New Jersey Statutes Title 23. Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals 23 § 2A-13.4

a. In addition to any applicable penalties which may be imposed pursuant to R.S.23:4-27, “The Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act,” P.L.1973, c. 309 (C.23:2A-1 et seq.), or any other applicable law, a person violating any provision of section 3 of this act,  1 or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to section 5 of this act,  2 shall be guilty of:

b. Upon a conviction for violating the provisions of section 3 of this act, the court shall order the seizure of all ivory, ivory products, rhinoceros horn, and rhinoceros horn products involved in the violation and determine the penalty for the violation based on the assessed value of the seized products pursuant to subsection a. of this section. After sentencing the defendant, the court shall order that the seized ivory, ivory products, rhinoceros horn, and rhinoceros horn products be transferred to the Department of Environmental Protection for proper disposition. The department, at its discretion, may destroy the ivory, ivory products, rhinoceros horn, and rhinoceros horn products or donate them to an educational or scientific institution or organization, including, but not necessarily limited to, a museum, university, or research group.