N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.23 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.23
Determination of violations
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture, in determining for administrative purposes whether any commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is in violation of this act, shall base such determination solely upon official samples as defined in subsection 3(i) and obtained and analyzed in accordance with sections 21 and 22. L.1970, c. 66, s. 23.
N.J. Stat. § 4:15-5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-5
Powers and duties of special officers
Status: in_force

Special officers so appointed and sworn shall possess, so long as the directors choose to retain them, the powers and authority, on the grounds and within the limits fixed in section 4:15-3 of this title, vested in constables in criminal cases in this state. They may, without process, arrest all persons there found who shall: a. Violate any of the laws of this state; b. Conduct themselves in a disorderly manner; c. Disturb or wrongfully interfere with the fair and exhibition or the exhibitors or visitors; or d. Violate any of the rules or regulations of the association. Any person so arrested shall be taken, as soon as conveniently may be, before a magistrate of the county in which the fair and exhibition is held, there to be dealt with according to law.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.45 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.45
Repeal
Status: in_force

Sections 4:5-76 to 4:5-93, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes are repealed. L.1946, c. 257, s. 25, eff. July 1, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-26 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-26
Sales; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

To effectuate the orderly sale and distribution of milk between dealers, processors, subdealers and stores, and carry out the provisions of this act, the director is hereby empowered to promulgate and enforce conditions, terms and credit regulations governing such sales. L.1941, c. 274, p. 724, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-35 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-35
Stay of rule or order
Status: in_force

The filing of an appeal from a rule or order of the director fixing or refixing any price, shall, unless the court otherwise orders, act as a stay upon any such rule or order that would otherwise become effective, such stay to continue until a decision is rendered upon such appeal by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. L.1948, c. 447, p. 1781, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

4:10-1. As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of agriculture. "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture. "Farm products" means any agricultural, dairy, poultry or horticultural product, or any product designed for food purposes, manufactured, derived or prepared principally from any agricultural, dairy, poultry or horticultural product or products, including any fresh or salt water food product. Amended 2007, c.32.
N.J. Stat. § 4:3-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-12
Permit for sale of baby chicks
Status: in_force

Before any baby chicks are offered for sale at any auction or auction sale barn or community sale, except public sales conducted by farmers selling baby chicks reared on their own premises, a permit shall be secured from the Secretary of Agriculture to offer such baby chicks for sale. L.1938, c. 82, p. 200, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.29 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.29
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect November first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one. L.1941, c. 151, p. 506, s. 29.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-20.2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.2
Information published on Department of Agriculture website.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Agriculture shall publish on its Internet website the location and contact information for every winery licensed in New Jersey. The department shall additionally post on its Internet website a link to any list of wineries that has been published on any other State agency Internet website, including, but not limited to, the website maintained by the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State. b. The Department of Agriculture shall publish on its Internet website the location and contact information for any community supported agriculture entity in New Jersey that has provided such information to the department. A community supported agriculture entity may also provide the department with information concerning the agricultural output of the entity, and this information may be published on the department's Internet website at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. c. In addition to publishing the information as required in subsections a. and b. of this section, the department may distribute the information by any other method it deems best adapted to the efficient dissemination thereof. d. The department shall accept information, or changes thereto, from wineries and community supported agriculture entities through an electronic submission form made available by the department on its Internet website. e. As used in this section, "community supported agriculture entity" means a commercial farm from which a person may purchase a share in the agricultural or horticultural output of the farm. L.2013, c.248, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-48.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-48.1
Owner to bear expenses
Status: in_force

a. A person authorized to take possession of a living animal or creature pursuant to R.S. 4:22-47 may provide such shelter, care, and treatment therefor, including veterinary care and treatment, that is reasonably necessary, the costs of which shall be borne by the owner of the seized animal or creature. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 4:22-48 to the contrary, a person seizing a living animal or creature pursuant to R.S. 4:22-47 may destroy it before it is adjudged forfeited if the animal or creature is thought to be beyond reasonable hope of recovery, the cost of which destruction shall be borne by the owner of the seized animal or creature. A person destroying an animal or creature pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall not be liable therefor to the owner of the animal or creature. L. 1989, c. 35, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-41.11 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-41.11
Underreading, overreading or manipulating test; falsifying records
Status: in_force

No person, nor any employee of such person, shall underread, overread or in any way manipulate any approved butter fat test so that other than the true butter fat percentage is obtained; and it shall also be unlawful for any person or any employee of such person to falsify the record of any such butter fat test. L.1943, c. 100, p. 329, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-26 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-26
Marketing contracts and agencies
Status: in_force

Any association may enter into marketing contracts or agreements with any of its members and into contracts and agreements with any marketing or purchasing agency for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the association. Any two or more associations may have marketing or purchasing agencies in common, or otherwise unite in employing the same means for conducting their respective businesses; and such associations and their members may make the necessary contracts and agreements to effect such purposes.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.14a — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.14a
Animal facilities, use of artificial turf in outdoor enclosures.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.14) and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, the surfaces of an outdoor animal enclosure of a kennel, pet shop, shelter, or pound may be constructed of artificial turf. L.2016, c.44, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-51 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-51
State Transfer of Development Rights Bank established
Status: in_force

3. a. There is established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the State Transfer of Development Rights Bank. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the bank is allocated within the office of the State Agriculture Development Committee within the Department of Agriculture, but notwithstanding that allocation, the bank shall be independent of any supervision or control by the committee or the department or by any officer or employee thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided in this act. The bank is constituted as an instrumentality of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the bank of the powers conferred by this act is deemed to be an essential governmental function of the State. b. (1) The bank shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of ten voting members, or the designees thereof, as follows: the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall serve as chairperson and who shall vote only in the event there is a tie vote; the State Treasurer; the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; the Commissioner of Transportation; the Commissioner of Banking; the Commissioner of Community Affairs; the President of the State Board of Agriculture; the Chairman of the State Planning Commission; the President of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions; and one member of the general public, who shall be a farmer actively engaged in agriculture in New Jersey and who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) All members of the board, except the member of the general public, shall serve ex officio. The term of the member of the general public shall be for four years, with reappointment possible for a second term only. (3) A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum except that no action may be taken by the board except upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the total membership of the board. Designees of the nine ex officio members shall have the power to vote in the absence of members. c. (1) Upon request of the board, the State Agriculture Development Committee shall provide that appropriate staff be made available to assist and advise the board in performing its functions, duties, and responsibilities pursuant to this act. (2) Officials of State agencies serving on the board shall, to the maximum extent practicable and without remuneration from the board, avail the board of the expertise of their agencies in the areas of land use and planning, banking, law, agriculture, natural resource protection, historic site preservation, and other areas of expertise required by the board to adequately address the broader public and planning purposes of transfer of development rights and of the State Transfer of Development Rights Bank. (3) Funding necessary to provide the board with direct staff assistance or professional services that cannot be made available through existing State agency staff as provided in this subsection shall be made available as provided for pursuant to section 8 of this act. L.1993,c.339,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 4:6-19 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-19
Abandoned apiaries; written notice; steps to protect neighboring apiaries
Status: in_force

When an apiary is deemed to be an abandoned apiary, written notice shall be given by certified mail to the owner or operator thereof, if he can be located, that the apiary is an abandoned apiary. If he cannot be located, such notice shall be served on the owner of the land on which the apiary is located. If such apiary continues to be so abandoned for 60 days thereafter, the agent may take whatever steps are necessary to protect the welfare of neighboring apiaries, including the removal or destruction of apiaries deemed abandoned. L.1977, c. 159, s. 8, eff. July 14, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-102 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-102
§ 4:5-102
Status: in_force

All premises upon which poultry is found affected with or directly exposed to European fowl pest or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease of poultry, including poultry houses, crates, coops, containers, troughs, or other accessories, shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected by the owner thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 4:28-9 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-9
Cultivation, handling, processing hemp or hemp products lawful.
Status: in_force

4. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, it is lawful for a hemp producer or its agent to cultivate, handle, or process hemp or hemp products in the State. Nothing in P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) authorizes any person to violate a federal or State law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, it is lawful to possess, transport, sell, and purchase legally-produced hemp products in the State. b. It is unlawful for a person or entity that is not a hemp producer or an agent of a hemp producer to cultivate, handle, or process living hemp plants or viable seeds, leaf materials, or floral materials derived from hemp. A person or entity that is not a hemp producer or an agent of a hemp producer, but who cultivates, handles, or processes living hemp plants or viable seeds, leaf materials, or floral materials derived from hemp, shall be subject to the same penalties as those related to marijuana. L.2019, c.238, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-32 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-32
Enforcement and collection of penalties; warrant.
Status: in_force

4:22-32. Penalties for violations of R.S.4:22-26 shall be enforced and collected in a summary manner under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). A warrant may issue when the defendant is temporarily within the jurisdiction of the court, but not residing therein; or when the defendant is likely to evade judgment by removal therefrom; or when the defendant's name or residence is unknown. Amended 1953, c.5, s.69; 2003, c.232, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-40 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-40
Violations; penalties; jurisdiction and venue; injunctive relief
Status: in_force

7. Any person who violates any provision of this act, or the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 for the first offense and a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $200.00 for the second offense occurring within one year. Persistent violators who commit a third or subsequent offense within one year shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 for each such offense. Every day upon which a violation occurs shall be considered to be a separate violation. Penalties set forth in this act shall be sued for by and in the name of the secretary and shall be recoverable with costs. The Superior Court and municipal courts shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act and of any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto. Any proceeding for a violation of this act may be brought in the county or municipality where the violator resides, has a place of business or principal office or where the act or omission or part thereof complained of occurred. The proceeding shall be summary in nature and in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The secretary may institute an action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief to prevent and restrain any violation of this act or any rules or regulations issued pursuant thereto. L.1963,c.116,s.7; amended 1974, c.164, s.3; 1991,c.91,s.169.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-43 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-43
Definitions
Status: in_force

The words and phrases used herein shall, unless the content otherwise indicates, have the following meanings: (a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey or his duly authorized agent. (b) "Cooperative association" means any association authorized to do business in New Jersey pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes and the amendments and supplements thereto. (c) "Producer" means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in producing or raising any agricultural commodities. (d) "Processor" means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation who cans, freezes, dries, or otherwise preserves or processes, handles, hauls, carries, transports, or distributes any agricultural commodities as herein defined and shall include any agent of any such processor. (e) "Agricultural commodities" include horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any farm products including fresh and salt water products. L.1962, c. 131, s. 1, eff. July 27, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-13.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-13.1
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. The board may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and to prevent the spread of disease among cattle, sheep, horses and swine. 1966, c.27, s.3; amended 1998, c.105, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 4:8B-1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8B / Section 8B-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Act" means this act and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder. (b) "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health. (c) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, to barter, exchange or otherwise to supply grain. (d) "Distributor" means any person who sells or distributes grain. (e) "Director" means the Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. (f) "Grain" means whole seeds or entire grains or any altered form thereof of field peas, field beans, soybeans or other large seeded legumes, or corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, sorghum, or any other large seeded cereals. (g) "State Seed Analyst" means the seed analyst of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. (h) "Treated" means that the grain has received an application of a substance or process designed to control, or repel certain insects or disease organisms or other pests attacking such grain or seedlings grown therefrom, or has received some other treatment to improve its planting value. L.1961, c. 125, p. 746, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-14 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-14
County boards
Status: in_force

7. a. The governing body of any county may, by resolution duly adopted, establish a public body under the name and style of "The County Agriculture Development Board," with all or any significant part of the name of the county inserted. Every board shall consist of three non-voting members as follows: a representative of the county planning board; a representative of the local soil conservation district; and the county agent of the New Jersey Cooperative Extension Service whose jurisdiction encompasses the boundaries of the county; and seven voting members who shall be residents of the county, four of whom shall be actively engaged in farming, the majority of whom shall own a portion of the land they farm, and three of whom shall represent the general public, appointed by the board of chosen freeholders, or, in the counties operating under the county executive plan or county supervisor plan pursuant to the provisions of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), by the county executive, or the county supervisor, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of the board of chosen freeholders. With respect to the members actively engaged in farming, the county board of agriculture shall recommend to the board of chosen freeholders, the county executive or the county supervisor, as appropriate, a list of potential candidates and their alternates to be considered for each appointment. b. Of the seven members first to be appointed, three shall be appointed for terms of two years, two for terms of three years, and two for terms of four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms of four years. Each of these members shall hold office for the term of the appointment and until a successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the membership occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. c. The board of chosen freeholders, county executive or county supervisor, as appropriate, may appoint such other advisory members to the board as they may deem appropriate. d. Members of the board shall receive no compensation but the appointive members may, subject to the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for these purposes, be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in attending meetings of the board and in performance of their duties as members thereof. e. The board shall meet as soon as may be practicable following the appointment of its members and shall elect a chairman from among its members and establish procedures for the conduct of regular and special meetings, provided that all meetings are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). The chairman shall serve for a term of one year and may be reelected. f. The chairman shall appoint three members actively engaged in farming to serve with the representatives of the general public for the purpose of mediating disputes pursuant to the provisions of section 19 of this act. g. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, any public body established by the governing body of any county prior to May 3, 1982 which was established to carry out functions substantially similar to the functions of boards pursuant to this act and which proposes to apply for grants pursuant hereto may carry out the functions authorized herein, provided that within five years following the effective date of this act those boards established prior to May 3, 1982 shall reorganize so that the board reflects no more than a simple majority of members actively engaged in farming or equal representation of the general public and those actively engaged in farming. L.1983,c.32,s.7; amended 1993,c.19,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-32.9 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-32.9
Audit to determine compliance; certification of annual gross income.
Status: in_force

3. a. (1) A county agriculture development board or the State Agriculture Development Committee may order, and specify the scope of, an audit of the owner or operator of any winery engaged in conducting special occasion events on preserved farmland, for the purpose of determining compliance with section 2 of P.L.2014, c.16 (C.4:1C-32.8). The audit shall be conducted by an independent certified public accountant approved by the board or the committee, and the reasonable costs thereof shall be paid by the owner or operator of the winery. A county agriculture development board, or the committee, may establish a list of independent certified public accountants approved for the purposes of conducting an audit pursuant to this paragraph. Copies of the audit shall be submitted to the board and the committee. (2) An owner or operator of a winery engaged in conducting special occasion events on preserved farmland shall not be subject to an audit authorized pursuant to this section more than once per year without good cause demonstrated by the applicable board or the committee. b. An owner or operator of a winery engaged in conducting special occasion events on preserved farmland shall annually certify to the county agriculture development board that the special occasion events together account for less than 50 percent of the annual gross income of the winery during the prior calendar year, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2014, c.16 (C.4:1C-32.8). The board shall forward the certification of annual gross income to the committee. c. In conjunction with an audit ordered pursuant to subsection a. of this section, a board or the committee may request, and the winery shall then submit, additional documentation as may be necessary for the board or committee to verify compliance with paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2014, c.16 (C.4:1C-32.8). L.2014, c.16, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 4:28-6 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-6
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 9 of P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Hemp Farming Act." L.2019, c.238, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:24-47 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-47
Stop-construction order; failure to comply with certified plan
Status: in_force

The district or the municipality may issue a stop-construction order if a project is not being executed in accordance with a certified plan. L.1975, c. 251, s. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19A-17 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19A / Section 19A-17
Duties of council
Status: in_force

2. The Domestic Companion Animal Council shall organize as soon as practicable after appointment of its members. The council shall: a. Consult with and advise the Commissioner of the Department of Health with respect to the work of the council; b. Monitor, study and review the activities of the Animal Population Control Program, established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19A-1 et seq.), pilot clinics and funds therefor established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.180 (C.4:19A-10 et seq.), programs for the control of rabies and other programs related to animals that the council deems relevant to its work, and hold hearings with respect thereto as it may deem necessary or desirable; c. Report to the Governor and the Legislature annually, and at such other times as it may deem in the public interest, with respect to its findings and conclusions. L.1995,c.145,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:6-21 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-21
Rules, regulations relative to preservation of honey bee colonies.
Status: in_force

1. The Secretary of Agriculture in conjunction with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and in cooperation with the New Jersey Beekeepers Association, the New Jersey Pest Management Association, and the New Jersey Cooperative Extension of Rutgers, The State University, shall, within 18 months after the effective date of this act, develop and adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to require certified commercial pesticide applicators and licensed commercial pesticide operators in the State to contact identified county, regional or State agricultural agencies to either obtain assistance in relocating specific honey bee colonies, or to seek approval to destroy the colonies, prior to extermination. The provisions of this section shall not apply to honey bee colonies found residing within buildings or other indoor structures. These rules and regulations shall establish the provisions necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section, and shall include any appropriate emergency health and safety exceptions, minimum response times for agricultural agencies or designated responders, as well as enforcement and penalty provisions for violations. L.2007, c.271, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-8 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-8
Hearing before revocation of license
Status: in_force

Before any license is revoked, the licensee shall be furnished with a copy of the complaint against him and shall be given at least ten days' notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing before the secretary to determine whether the license should be revoked. The notice shall be served in the manner provided in section 4:11-7 of this title. At the time and place fixed for hearing the secretary shall receive evidence, administer oaths, examine witnesses and hear the testimony and shall thereafter file an order either dismissing the proceeding or revoking the license.
N.J. Stat. § 4:8B-5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8B / Section 8B-5
Stop sale order; issuance and enforcement upon violation
Status: in_force

The State Seed Analyst, individually or through his authorized agents, shall issue and enforce a written or printed "stop sale" order to the owner or custodian of any lot of treated grain when it is found that such grain is being sold or distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this act. Such order shall continue in effect until the law has been complied with and such grain is released in writing by the State Seed Analyst or until such "stop sale" order is otherwise legally terminated, and, in either case, upon the payment of the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith. L.1961, c. 125, p. 748, s. 5.