Animal Protection League v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

The opinion of the court was delivered by

CARCHMAN, P.J.A.D.

This appeal challenges the validity of the Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) adopted by respondent New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP, DEP or Department).1 The issues raised in this appeal were previously addressed, in part, by appellants Animal Protection League of New Jersey, the Bear Education and Resource Group, Theresa Fritzges and Angela Metier on an unsuccessful, prior application to stay the 2010 bear hunt. See Animal Prot. League of N.J. v. N. J. Dep’t of Envtl. Prot., No. A-1603-10,…