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NJ SR59
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jon Bramnick
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AI Summary
- Urges the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife within the Department of Environmental Protection to reduce the state's coyote population
- Eastern coyotes, which migrated from western states and bred with wolves, now weigh 30-50 pounds and have been sighted in all 21 New Jersey counties and 400 municipalities since 1980
- Coyotes can carry eight diseases, four transmissible to humans and four to animals only, with habituated and diseased coyotes posing increased attack risks
- Notes increasing frequency of coyote attacks on adults, children, livestock, and domestic pets across the U.S. and Canada as coyote populations expand into urban and suburban areas
- Requires copies of the resolution be sent to the Governor, Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife
Legislative Description
Urges DEP to reduce coyote population in NJ.
Environment and Energy
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
2/2/2026
Committee Referrals
Environment and Energy2/2/2026
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