Animal Protection League of New Jersey v. New Jersey Dep’t of Environmental Protection, A-1603-10T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Carchman, P.J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication December 1, 2011. Before Judges Carchman, Fisher and Nugent. On appeal from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. DDS No. 01-2-4434 [37 pp.]

This appeal challenges the validity of the Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) adopted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Appellants raise a myriad of issues but the nidus of their argument is that respondents acted arbitrarily and capriciously in adopting the CBBMP.