 to its intersection with Route 22; then west on Route 22 to its intersection with Route 206; then south on Route 206 to its intersection with Route 295 near Lawrenceville; then west on Route 295 to Route 95; then west on Route 95 to the Delaware River; then south along the Delaware River to Bordentown, the point of beginning.

Zone 26: That portion of Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the north shore of the Raritan River and the Garden State Parkway; then north on the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with Route 440; then west on Route 440 to Route 287; then west on Route 287 to its intersection with Route 1; then southwest on Route 1 to its intersection with Route 130; then south on Route 130 to its intersection with Route 33 at Hightstown; then east on Route 33 to its intersection with Route 537; then northeast on Route 537 to its intersection with Route 79 at Freehold; then north on Route 79 to its intersection with Lloyd Road at Morganville; then north on Lloyd Road to Broadway in Keyport; then north on Broadway to the Matawan Creek confluence with the Raritan Bay; then northwest along the New Jersey shoreline to the Raritan River intersection with the Garden State Parkway, the point of beginning.

Zone 27: That portion of Monmouth and Ocean Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the Atlantic Ocean at Route 528 at Mantoloking; then west on Route 528 (527/528) to its intersection with Route 195 near Jackson Mills; then west on Route 195 to its intersection with Route 537 near Holmeson; then northeast on Route 537 to its intersection with Route 79 at Freehold; then north on Route 79 to its intersection with Lloyd Road at Morganville; then north on Lloyd Road to Broadway in Keyport; then north on Broadway to the Matawan Creek confluence with the Raritan Bay; then southeast along the New Jersey coastline of the Atlantic Ocean at Raritan Bay; then south along the New Jersey coastline of the Atlantic Ocean to Mantoloking, the point of beginning.

Zone 28: That portion of Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Burlington Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the Delaware River at the confluence of Black Creek at Bordentown; then eastward along Black Creek to the point at which Black Creek intersects Route 130; then northeast on Route 130 to its intersection with Route 33 at Hightstown; then east on Route 33 to its intersection with Route 537; then south on Route 537 to its intersection with Route 206 at Chambers Corner; then south on Route 206 to its intersection with Route 530 (Pemberton Road); then northwest on Route 530 to its intersection with Route 541 at Mt. Holly; then north on Route 541 to the Delaware River at Burlington; then north on the Delaware River to Bordentown, the point of beginning.

Zone 29: That portion of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the Delaware River at Route 541 in Burlington; then southward following the Delaware River to Route 30 at Camden; then east along Route 30 to its intersection with Route 130; then south along Route 130 to its intersection with Route 76; then south along Route 76 to its intersection with Route 42; then southeast along Route 42 to its intersection with Spur 536 (Williamstown-Mt. Freedom Road) at Williamstown; then northeast along Spur 536 to its intersection with Route 73 near Berlin; then north along Route 73 to its intersection with Route 70 at Marlton; then east on Route 70 to its intersection with Route 541 at Medford; then southeast on Route 541 to its intersection with Route 532 at Medford Lakes; then east on Route 532 to its intersection with Route 206; then north on Route 206 to its intersection with Route 530 (Pemberton Road); then northwest along Route 530 to its intersection with Route 541 at Mt. Holly; then north along Route 541 to the Delaware River at Burlington, the point of beginning.

Zone 30: That portion of Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware River and Route 30 at Camden; then east along Route 30 to its intersection with Route 130; then south on Route 130 to its intersection with Route 76; then south on Route 76 to its intersection with Route 42; then southeast on Route 42 to its intersection with Spur 536 near Williamstown; then south on Spur 536 to its intersection with Route 322 (322/536) at Williamstown; then west on Route 322 (322/536) to its intersection with Route 553 at Glassboro; then south on Route 553 to its intersection with Route 540 at Centerton; then west on Route 540 to its intersection with Route 32; then west on Route 32 to its intersection with Route 49; then northwest along Route 49 to its intersection with Route 625 at Salem; then west on Route 625 to its intersection with the Delaware River at Oakwood Beach; then northward along the Delaware River to Route 30 at Camden, the point of beginning.


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