N.J. Stat. § 4:22-46.2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-46.2
Animal cruelty violation, probable cause, warrant, enter property, animal located, taking custody of animal.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, upon a showing of probable cause that there has been an animal cruelty violation, a court of competent jurisdiction may issue, upon request, a warrant to any municipal humane law enforcement officer, humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other State or local law enforcement officer to enter onto the private property where an animal is located and take custody of the animal. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, or any other law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, a municipal humane law enforcement officer, humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other State or local law enforcement officer may immediately enter onto private property where an animal is located and take custody of an animal if the officer has a reasonable basis to believe that, due to an animal cruelty violation, immediate assistance is required to protect or preserve the animal's life or prevent injury to the animal. c. Upon taking custody of an animal pursuant to subsection a. or b. of this section, the person taking custody of the animal shall: (1) post immediately, in a conspicuous place at the location from which the animal was taken into custody, the notice required pursuant to subsection d. of this section to the owner or person with custody or control of the animal; (2) no later than seven days after the animal has been taken into custody, send by registered or certified mail, or by personal service, the notice described in subsection d. of this section, to: (a) the address of the location from which the animal was taken into custody; and (b) the owner of record, if the address for the owner of record is different from the address of the location from which the animal was taken. d. The notice required pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall: (1) provide a description of the animal; (2) state the statutory authority and reason for taking custody of the animal; and (3) provide contact information, including at least the name of any applicable office or entity, the name of a person at that office or entity, and a telephone number for the owner or person having custody or control of the animal to obtain information concerning the animal, including where the animal is in custody. e. An animal taken into custody pursuant to subsection a. or b. of this section shall be placed in the care of a licensed shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound to ensure the humane care and treatment of the animal. If, after the animal has been taken into custody, a licensed veterinarian makes a written determination that the animal is in intractable and extreme pain and is beyond any reasonable hope of recovery with reasonable veterinary medical treatment, the animal may be euthanized. At any time while the licensed shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound has custody or control of the animal, it may place the animal in an animal rescue organization facility or a foster home, or may otherwise provide care to improve the animal's physical or psychological well-being, if it determines that such placement or care is in the best interests of the animal. L.2023, c.129, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 4:21B-2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21B / Section 21B-2
Notarized authorization by owner for consent and agreement to hold harmless
Status: in_force

Any animal which is presented at such clinic for alteration shall be accompanied by a notarized authorization signed by the owner thereof consenting to such alteration and agreeing to hold the clinic, the municipality, its agents, servants and employees harmless for any damages arising therefrom or incidental thereto. L.1978, c. 120, s. 2, eff. Sept. 25, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.3a — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.3a
Staggered expiration of licenses, prorated fees
Status: in_force

4. Subsequent to the effective date of P.L.1982, c.203, the provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding: a. All annual licenses required pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2), section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3) and section 8 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.8) shall expire no later than June 30 in the calendar year next following issuance; provided that the license and registration tag fee shall be prorated for any license and registration tag which is valid for longer than 12 months. The governing body of a municipality may stagger the expiration of such annual licenses so long as all expirations occur no later than June 30 in the calendar year next following issuance. b. Any three-year registration tag issued pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2) or section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3), which is due to expire January 31 of the year of the effective date of this act, shall be valid until June 30 of that year. Upon renewal of the three-year licenses on June 30 of the calendar year next following issuance, the municipality may assess a fee, in addition to the annual fee, which reflects a prorated portion of the three-year fee for the period January 31 to June 30 preceding renewal. L.1982,c.203,s.4; amended 1983, c.40, s.2; 1996, c.113, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.14 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17.14
Seed treated with harmful substance; label or tag
Status: in_force

Each container of seed treated with a substance harmful to man or other animals shall bear thereon in a conspicuous place, a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, giving the information prescribed in (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section, which statement shall not be modified or denied in the labeling or on another label attached to the container (for which a separate label may be used). For bulk shipments such information shall be set forth in a conspicuous place on the bill of lading and invoice: (a) A word or statement indicating that the seed has been treated; (b) The commonly accepted, coined, chemical, or abbreviated chemical (generic) name of the applied substance; (c) If the substance in the amount present with the seed is harmful to man or other animals, a cautionary statement such as "Do not use for food or feed or oil purposes." The caution for mercurials and similarly toxic substances shall be a poison statement, and symbol classification of substances shall conform as nearly as practicable to the rules and regulations of the federal Seed Act; and (d) If the seed is treated with an inoculant, the date the inoculant becomes ineffective. L.1963, c. 29, s. 2. Amended by L.1984, c. 201, s. 5, eff. Nov. 28, 1984, operative Jan. 1, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-21 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-21
Offering for sale horse unfit for work; disorderly persons.
Status: in_force

4:22-21. A person who shall receive or offer for sale a horse that is suffering from abuse or neglect, or which by reason of disability, disease, abuse or lameness, or for any other cause, could not be worked, ridden or otherwise used for show, exhibition, or recreational purposes, or kept as a domestic pet without violating the provisions of this article or any law of this State relating to cruelty to animals shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Amended 1995, c.355, s.4; 1998, c.105, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-41.25 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-41.25
Powers and duties of director of New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station transferred to Department of Agriculture
Status: in_force

The functions, powers and duties charged to the director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station by "An act concerning the purchasing, buying or receiving of milk or cream on the basis of the butter fat content thereof; regulating the testing, sampling and weighing of the same; requiring permits and licenses and the keeping of records in connection therewith, defining the powers and duties of the director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; providing penalties for violation of the provisions thereof, supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, and repealing article two of chapter twelve of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes," approved April seventh, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three (P.L.1943, c. 100), all appropriations made or to be made available to him and the personnel employed by him in the performance of such functions, powers and duties are transferred to the Department of Agriculture and shall be exercised by the Secretary of Agriculture. L.1948, c. 458, p. 1883, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-22.2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-22.2
Grants, awards for agricultural promotion
Status: in_force

2. The department may, within the limits of monies appropriated for such purposes, make grants, awards, loans, distributions and incentives to any person, including any political subdivision of the State, to promote, advance, foster, preserve and maintain agriculture in this State, on such terms and subject to such reasonable conditions and restrictions as shall be in the best interest of the State. L.1993,c.265,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-16 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-16
Application for investigation by either party to transaction
Status: in_force

If either party to the transaction of purchase and sale of milk between a milk producer or a milk seller and a licensed buyer of milk shall be dissatisfied relative to the transaction, he may apply to the secretary in writing, within sixty days after the delivery of the milk to the licensed buyer, for an investigation. The secretary shall treat such application as a complaint and shall cause a full investigation of the transaction complained of to be made either by himself or one of his assistants, in the manner provided in sections 4:12-14 and 4:12-15 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 4:4-20.7 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-20.7
Adulteration
Status: in_force

A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated: a. (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under this subsection if the quantity of such substance in such commercial feed does not ordinarily render it injurious to health; or (2) If it bears or contains any added poisonous, added deleterious, or added nonnutritive substance which is unsafe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or (3) If it is, or it bears or contains any food additive which is unsafe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or (4) If it is a raw agricultural commodity and it bears or contains a pesticide chemical which is unsafe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, provided that where a pesticide chemical has been used in or on a raw agricultural commodity in conformity with an exemption granted or a tolerance prescribed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and such raw agricultural commodity has been subjected to processing such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydrating, or milling, the residue of such pesticide chemical remaining in or on such processed feed shall not be deemed unsafe if such residue in or on the raw agricultural commodity has been removed to the extent possible in good manufacturing practice and the concentration of such residue in the processed feed is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the raw agricultural commodity unless the feeding of such processed feed will result or is likely to result in a pesticide residue in the edible product of the animal, which is unsafe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (5) If it is an artificial color additive that has been deemed to be unsafe within the meaning of section 706 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. b. If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom or any less valuable substance substituted therefor. c. If its composition or quality falls below or differs from that which it is purported or is represented to possess by its labeling. d. If it contains a drug and the methods used in or the facilities or controls used for its manufacture, processing, or packaging do not conform to current good manufacturing practice regulations promulgated by the State board to assure that the drug meets the requirement of this act as to safety and has the identity and strength and meets the quality and purity characteristics which it purports or is represented to possess. In promulgating such regulations the State board shall adopt the current good manufacturing practice regulations for medicated feed premixes and for medicated feeds established under authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, unless it determines that they are not appropriate to the conditions which exist in this State. e. If it contains viable weed seeds in amounts exceeding the limits which the State board shall establish by rule or regulation. L.1970, c. 338, s. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-25 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-25
Molestation of gate in partition fence; penalty; damages and impounding of animals
Status: in_force

A person who shall stake, shore or leave open or insecure, or cut, break, pull down or destroy or in any way leave a gate, erected as a part of a partition fence as authorized in section 4:20-24 of this Title, so that the horses or cattle of the owner of the adjoining lands may pass through it, shall, for every such offense, be liable to a penalty of five dollars ($5.00), to be recovered with costs by a civil action by any person who shall sue for it. The offender shall also pay to the owner or tenant of the lands trespassed upon all damages which he or they may have sustained thereby, to be appraised as provided in section 4:20-22 of this Title, which damages shall be recovered by a civil action. The owner of the trespassing horses, cattle or sheep shall be entitled to protection from injury to such animals as provided in section 4:20-28 of this Title, and shall not be liable to have his animals impounded, or be liable to an action for damages accruing thereby. Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 44, s. 55.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-106.4 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-106.4
Licenses; exceptions
Status: in_force

No person shall operate or conduct a garbage-feeding hog farm as defined in section 1 of this act unless licensed as provided in this act, but this act shall not apply to any person who feeds exclusively his own household garbage to swine which are raised for such person's own use. L.1957, c. 140, p. 534, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:27-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-10.1
Joint application process for certain aquaculture projects.
Status: in_force

1. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall seek to establish with the United States Army Corps of Engineers a joint application process for aquaculture projects that require both State and federal permits, licenses, or approvals to consider requests for approvals for aquaculture projects in the State. Each year for the first three years after the date of enactment of P.L.2016, c.95 (C.4:27-10.1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare and submit, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature a report on the progress made toward establishing and implementing this cooperative effort. L.2016, c.95, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-7 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-7
General powers of board and director; orders; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board and the director are hereby declared to be the instrumentalities of the State for the purpose of attaining the ends in this act declared, and the board and the director are hereby vested with power as provided in this act. The director shall have power to issue orders, rules and regulations to carry out the objects and provisions of this act, and all such orders, rules and regulations by the director shall be made in his name over his signature. All orders, rules and regulations by the board on appeal shall be issued by the board. L.1941, c. 274, p. 717, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19A-16 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19A / Section 19A-16
Domestic Companion Animal Council.
Status: in_force

1. a. There shall be established in, but not of, the Department of Health, a Domestic Companion Animal Council, which shall consist of 12 members, each of whom shall be chosen with due regard to the individual's knowledge of and interest in animal welfare, animal population control and the public health and well-being as they relate to the breeding, raising and nurturing of animals as domestic companion animals. Each member shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows: two members shall be appointed from persons recommended by the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association; one member shall be appointed from persons recommended by the New Jersey Health Officers Association; one member shall be appointed from persons recommended by the New Jersey Certified Animal Control Officers Association; one member shall be appointed from persons recommended by the New Jersey Federation of Dog Clubs, Inc.; one member shall be appointed from persons recommended by People for Animals, Inc.; one member shall be appointed from persons recommended by the county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals in northern New Jersey; one member shall be appointed from persons recommended by the county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals in southern New Jersey; one member who shall be a volunteer at any county animal shelter within the State; one member shall be a representative of a volunteer animal rescue and welfare organization; and two members shall be appointed from persons recommended by the Humane Society of the United States. Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. Any member of the Domestic Companion Animal Council shall be eligible for reappointment, but may be removed from office by the Governor for cause. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the council for any cause shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only, except that, upon expiration of the term of the member recommended by the Cat Fanciers' Association, a replacement shall be appointed from persons recommended by People for Animals, Inc., upon expiration of the term of the member recommended by the New Jersey Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a replacement shall be appointed from persons recommended by the county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals in northern New Jersey, and upon expiration of the term of the member recommended by the Associated Humane Societies, a replacement shall be appointed from persons recommended by the county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals in southern New Jersey. For the purposes of this section, "northern New Jersey" means Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties; and "southern New Jersey" means Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem counties. b. A majority of the membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of council business. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the council at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full membership of the council. c. The Governor shall appoint a chairman and the council may appoint other officers as may be necessary. The council may appoint staff or hire experts as it may require within the limits of appropriations made for these purposes. d. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their official duties. e. The council may call to its assistance any employees as are necessary and made available to it from any agency or department of the State or its political subdivisions. f. For the purposes of this act, "domestic companion animal" means any animal commonly referred to as a pet or one that has been bought, bred, raised or otherwise acquired, in accordance with local ordinances and State and federal law, for the primary purpose of providing companionship to the owner, rather than for business or agricultural purposes. L.1995, c.145, s.1; amended 2017, c.331, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-26 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-26
§ 4:5-26
Status: in_force

The salvage is the net amount received from the sale of the animal or animals, and a report of such sale shall be made on blanks furnished for that purpose by the department, signed by the purchaser or his agent, and in no case shall the owner receive compensation from the state if the statement prove false. Delivery and slaughtering charges may be deducted, but any charges for holding the animal pending slaughter shall not be deducted and any such charges will not be paid by the state.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-19.4 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-19.4
Penalty
Status: in_force

A person who violates this act shall be subject to a penalty of $25.00 for the first offense and $50.00 for each subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). Each animal destroyed in violation of this act shall constitute a separate offense. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce "the penalty enforcement law." L. 1988, c. 160, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.46 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.46
Repeal
Status: in_force

The act entitled "An act concerning the spread of Bang's disease in live stock (which causes undulant fever in the human race), and amending sections 4:5-76, 4:5-77, 4:5-78, 4:5-79, 4:5-80, 4:5-81, 4:5-83, 4:5-84, 4:5-85, 4:5-87, 4:5-88, 4:5-91 and 4:5-92 of the Revised Statutes, repealing section 4:5-90, and supplementing article three, of chapter five, of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, and making an appropriation for such purposes," approved December sixteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty (P.L.1940, c. 231), is repealed. L.1946, c. 257, s. 26, eff. July 1, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-19.4 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-19.4
Department of Agriculture to advertise, promote aquaculture products.
Status: in_force

1. a. The department, as part of the Jersey Fresh Program, shall advertise and promote aquaculture products, the quality of which complies with standards adopted by the department and is verified thereby through the use of an appropriate quality grading system. The department shall develop and implement an appropriate quality grading system specific to the grading of aquaculture products, as distinguished from wild-caught seafood products, which system shall be consistent with, and similar to, the quality grading system that is used, by the department, to grade the quality of other agricultural commodities for the purposes of the Jersey Fresh Program. b. In addition to any monies appropriated or allocated to the Jersey Fresh Program, in each fiscal year following the effective date of this act, there shall be annually appropriated, from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture, $25,000 for the sole purpose of facilitating the department’s advertisement and promotion of aquaculture products, under the Jersey Fresh Program, as provided by subsection a. of this section . c. As used in this section: “Aquaculture product” means fish or shellfish that is produced in the State, or in State waters, through means of aquaculture, as defined by section 3 of the “New Jersey Aquaculture Development Act,” P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-3). “Department” means the Department of Agriculture. “Jersey Fresh Program” means the agricultural commodity marketing and quality grading program established by the department pursuant to R.S.4:10-6, P.L.1971, c.308 (C.4:10-43 et seq.), and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. L.2025, c.201.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-21 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-21
Municipally approved program
Status: in_force

a. Any one or more owners of land which qualifies for differential property tax assessment pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.1 et seq.), and which is included in an agricultural development area may petition the board for the creation of a municipally approved program comprising that land; provided that the owner or owners own at least the minimum acreage established by the board. The petition shall include a map of the boundaries of the municipally approved program and any other information deemed appropriate by the board. b. Upon receipt thereof, the board shall review this petition for conformance with minimum eligibility criteria as established by the committee and the board. If the board finds that the criteria have been met, it shall immediately forward a copy of the petition to the county planning board, the governing body of any municipality wherein the proposed municipally approved program is located, and to the planning board of each affected municipality. c. Within 60 days of receipt of the petition, the municipal planning board shall review and report to the municipal governing body the potential effect of the proposed municipally approved program upon the planning policies and objectives of the municipality. d. The municipal governing body shall, after public hearing and within 120 days of receipt of the report, recommend to the board, by ordinance duly adopted, that the municipally approved program boundaries be approved, conditionally approved with proposed geographical modifications, or disapproved. e. Upon receipt of a recommendation by the governing body to approve the petition, the board shall forward the petition for the creation of the municipally approved program and the municipal ordinance approving the municipally approved program to the county planning board. This action shall constitute creation of a municipally approved program. f. Upon receipt of a recommendation by the governing body to conditionally approve the petition with proposed geographical modifications, the board shall review the recommendation for conformance with minimum eligibility criteria. If the board finds that the criteria have been met and that the proposed modifications encourage agriculture retention and development to the greatest practicable extent, the petition shall be forwarded and adopted pursuant to subsection e. of this section. g. Upon receipt of a recommendation by the governing body to disapprove the petition, the board shall take no further action and the proposed municipally approved program shall not be adopted. h. If the governing body proposes modifications to the petition which exclude any land from being included within a municipally approved program, the owner thereof may request that the board mediate on behalf of the landowner with the municipal governing body prior to acting on the recommendation thereof. The landowner may request mediation by the committee with respect to any action taken by the board. i. The provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, if any municipal governing body fails to act on a petition to create a municipally approved program within 180 days of the receipt by the municipal planning board of the petition, regardless of whether or not the municipal planning board has submitted a report pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the board or the landowner may appeal to the committee to intervene, and the committee may approve or disapprove a petition for the creation of a municipally approved program pursuant to the provisions of this section. j. The board shall advise owners of any land contiguous to the proposed municipally approved program that a petition has been received, solicit opinions concerning inclusion of this land and, if the board deems appropriate, encourage the inclusion of the land in the municipally approved program. Any landowner not included in the municipally approved program as initially created may, within two years following the creation date, request inclusion, and upon review by the board and municipal governing body, and a finding that this inclusion is warranted, become part of the municipally approved program; provided that the landowner enters into an agreement pursuant to section 17 of this act for the remaining duration of the municipally approved program. L.1983, c.32, s.14; amended 1989,c.242,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.16 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.16
Unclaimed dogs or other animals to be euthanized, offered for adoption.
Status: in_force

16. a. The certified animal control officer appointed by the governing body of the municipality shall take into custody and impound any animal, to thereafter be euthanized or offered for adoption, as provided in this section: (1) Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person charged with the care of the dog, which is reasonably believed to be a stray dog; (2) Any dog off the premises of the owner or the person charged with the care of the dog without a current registration tag on its collar or elsewhere; (3) Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner or the person charged with the care of the dog; (4) Any dog or other animal which is suspected to be rabid; or (5) Any dog or other animal off the premises of the owner or the person charged with its care that is reported to, or observed by, a certified animal control officer to be ill, injured, or creating a threat to public health, safety, or welfare, or otherwise interfering with the enjoyment of property. b. If an animal taken into custody and impounded pursuant to subsection a. of this section has a collar or harness with identification of the name and address of any person, or has a registration tag, or has a microchip with an identification number that can be traced to the owner or person charged with the care of the animal, or the owner or the person charged with the care of the animal is otherwise known, the certified animal control officer shall ascertain the name and address of the owner or the person charged with the care of the animal, and serve to the identified person as soon as practicable, a notice in writing that the animal has been seized and will be liable to be offered for adoption or euthanized if not claimed within seven days after the service of the notice. c. A notice required pursuant to this section may be served: (1) by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served, or by leaving it at the person's usual or last known place of residence or the address given on the collar, harness, or microchip identification; or (2) by mailing the notice to that person at the person's usual or last known place of residence, or to the address given on the collar, harness or microchip identification. d. A shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound receiving an animal from a certified animal control officer pursuant to subsection a. of this section, or from any other individual, group, or organization, shall hold the animal for at least seven days before offering it for adoption, or euthanizing, relocating, or sterilizing the animal, except if: (1) the animal is surrendered voluntarily by its owner to the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound, in which case the provisions of subsection e. of this section shall apply; or (2) the animal is suspected of being rabid, in which case the provisions of subsection j. of this section shall apply. e. If a shelter, pound or kennel operating as a shelter or pound is not required to hold an animal for at least seven days pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection d. of this section, the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound: (1) shall offer the animal for adoption for at least seven days before euthanizing it; or (2) may transfer the animal to an animal rescue organization facility or a foster home prior to offering it for adoption if such a transfer is determined to be in the best interest of the animal by the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound. f. Except as otherwise provided for under subsection e. of this section, no shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound receiving an animal from a certified animal control officer may transfer the animal to an animal rescue organization facility or a foster home until the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound has held the animal for at least seven days. g. If the owner or the person charged with the care of the animal seeks to claim it within seven days, or after the seven days have elapsed but before the animal has been adopted or euthanized, the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound: (1) shall, in the case of a cat or dog, release it to the owner or person charged with its care, provided the owner or person charged with the care of the animal provides proof of ownership, which may include a valid cat or dog license, registration, rabies inoculation certificate, or documentation from the owner's veterinarian that the cat or dog has received regular care from that veterinarian; (2) may, in the case of a cat or dog, charge the cost of sterilizing the cat or dog, if the owner requests such sterilizing when claiming it; and (3) may require the owner or person charged with the care of the animal to pay all the animal's expenses while in the care of the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound, not to exceed $4 per day. h. If the animal remains unclaimed, is not claimed due to the failure of the owner or other person to comply with the requirements of this section, or is not adopted after seven days after the date on which notice is served pursuant to subsection c. of this section or, if no notice can be served, not less than seven days after the date on which the animal was impounded, the impounded animal may be placed in a foster home, transferred to another shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility, or euthanized in a manner causing as little pain as possible and consistent with the provisions of R.S.4:22-19. i. At the time of adoption, the right of ownership in the animal shall transfer to the new owner. No dog or other animal taken into custody, impounded, sent or otherwise brought to a shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound shall be sold or otherwise be made available for the purpose of experimentation. Any person who sells or otherwise makes available any such dog or other animal for the purpose of experimentation shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. j. Any animal seized under this section suspected of being rabid shall be immediately reported to the executive officer of the local board of health and to the Department of Health, and shall be quarantined, observed, and otherwise handled and dealt with as appropriate for an animal suspected of being rabid or as required by the Department of Health for the animals. k. When a certified animal control officer takes into custody and impounds, or causes to be taken into custody and impounded, an animal, the certified animal control officer may place the animal in the custody of, or cause the animal to be placed in the custody of, only a licensed shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound. The certified animal control officer may not place the animal in the custody of, or cause the animal to be placed in the custody of, any animal rescue organization facility, foster home, or other unlicensed facility. However, the licensed shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound may place the animal in an animal rescue organization facility, foster home, or other unlicensed facility if necessary pursuant to subsection e. or h. of this section. l. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and sections 3 and 4 of P.L.2011, c.142 (C.4:19-15.30 and C.4:19-15.31) to the contrary, no cat or dog being transferred between shelters, pounds, or kennels operating as shelters or pounds, or being transferred to an animal rescue organization facility or placed in a foster home, shall be required to be sterilized prior to that transfer. L.1941, c.151, s.16; amended 1959, c.33; 1973, c.161, s.2; 1974, c.69, s.1; 1977, c.231, s.2; 1978, c.186; 1983, c.525, s.2; 1987, c.376; 1997, c.324; 2011, c.142, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22A-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22A / Section 22A-12
Violation; penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this act, or any rules or regulations adopted hereunder, is liable to a civil penalty of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense, to be collected in a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. The Superior Court has jurisdiction to enforce that act. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues constitutes an additional, separate and distinct offense. The proceedings shall be brought in the name of the department. The department shall have the authority to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty in such amount as the department determines is appropriate and equitable under the circumstances. L. 1985, c. 401, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-32 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-32
Carrying and exhibiting agent's license
Status: in_force

The licensee and each of his agents shall at all times when receiving, buying, soliciting or negotiating the sale of agricultural commodities carry an agent's license which shall be exhibited to growers or to the officers of any agricultural co-operative association which deals only with its members and organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13 of this Title (s. 4:13-1 et seq.) when negotiating business with them, or to the secretary or assistant whom he may designate, upon request. Amended by L.1962, c. 81, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-50.5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-50.5
Termination of receivership
Status: in_force

The receiver, owner, or operator may make a motion to terminate the receivership on grounds that the conditions complained of have been eliminated or remedied. The court may immediately terminate the receivership, or terminate the receivership subject to the terms the court deems necessary or appropriate to prevent the condition complained of from recurring. L. 1986, c. 89, s. 5, eff. Aug. 14, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 4:16-14 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-14
§ 4:16-14
Status: in_force

The board of managers of the experiment station may erect for the use of such department, upon land set aside for that purpose by the trustees of the state agricultural college, such buildings as may be appropriate or necessary and may purchase and acquire such poultry, incubators, brooders and other supplies as are necessary for the proper equipment of the department.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-24 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-24
Voting
Status: in_force

No member shall be entitled to more than one vote except as herein provided. No vote by proxy shall be received. Absent members may, under rules prescribed in the bylaws, be permitted to vote on specific questions by ballots deposited with the secretary, or other proper officer of the association, by mail, which ballots shall be counted only at the meeting at which such specific questions are voted upon. Where the bylaws of an association provide for voting by mail ballot such mail ballots shall be counted the same as members present and acting for the purpose of a quorum. If so provided in the bylaws, the holders of preferred stock that is limited to producers or associations of producers may have voting power. Amended by L.1966, c. 286, s. 20; L.1971, c. 324, s. 14, eff. Oct. 28, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-21 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-21
Arrangement of farmers' meetings, children's contests, and premiums for products
Status: in_force

The department shall: a. Promote and induce meetings of farmers and agriculturists and arrange for the discussion and presentation before such meetings of such topics and matters as it may deem necessary or advantageous; b. Arrange for agricultural contests among children, establish rules and regulations for the conduct thereof, and the awarding of premiums, prizes, or rewards for the successful contestants therein, either in the nature of money allotments or educational excursions; c. Arrange for and award premiums for agricultural products exhibited at meetings or fairs; and d. Give due notice of any or all thereof by such methods as it shall determine. Amended by L.1950, c. 293, p. 993, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-75.14 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-75.14
Compliance by owner with laws and regulations as prerequisite to payment of claims by State
Status: in_force

The department shall not pay any claims arising out of the slaughter of animals affected by or exposed to the disease or the destruction of materials contaminated by or exposed to the disease if it be determined that the owner has not complied with all the quarantine and other regulations of the department and the provisions of this act. L.1948, c. 436, p. 1689, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-18 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-18
§ 4:11-18
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in or carry on the business of commission merchant, dealer or broker unless he is duly licensed as provided in this article.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-3 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-3
Penalty for violating orders of board
Status: in_force

A person who shall violate or fail to comply with an order of the board, or its constituted agent, made pursuant to sections 4:5-1 and 4:5-2 of this title, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for each violation or failure to comply, to be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the secretary of agriculture in the manner provided in article 2 of chapter 23 of this title (s. 4:23-11 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 4:15-14 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-14
Dog sled racing
Status: in_force

An organization created for the purpose of promoting the breeding, care, and training of dogs to draw sleds, carts, or wheel rigs, including the International Sled Dog Racing Association and its affiliates in this State, or other similar association which has been in existence for at least five years and which has been classified as a nonprofit corporation and certified as exempt from the payment of federal income tax by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the Treasury may conduct or sponsor dog sled races or exhibitions of dog sled racing, carting, weight pull, and freight racing skill with dogs specifically bred and trained for that purpose, in conjunction with the owners thereof. The proper care, humane treatment, and protection of a dog participating in a dog sled race, freight race, weight pull, or carting exhibition shall be the responsibility of its owner and all dog sled races, freight race, weight pull, or carting exhibitions shall be conducted in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes. L. 1985, c. 433, s. 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-29 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-29
Unmanufactured manure; sale or delivery unadulterated
Status: in_force

Whenever unmanufactured horse manure is furnished, sold, or delivered in this State, such manure shall be only the natural product as the same is produced by horses in the stable, together with the straw bedding, without the intentional addition of water, any other manure, or any other foreign substance whatsoever. L.1944, c. 43, p. 97, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.16b — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.16b
Appointment of certified animal control officer.
Status: in_force

4. The governing body of a municipality shall, within three years of the effective date of P.L.1983, c.525, appoint a certified animal control officer who shall be responsible for animal control within the jurisdiction of the municipality and who shall enforce and abide by the provisions of section 16 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.16). The governing body shall not appoint a certified animal control officer, shall not contract for animal control services with any company that employs a certified animal control officer, and shall revoke the appointment of a certified animal control officer, who has been convicted of, or found civilly liable for, a violation of any provision of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes or whose name is on the list or any revision thereto established and provided by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16a). The governing body shall, within 30 days after receipt thereof, review any such list or revision thereto received by the municipality and shall, within that 30-day period, take action accordingly as required pursuant to this section. The governing body may authorize the certified animal control officer to serve concurrently as a municipal humane law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection c. of section 25 or subsection e. of section 26 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.1 or C.4:22-14.2). L.1983, c.525, s.4; amended 1997, c.247, s.3; 2000, c.17; 2003, c.67, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.9; 2017, c.331, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 4:7-2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-2
§ 4:7-2
Status: in_force

All powers and duties conferred upon the board with reference to any specific dangerous plant disease or to any specific dangerously injurious insect, the board shall have and perform with reference to any other such disease or insect not specifically referred to in this chapter but determined by the board to be a dangerous plant disease or a dangerously injurious insect.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-27 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-27
Effect of failure to maintain portion of partition fence
Status: in_force

A person to whom a part or share of a partition fence is assigned to make or amend and maintain as provided in this chapter, who shall neglect or refuse, after due notice, to make and repair such part or share, shall be liable to make good all damages, to be ascertained according to the directions of this chapter, caused by his own or the animals of a third person which by reason of such neglect or refusal shall break in, enter into or upon his neighbor's land, over or through such fence and his animals may be impounded and held in pound until he shall pay the damages and all charges occasioned thereby as provided in this chapter. When the animals of a third person only have trespassed upon the neighbor's land by reason of such neglect or refusal, the neighbor may sue for and recover his damages, with costs, from the person so neglecting or refusing, in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction. When the animals of the neighbor who has made and maintained the part or share of the partition fence assigned to him according to the directions of this chapter, or the animals of a third person, shall trespass on the land of a person through that part of the partition fence which he has neglected or refused to make or maintain, such neighbor or a third person shall not be liable to have their animals impounded or be liable to an action to recover damages accruing thereby.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-39 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-39
§ 4:5-39
Status: in_force

When ninety per cent of the cattle owners of a county, township, municipality or other designated area have filed petitions and agreements with the department for the tuberculin testing of their cattle under the area or any other plan of testing approved by the department, the department, through its authorized veterinarians, may enter the premises of the remaining ten per cent and officially tuberculin test and retest all cattle at such times as they may deem advisable and order the quarantine and slaughter of all reactors found, without the consent of the owner, and compensation or indemnity for such reactors if eligible to appraisement may be paid as provided for when a petition and agreement signed by the owner has been filed with the department.
N.J. Stat. § 4:28-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-12
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

7. a. If the department determines that a hemp producer negligently violated P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the department shall enforce the violation in the manner provided by 7 U.S.C. s.1639p: (1) The hemp producer shall not be subject to a civil or criminal penalty under subsection a. of this section. A hemp producer shall be required to implement a corrective action plan if the department determines that the person or business entity negligently violated State hemp laws or regulations, including by negligently: (a) Failing to disclose, or provide required information about, a site where hemp is cultivated, handled, or processed; (b) Failing to obtain a necessary license from the department or a necessary authorization from the State or a federal agency other than those required to be a hemp producer; or (c) Producing Cannabis sativa L. with more than the federally defined THC level for hemp. (2) A corrective action plan required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include: (a) A reasonable date by which a hemp producer shall correct the negligent violation;
(b) A requirement for periodic reports from the hemp producer to the department about the hemp producer's compliance with the corrective action plan, statutes, and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, for a period of at least two years from the date of the corrective action plan; and (c) any other measure that the department determines necessary to ensure that the hemp producer complies with the corrective action plan. (3) A hemp producer that negligently violates any law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, governing that person's or business entity's participation in the hemp program shall not be subject to a criminal or civil enforcement action by the State or a local government other than an enforcement action authorized pursuant to this section; provided that the department may adopt rules and regulations establishing measures to ensure compliance with a corrective action plan required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. (4) A person or business entity found by the department to have negligently violated any law, or rule or regulation governing the person's or business entity's participation in the hemp program three times in a five-year period shall be ineligible to participate in the State hemp program as a hemp producer for a period of five years beginning on the date of the third violation. b. If the department determines that a hemp producer has violated P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto with a culpable mental state greater than negligence, subsection a. of this section shall not apply and the department shall report the hemp producer immediately to the United States Attorney General and the Attorney General of the State, who may, on behalf of the department, investigate the violation and institute proceedings for injunctive or other appropriate relief including civil or civil administrative penalties,or report the matter to an appropriate law enforcement agency. c. In addition to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-10 and C.4:28-11), no later than 90 days after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) and notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the department, after consulting with the Governor and the Attorney General, shall immediately upon filing proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt interim rules and regulations establishing a schedule of civil and civil administrative penalties for violations of P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto that do not conflict with 7 U.S.C. s.1639o et seq. or P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.), and provide notice and appeals processes for hemp producers. The regulations shall be effective as regulations immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and shall be in effect for a period not to exceed 18 months, and shall, thereafter, be amended, adopted, or readopted by the department in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act." Any penalty collected pursuant to P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) shall be deposited in the "New Jersey Hemp Farming Fund" established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-13). d. A person who is or has been convicted of an offense relating to a controlled substance under State or federal law may not participate in the State hemp program established pursuant to P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.) or produce hemp in the State under any other law for a period of at least 10 years following the date of the person's conviction. This prohibition shall not apply to any person growing hemp lawfully with a license, registration, or authorization under a program authorized pursuant to 7 U.S.C. s.5940 before the date of enactment of P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.). L.2019, c.238, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-41.15 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-41.15
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The director is hereby empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this act as he may deem necessary for its enforcement. L.1943, c. 100, p. 330, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-52 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-52
Advisory council; members
Status: in_force

Every marketing program issued pursuant to this act shall provide for the establishment of an advisory council to assist the secretary in the administration of the marketing program. The members of the council shall be appointed by the board from those directly affected in accordance with rules promulgated by the secretary and may hold office at the pleasure of the board. The number of members upon any such council shall be of such number as the secretary finds is necessary to assist properly in the administration of such program. The board may appoint one person who is neither a producer or processor to represent the public generally. The secretary and dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science of Rutgers University may each appoint a nonvoting member to serve on the advisory council. L.1971, c. 308, s. 10, eff. Sept. 2, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:7-31 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-31
Inspection of nursery stock entering state; disposition of infested stock
Status: in_force

The department may inspect nursery stock entering this State that might be capable of disseminating or carrying injurious insects. If, upon inspection, any such stock is found to be infested, it may be destroyed, returned to the point of origin or submitted under supervision of the department to the treatment necessary to destroy the pests that may be in or on it. The disposition of such cases shall be within the discretion of the department. Amended by L.1941, c. 111, p. 254, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-23 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-23
Issuance of certificates
Status: in_force

Every association without capital stock shall issue a certificate of membership to each member. Every association with capital stock shall issue a certificate of common stock to each member. Such certificate shall not be transferable, and no person who may acquire the same by operation of law, or otherwise than as prescribed in this chapter and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the association, shall be entitled to become a member by virtue thereof. Notice of such limitations shall be printed on the face thereof or by a separate certificate firmly attached thereto. No association shall issue a certificate of membership or certificate of common stock until the membership fee, or stock subscription, has been paid in full. The promissory notes of the members may be accepted by the association as full or partial payment. Amended by L.1953, c. 332, p. 1884, s. 5; L.1966, c. 286, s. 19; L.1971, c. 324, s. 13, eff. Oct. 28, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-52 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-52
Seizure and sale of vehicle transporting animals in cruel manner
Status: in_force

The person arresting the person offending against the provisions of section 4:22-18 of this title shall take charge of the vehicle and its contents, and all necessary expenses which may be incurred for taking charge of and keeping and sustaining them shall be a lien thereon, to be paid before they can be lawfully redeemed. If the vehicle and its contents are not redeemed within ten days from the time of the seizure, the person making the seizure shall cause them to be advertised for sale by advertisements published in a newspaper circulating in the neighborhood in which the seizure was made for at least three times in a daily paper or one time in a weekly paper, stating the time and place of the sale and the reason for the sale. At the appointed time and place such person shall sell the vehicle and its contents to the highest bidder and out of the proceeds thereof shall pay all necessary expenses incurred, paying over the balance to the owner. If the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to pay such expenses, the balance may be recovered by the person making the seizure from the owner in an action at law.
N.J. Stat. § 4:27-15 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-15
Aquaculture statistics, reporting assistance programs.
Status: in_force

15. The Department of Agriculture: a. in consultation with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Department of Environmental Protection, shall implement an aquaculture statistics reporting program which may include the collection of information on the numbers of jobs being created in aquaculture, the amount, value and type of product being produced, and the overall economic activity in the aquaculture industry; b. in consultation with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, shall assist aquaculturists in obtaining coverage from federal crop insurance programs; c. in consultation with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, shall assist aquaculturists in completing the proper paperwork and other information necessary to develop eligibility for economic emergency loans for disaster relief through the Farmers Services Agency and other programs; d. in consultation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators, shall develop a monthly wholesale market report for aquaculture products; e. in conjunction with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center and the Department of Health, shall assist the aquaculture industry in the development of necessary quality control guidelines and specifications for production, processing, and marketing of aquaculture products; f. in conjunction with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, shall assist (1) the aquaculture industry in promoting its products through techniques that may include the establishment and use of a trademark and other specialized marketing efforts; and (2) aquaculturists interested in developing coordinated efforts or arrangements, including producer cooperatives, joint ventures, market orders, and other forms of association; and g. in conjunction with the Department of Health, the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, the Department of Environmental Protection shall explore the possibilities of establishing private sector joint processing facilities to accommodate agriculture, seafood, and aquaculture products. L.1997, c.236, s.15; amended 2012, c.17, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 4:6-20 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-20
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture shall have the power to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 159, s. 9, eff. July 14, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-106.2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-106.2
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act in order to prevent the spread of disease among domestic animals. L.1957, c. 140, p. 533, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-17.6 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-17.6
Responsibilities of DOH, municipality.
Status: in_force

6. a. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall: (1) provide to each municipality in writing sufficient copies of (a)this act, R.S.4:22-17, and R.S.4:22-26; (b) a plain language description of the provisions and requirements thereof; and (c) a plain language description of how to comply with those provisions and requirements; and (2) post on its website the materials enumerated in paragraph (1) of this subsection. b. Each municipality shall: (1) provide the materials enumerated in and provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section, along with any other information deemed relevant by the municipality, to each person obtaining a license for a dog at the time of licensing; and (2) post on its website the materials enumerated in and provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The municipality may pay any cost incurred by complying with the requirements of this subsection with fees forwarded to the treasurer of the municipality pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.11). L.2017, c.189, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-1
Declaring epidemic; quarantine; serums; other preventive measures
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture may: a. Determine the existence of contagious and infectious diseases in animals or poultry and declare the same to be epidemic; b. Establish and enforce general or local quarantine; c. Provide and distribute, with or without charge as it may determine, serums for the prevention and cure of such diseases in animals or poultry as in its judgment are capable of prevention or cure by such treatment; d. Provide a service and co-operate with owners of livestock or local veterinarians to control or prevent the spread of mastitis or other contagious or infectious diseases that do not justify the measures specified in paragraphs a, b and c of this section, so that such diseases may not become a dangerous menace to other livestock or to human health. These powers and duties are in addition to and not in limitation of any similar powers and duties conferred upon the board by the specific provisions appearing elsewhere in this title. Amended by L.1942, c. 82, p. 325, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-29 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-29
Validity of contracts with members; breach of contract; injunction
Status: in_force

Any contract between an association and any of its members, which is authorized by this chapter, shall be valid and enforceable in any action brought by the association against a member. In the event of any breach or threatened breach of such contract by a member, the association shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent further breach of the contract, and to a decree of specific performance thereof. Pending the adjudication of such an action, and upon filing a verified complaint showing the breach or threatened breach, and upon filing a sufficient bond, the association shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the member. Amended by L.1966, c. 286, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-28.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-28.1
Claim by grower; time of filing; contents
Status: in_force

Each grower shall have 90 days from the date payment was due to file a claim with the Secretary of Agriculture on forms prescribed by him giving all terms of agreement and amount due. Failure to file within 90 days shall nullify the claim. All licensees may make agreements for deferred payments, but no claims shall be allowed on any such agreement payable beyond December 31 of license year. L.1977, c. 427, s. 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.17a — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17.17a
Wholesale seedsmen or seed conditioner; registration
Status: in_force

a. No person shall engage in the business of a wholesale seedsman or seed conditioner unless the person is registered with the State Board of Agriculture in accordance with this section. b. A person engaged in the business of a wholesale seedsman or seed conditioner shall register with the State board on January 1st of each year or prior to commencing operation in the business. Registration as a wholesale seedsman or seed conditioner shall expire on December 31st. An application for registration shall be filed in a form and according to procedures determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $125.00. The State board shall approve or disapprove the application, in writing, no later than the 10th day after its receipt. c. The State board may disapprove an application for registration filed under subsection b. of this section and revoke at any time a registration issued previously if it determines that the applicant or registrant violated a provision of the New Jersey State Seed Law (Revision of 1963), P.L.1963, c. 29 (C. 4:8-17.13 et seq.). If the State board disapproves an application or revokes a registration, it shall provide the applicant or registrant, as the case may be, with a concise, written statement of reasons therefor. The statement of reasons shall be transmitted to the applicant or registrant simultaneously with the notice of disapproval or revocation. d. An applicant or registrant may file a notice of appeal of a disapproval or revocation with the Secretary of Agriculture no later than the 10th day after receipt of the notification of the disapproval or revocation. The secretary shall afford the applicant or registrant a hearing not later than the 10th day after receipt of the notice of appeal. The secretary shall recommend to the State board that it reverse or affirm the disapproval or revocation no later than the fifth day after the hearing, accompanying the recommendation with a concise, written statement of the reasons therefor. A copy of the secretary's recommendation and reasons therefor, in writing, shall be transmitted simultaneously to the applicant or registrant. The State board shall notify the applicant or registrant of its decision to reject or uphold the appeal no later than the fifth day after its receipt of the secretary's recommendation. L.1984, c. 201, s. 2, eff. Nov. 28, 1984, operative Jan. 1, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-16 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-16
§ 4:1-16
Status: in_force

The secretary shall appoint the necessary clerks and stenographers and other employees of the department, whose appointment or employment has not been vested in the board, and assign to them their proper duties and compel the efficient performance thereof. He shall act as the secretary of the board, and his signature to any executive or administrative order shall be a sufficient authority for the execution thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.4 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.4
Time for applying for license
Status: in_force

The owner of any newly-acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which attains licensing age, shall make application for license and registration tag for such dog within ten days after such acquisition or age attainment. L.1941, c. 151, p. 496, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.38 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.38
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

38. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted thereunder other than a violation involving a plant nutrient deficiency shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 for the first offense and not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for any subsequent offense within a three-year period. The penalty shall be collected and enforced in summary proceedings under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.) in the Superior Court. L.1970,c.66,s.38; amended 1991,c.91,s.166.
N.J. Stat. § 4:23-2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-2
Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

4:23-2. Jurisdiction of proceedings to collect penalties collectible under the provisions of this article is vested in the Superior Court and the municipal courts, and in all other courts or officers specifically authorized by the law under which the proceeding is had, all of which courts and officers are hereinafter in this article designated as the "court." Amended 1953, c.5, s.87; 1991,c.91,s.177.
N.J. Stat. § 4:27-5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-5
Aquaculture Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

5. a. There is established in the Department of Agriculture an Aquaculture Advisory Council which shall consist of 13 voting and two non-voting members. The voting members shall include the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall serve as chairman, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development, the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, the director of the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, the director of the Aquaculture Training and Information Center, the executive director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, or their designees, who shall serve ex officio, and six citizens of the State, to be appointed as follows: two by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall be a representative from recognized aquaculture organizations or an operator of an aquaculture farm and one of whom shall be a representative of the seafood industry; two by the Speaker of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be a representative of recognized aquaculture organizations or an operator of an aquaculture farm and one of whom shall be a representative of farmers; and two by the Governor from the public at large. The chairman of the Marine Fisheries Council and the chairman of the Fish and Game Council shall serve ex officio and as non-voting members. b. The term of office of each public member shall be three years; except that of the first members to be appointed, one appointed by the Governor, one by the President of the Senate and one by the Speaker of the General Assembly shall be appointed for a term of two years, and the remaining two members shall be appointed for a term of three years. Each member shall serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified, and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member is eligible for reappointment to the council. c. A majority of the membership of the advisory council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of advisory council business. d. Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in attendance at meetings to the extent funds are available therefor. e. The advisory council shall act in an advisory capacity to the department and other State agencies on aquaculture matters. The advisory council shall assist the various departments in the evaluation of proposed and existing rules and regulations and the development of policies mandated by provisions of this act. The advisory council shall seek to ensure that aquaculture market development activities and policies reflect the changing needs and characteristics of the aquaculture industry. The advisory council shall review the Aquaculture Development Plan and update the plan as appropriate, but no less frequently than every five years. L.1997,c.236,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-101 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-101
§ 4:5-101
Status: in_force

Live poultry found upon inspection to be exposed to European fowl pest or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease of poultry may be moved for immediate slaughter under a permit from the chief of the bureau, to such place or places as the permit shall designate and shall there be slaughtered under the direction or supervision of a representative of the department or its authorized agent.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-31 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-31
§ 4:20-31
Status: in_force

Neither the officer, board or body having control of the highways nor any other person shall plough, dig or otherwise turn up or remove any earth or soil within four feet of a hedge planted upon the line of a public highway, whether the fence authorized in section 4:20-30 of this title is put up or not.
N.J. Stat. § 4:7-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-12
§ 4:7-12
Status: in_force

The department shall, unless it has knowledge of the presence of a dangerous disease precluding such action, issue to any nurseryman or other grower of plants who may request the same, and who may wish to ship plants from one part of the state to another, or from this state to outside territory, a certificate stating that the specific nursery or other plantation is, in general, apparently free from dangerous disease or that it is apparently free from specific diseases which might affect the plants in question, or that a specific shipment is apparently free from dangerous disease. The certificate shall be accepted by any carrier for hire as its warrant for transporting and delivering the material or shipment.
N.J. Stat. § 4:28-8 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-8
Definitions relative to hemp.
Status: in_force

3. As used in sections 1 through 9 of P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.), unless the context otherwise requires: “Agent” means an employee or contractor of a hemp producer. “Applicant” means a person, or for a business entity, any person authorized to act on behalf of the business entity, who applies to the department to be a hemp producer in the State. “Commercial sale” means the sale of a product in the stream of commerce at retail, at wholesale, or on the Internet. “Container” means the innermost wrapping, packaging, or vessel in direct contact with a final hemp-derived cannabinoid product in which the final hemp-derived cannabinoid product is enclosed for retail sale to consumers, such as a jar, bottle, bag, box, packet, can, carton, or cartridge. “Container” excludes bulk shipping containers or outer wrappings that are not essential for the final retail delivery or sale to an end consumer for personal or household use. “Cultivate” means to plant, water, grow, or harvest a plant or crop. “Department” means the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. “Federally defined THC level for hemp” means the allowed tetrahydrocannabinol concentration for hemp as established pursuant to 7 U.S.C. s.1639o. “Final hemp-derived cannabinoid product” means a hemp-derived cannabinoid product which is in the final form or preparation marketed or intended to be used or consumed by a human or animal. “Handle” means to possess or store a hemp plant on premises owned, operated, or controlled by a hemp producer for any period of time or in a vehicle for any period of time other than during the actual transport of the plant between premises owned, operated, or controlled by hemp producers or persons or entities authorized to produce hemp pursuant to 7 U.S.C. s.1639o et seq. and any state law or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. “Handle” does not mean possession or storage of finished hemp-derived cannabinoid products. “Hemp” means the Cannabis sativa L. plant and any part of that plant, including the seeds of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. “Hemp” includes industrial hemp as such is defined pursuant to this section. Hemp does not include any of the following: (1) any viable seeds from a Cannabis sativa L. plant that exceeds a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of 0.3 percent in the plant on a dry weight basis; (2) any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product containing: (a) cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant, but were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; or (c) more than 0.3 percent combined total of total tetrahydrocannabinol, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, with any other cannabinoids that have similar effects or are marketed to have similar effects on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol, as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; (3) any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products which are marketed or sold as a final product or directly to an end consumer for personal or household use; or (4) any final hemp-derived cannabinoid products containing: (a) cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant, but were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; or (c) greater than 0.4 milligrams combined total per container of total tetrahydrocannabinol, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, with any other cannabinoids that have similar effects or are marketed to have similar effects on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol, as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. To the extent that the Cannabis sativa L. plant and any part of that plant, including the seeds of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, or any product or material is excluded from this definition of hemp, the excluded substance, product, or material shall be considered marijuana or cannabis, as determined by law. “Hemp-derived cannabinoid product” means any intermediate or final product derived from hemp, other than industrial hemp, that contains cannabinoids in any form and is intended for human or animal use through any means of application or administration, such as inhalation, ingestion, or topical application. “Hemp-derived cannabinoid product” does not include a drug that is the subject of an application approved under subsection c. or j. of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. s.355. “Hemp producer” means a person or business entity authorized by the department to cultivate, handle, or process hemp in the State. “Industrial hemp” means hemp that is: grown for the use of the stalk of the plant, fiber produced from such a stalk, or any other non-cannabinoid derivative, mixture, preparation, or manufacture of such a stalk; grown for the use of the whole grain, oil, cake, nut, hull, or any other non-cannabinoid compound, derivative, mixture, preparation, or manufacture of the seeds of such plant; grown for purposes of producing microgreens or other edible hemp leaf products intended for human consumption that are derived from an immature hemp plant that is grown from seeds that do not exceed the federally defined THC level for hemp; a plant that does not enter the stream of commerce and is intended to support hemp research at an institution of higher education as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. s.1001, or an independent research institute; or grown for the use of a viable seed of the plant produced solely for the production or manufacture of any material described herein. “Intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product” means a hemp-derived cannabinoid product which is not yet in the final form or preparation marketed or intended to be used or consumed by a human or animal or is a powder, liquid, tablet, oil, or other product form which is intended or marketed to be mixed, dissolved, formulated, or otherwise added to or prepared with or into any other substance prior to administration or consumption. “Process” means to convert hemp into a marketable form. “Secretary” means the Secretary of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. “Transport” means the movement or shipment of hemp by a hemp producer, a person or entity authorized to produce hemp pursuant to 7 U.S.C. s.1639o et seq. and any state law or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or a hemp producer’s or authorized entity’s third-party carrier or agent. “Transport” shall not mean the movement or shipment of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. L.2019, c.238, s.3; amended 2024, c.73, s.1; 2025, c.215, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-33 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-33
Security for appearance where defendant nonresident or desires continuance
Status: in_force

Where a defendant is a nonresident of the county in which the alleged offense was committed, or where a defendant desires an adjournment or continuance of the hearing, the court before whom the complaint has been made may, in its discretion, require the defendant to furnish security in an amount not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for his appearance at the hearing. Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 51, s. 70.
N.J. Stat. § 4:27-10.3 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-10.3
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to develop and implement the aquaculture permitting review program in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2016, c.96 (C.4:27-10.2). L.2016, c.96, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-12
§ 4:13-12
Status: in_force

The provisions of the general corporation laws of this state, and all powers and rights thereunder, shall apply to the associations organized under this chapter, except where such provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-21.13 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-21.13
Violations
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, association, or corporation, or any officer, agent, servant, or employee thereof, violating any of the provisions of this act shall, for each offense, be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). L.1952, c. 298, p. 1010, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-16 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-16
Permitted activities
Status: in_force

4:22-16. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit or interfere with: a. Properly conducted scientific experiments performed under the authority of the Department of Health and Senior Services or the United States Department of Agriculture. Those departments may authorize the conduct of such experiments or investigations by agricultural stations and schools maintained by the State or federal government, or by medical societies, universities, colleges and institutions incorporated or authorized to do business in this State and having among their corporate purposes investigation into the causes, nature, prevention and cure of diseases in men and animals; and may for cause revoke such authority; b. The killing or disposing of an animal or creature by virtue of the order of a constituted authority of the State; c. The shooting or taking of game or game fish in such manner and at such times as is allowed or provided by the laws of this State; d. The training or engaging of a dog to accomplish a task or participate in an activity or exhibition designed to develop the physical or mental characteristics of that dog. These activities shall be carried out in accordance with the practices, guidelines or rules established by an organization founded for the purpose of promoting and enhancing working dog activities or exhibitions; in a manner which does not adversely affect the health or safety of the dog; and may include avalanche warning, guide work, obedience work, carting, dispatching, freight racing, packing, sled dog racing, sledding, tracking, and weight pull demonstrations; e. The raising, keeping, care, treatment, marketing, and sale of domestic livestock in accordance with the standards developed and adopted therefor pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1995, c.311 (C.4:22-16.1); and f. The killing or disposing , by a reasonable or commercially acceptable method or means, of a Norway or brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), black rat (Rattus rattus), or house mouse (Mus musculus) by any person, or with the permission or at the direction of that person, while the animal is on property either owned or leased by, or otherwise under the control of, that person, provided that the animal is not a pet. Amended 1985, c.433, s.1; 1995, c.311, s.2; 1997, c.88.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-36 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-36
Notice to associations
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Agriculture shall, within the ten days immediately following transmittal of the list to the Secretary of State, mail a notice of his action under this act, together with a copy of this act, to each co-operative association whose name appears on such list, addressed to the principal office of the association as shown on the records in the office of the Secretary of State. L.1951, c. 303, p. 1091, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-9 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-9
Claims to which bonds, moneys or securities applicable
Status: in_force

Every bond given and all moneys or securities deposited pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be applicable to the payment of all claims arising during the license period for which such bond was filed, or moneys or securities deposited. Claims not filed during the license period or within ninety days from the termination of the license period, shall not be received, acted upon or paid and shall not participate in the proceeds of any bond, moneys or securities deposited with the secretary.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-19 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-19
Use of brands or marks
Status: in_force

Such brand or mark may be used on labels attached to packages containing New Jersey agricultural products either fresh or processed packed within this State in accordance with official standards established or grades enforced by the provisions of this act and of chapter ten of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, and upon packages of processed farm products grown and packed within this State, subject to and in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Department of Agriculture. L.1939, c. 136, p. 461, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:27-10 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-10
Review of laws, rules, regulations pertinent to aquaculture.
Status: in_force

10. a. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the Fish and Game Council, the Marine Fisheries Council and the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall review the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the taking, harvesting, possession, and use of fish, wildlife, shellfish, and plants with regard to the effect of those laws, rules, and regulations on the taking, harvesting, possession, use, importation, containment, transport, and marketing of aquaculture products from public waters of the State. The review shall include, but need not be limited to, such factors as gear, season, area, size limits, and all rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection, the Fish and Game Council , or the Marine Fisheries Council that may impede the potential use of any species in aquaculture. b. Based upon the review performed pursuant to subsection a. of this section the Department of Environmental Protection or the Fish and Game Council, as appropriate, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and within one year of the effective date of this act, modifications that would not cause significant harm to wild stocks, natural habitat, or the environment, so as to either exempt specific types of aquacultural practices from those rules and regulations or reduce any negative impact upon those practices to the maximum extent practicable and feasible. To the extent that modifications in the law are required to accomplish the purposes of this section, the Department of Environmental Protection and the various other entities conducting the review shall make recommendations accordingly to the Governor and the Legislature. c. The Department of Environmental Protection or the Fish and Game Council, as appropriate, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall establish a program within one year of the effective date of this act and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), regulating the importation and transport of species used in aquaculture. L.1997,c.236,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-35 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-35
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: (a) "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying or receiving any live poultry from poultry raisers for the purpose of sale, resale or manufacture. (b) "Broker" means any person engaged in the business of soliciting or negotiating the sale or exchange of live poultry on behalf of poultry raisers. (c) "Agent" means any person buying, receiving, soliciting or negotiating the sale of live poultry from poultry raisers on behalf of any dealer or broker. (d) "Department" means the State Department of Weights and Measures. (e) "Weights and measures officer" means the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures or his assistants or inspectors, county superintendents of weights and measures or their assistants or inspectors, and municipal superintendents of weights and measures or their assistants and inspectors. (f) "Person" means any individual, association, firm, partnership or corporation. (g) "Poultry" means domestic fowl, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guineas not sold for show or breeding purposes. (h) "Poultry raiser" means any person engaged in the business of raising poultry or any legally incorporated agricultural co-operative association. L.1942, c. 248, p. 669, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.2a — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.2a
Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license
Status: in_force

No municipal clerk or other official designated by the governing body of any municipality to license dogs therein shall grant any such license and official metal registration tag for any dog unless the owner thereof provides evidence that the dog to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, or has been certified exempt as provided by regulations of the State Department of Health. Such vaccination shall be repeated at intervals as provided by regulations of the State Department of Health, and shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same. The State Department of Health shall promulgate regulations providing for the recognized duration of immunity, interval of inoculation, certificate of vaccination, certificate of exemption, and such other matters related to this act. L.1973, c. 263, s. 1, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-13 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-13
Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is township boundary
Status: in_force

When lands belonging to different persons are bounded on the division line between 2 townships, 1 person shall be taken from the township committee of each of the townships, to determine, as provided in sections 4:20-8, 4:20-11 and 4:20-12 of this Title, the place where a partition fence shall be set up and maintained, and the part or share thereof, if any, which each person shall make and maintain. Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 151, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 4:7-22 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-22
Certificate of inspection
Status: in_force

After any nursery has been inspected, the nurseryman may demand of the department a certificate stating the condition of the stock on the inspected premises, and the department shall issue a certificate in accordance with the facts found. If the inspection shows freedom from dangerously injurious insects, or from such as are liable to become so, the department shall issue a certificate to that effect, specifying in such certificate the date up to which it shall remain valid; but the department may impose as a condition that the nurseryman comply with the requirements of section 4:7-28 of this title, and this condition must be accepted in writing by the nurseryman.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-48 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-48
Competitive bid; covenant
Status: in_force

Lands deemed suitable for agricultural production pursuant to this act and deemed by the State House Commission to be surplus to the needs of the State and any of its agencies, shall be offered for sale for agricultural use, in fee simple, to private sector purchasers on the basis of a competitive bid. Any conveyance by the State shall include a covenant that the land may be used only for agricultural production, that the covenant shall run with the land in perpetuity, that the severed development rights shall be held by the local County Agriculture Development Board or the State Agriculture Development Committee, and that the board or committee shall monitor and enforce the covenant. L.1989, c.79, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-50.4 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-50.4
Presentation, settlement of accounts
Status: in_force

The court shall require the filing, at periodic intervals, of reports of action taken by the receiver and of accounts itemizing the revenues and expenditures. The reports shall be open to inspection to all parties to the case. Upon motion of the court, the receiver, or owner or operator, the court may require a presentation or settlement of the accounts. Notice of a motion for presentation or settlement of the accounts shall be served on the owner or operator or any party of record who appeared in the proceeding and any party in interest in the revenues and expenditures. L. 1986, c. 89, s. 4, eff. Aug. 14, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.50 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.50
Purchase or sale without order prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, offer for sale, give away or otherwise dispose of or purchase any animal that has been classified as a brucellosis reactor, either on official or private test, except on written order issued by the division. L.1956, c. 104, p. 480, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.34 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.34
Appraisement before test
Status: in_force

Immediately before commencing any test, if it be deemed advisable by the department, an appraisement may be made by the owner and an authorized agent or representative of the department, of the market value of the animal as of the day of appraisement, and in case the animal so appraised gives a positive or suspicious reaction to such official test for brucellosis, the amount of the appraisement as agreed upon prior to the making of the test shall be official and shall bind the owner and the department. L.1946, c. 257, p. 897, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-41.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-41.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words when used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings: (a) "Director" --The Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station or his authorized representative. (b) "Person" --Any individual, partnership, corporation, or association purchasing milk or cream on the butter fat basis; any individual, partnership, corporation or association testing milk or cream for its butter fat content when the results of such test are to be used in official inspection or for public record. (c) "Butter fat test" --The determination of the butter fat content of milk or cream by any method approved by the director when the results of such determination are to be used in official inspection or as a matter of public record, or as the basis of payment for milk or cream purchased. (d) "Butter fat content" --The percentage of fat in milk or cream determined by any butter fat test approved by the director when such percentage of fat is to be used in official inspection, or as a matter of public record, or as the basis of payment for milk or cream purchased. L.1943, c. 100, p. 323, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-32.7 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-32.7
Definitions relative to special occasion events conducted at certain wineries.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2014, c.16 (C.4:1C-32.7 et seq.): "Preserved farmland" means land on which a development easement was conveyed to, or retained by, the State Agriculture Development Committee, a county agriculture development board, a county, a municipality, or a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization pursuant to the provisions of section 24 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-31), section 5 of P.L.1988, c.4 (C.4:1C-31.1), section 1 of P.L.1989, c.28 (C.4:1C-38), section 1 of P.L.1999, c.180 (C.4:1C-43.1), sections 37 through 40 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-37 through C.13:8C-40), or any other State law enacted for farmland preservation purposes. "Special occasion event" means a wedding, lifetime milestone event, or other cultural or social event as defined by the appropriate county agriculture development board, and conducted pursuant to the requirements set forth in subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2014, c.16 (C.4:1C-32.8). "Winery" means a commercial farm where the owner or operator of the commercial farm has been issued and is operating in compliance with a plenary winery license or farm winery license pursuant to R.S.33:1-10. L.2014, c.16, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-44 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-44
Quarantine and slaughter of reactors
Status: in_force

All cattle reacting to an official or authorized private tuberculin test or declared tuberculous as a result of an authorized physical examination or other method of determining tuberculosis approved by the Department of Agriculture, shall not be again presented for a tuberculin test but shall be immediately segregated, quarantined and held at the owner's expense, until the department issues a written order to move the cattle, which removal shall be done immediately at the owner's expense, to designated slaughtering centers. The cattle shall be slaughtered at the time and place specified in the written order under the supervision of an authorized veterinarian approved by the department who shall judge the carcass for evidence of tuberculosis and as to fitness for food and file a report of the same within five days. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 876, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 4:24-2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-2
Words and phrases defined
Status: in_force

Wherever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: a. "District" or "soil conservation district" means a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth; b. "Supervisor" means one of the members of the governing body of a district, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; c. "Committee" or "state soil conservation committee" means the agency created in article three of this chapter; d. "Petition" means a petition filed under the provisions of article 4 of this chapter (s. 4:24-7 et seq.) for the creation of a district; e. "State" means the state of New Jersey; f. "Agency of this state" includes the government of this state and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this state; g. "United States" or "agencies of the United States" includes the United States of America, the soil conservation service of the United States department of agriculture, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America; h. "Government" or "governmental" includes the government of this state, the government of the United States, and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them; i. "Landowner" includes any person, firm or corporation who shall hold title to any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this chapter; j. "Due notice" means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least seven days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area, or if no such publication of general circulation be available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places, within the appropriate area, such posting to include, where possible, posting at public places where it may be customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs generally. At any hearing held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in such notice, adjournment may be made from time to time, without the necessity of renewing such notice for such adjourned dates.
N.J. Stat. § 4:16-24 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-24
§ 4:16-24
Status: in_force

For the purpose of assisting the farmers of this state to care for and improve the conditions of the soil, to increase the productivity of the farms and the value of farm products, the director of the extension service shall conduct a continuous course of demonstration of the most improved and scientific methods of agriculture in the various counties of this state.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.42 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.42
Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

A person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, except as set forth in section eleven, shall, for a first offense, be liable to a penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), and shall for each subsequent offense, be liable to a penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00) or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. L.1946, c. 257, p. 900, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.41 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.41
Exempt transactions
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioners between importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale or as preventing the free and unrestricted shipments of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to manufacturers or manipulators who have been licensed under this act. L.1970, c. 66, s. 41.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-31.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-31.1
Fee simple absolute purchases.
Status: in_force

5. a. Any landowner of farmland within an agricultural development area certified by the committee may apply to the committee to sell the fee simple absolute title at a price which, in the opinion of the landowner, represents a fair market value of the property. b. The committee shall evaluate the offer to determine the suitability of the land for purchase. Decisions regarding suitability shall be based on the eligibility criteria for the purchase of development easements listed in section 24 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-31) and the criteria adopted by the committee and the board of that county. The committee shall also evaluate the offer taking into account the amount of the asking price, the asking price relative to other offers, the location of the parcel relative to areas targeted within the county by the board and among the counties, and any other criteria as the committee has adopted pursuant to rule or regulation. The committee may negotiate reimbursement with the county and include the anticipated reimbursement as part of the evaluation of an offer. c. The committee shall rank the offers according to the criteria to determine which, if any, should be appraised. The committee shall reject any offer for the purchase of fee simple absolute title determined unsuitable according to any criterion in this subsection or adopted pursuant to this subsection, or may defer decisions on offers with a low ranking. The committee shall state, in writing, its reasons for rejecting an offer. d. Appraisals of the parcel shall be conducted to determine the fair market value according to procedures adopted by regulation by the committee. e. The committee shall notify the landowner of the fair market value and negotiate for the purchase of the title in fee simple absolute. f. Any land acquired by the committee pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be held of record in the name of the State and shall be offered for resale by the State, notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, within a reasonable time of its acquisition with agricultural deed restrictions for farmland preservation purposes as determined by the committee pursuant to the provisions of this act. g. The committee shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of lands acquired and shall take all reasonable steps to maintain the value of the land and its improvements. h. To the end that municipalities may not suffer loss of taxes by reason of acquisition and ownership by the State of New Jersey of property under the provisions of this act, the State shall pay annually on October 1 to each municipality in which property is so acquired and has not been resold a sum of money equal to the tax last assessed and last paid by the taxpayer upon this land and the improvement thereon for the taxable year immediately prior to the time of its acquisition. In the event that land acquired by the State pursuant to this act had been assessed at an agricultural and horticultural use valuation in accordance with provisions of the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.1 et seq.), at the time of its acquisition by the State, no rollback tax pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.8) shall be imposed as to this land nor shall this rollback tax be applicable in determining the annual payments to be made by the State to the municipality in which this land is located. All sums of money received by the respective municipalities as compensation for loss of tax revenue pursuant to this section shall be applied to the same purposes as is the tax revenue from the assessment and collection of taxes on real property of these municipalities, and to accomplish this end the sums shall be apportioned in the same manner as the general tax rate of the municipality for the tax year preceding the year of receipt. L.1988,c.4,s.5; amended 2001, c.405, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-53 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-53
Compensation; powers and duties
Status: in_force

No member of any such council shall receive a salary but each shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The secretary may authorize the council to enter into contracts or agreements; to employ necessary personnel; to fix their compensation and terms of employment; and to incur such expenses as may be necessary for the proper administration of the marketing program. Subject to the approval of the secretary, the council may: (a) Administer the marketing program; (b) Recommend amendments to the marketing program; (c) Recommend rules and regulations relating to the marketing program; (d) Assist in the assessment and collection of funds to cover expenses incurred in the administration of the marketing program; (e) Assist in the collection of such information and data as the secretary may deem necessary; and (f) Receive and report complaints of violations of the marketing program. L.1971, c. 308, s. 11, eff. Sept. 2, 1971. Amended by L.1973, c. 107, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-50 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-50
Foreign or interstate commerce
Status: in_force

No provisions of this act shall apply or be construed to apply to foreign or interstate commerce, except in so far as the same may be effective pursuant to the United States Constitution and to the laws of the United States enacted pursuant thereto. L.1941, c. 274, p. 738, s. 50.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-2
Personnel of department
Status: in_force

The department shall consist of: a. A State Board of Agriculture, which shall be the head of the department; b. A Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be the principal executive officer of the department; c. An assistant Secretary of Agriculture; d. A Division of Animal Health; e. A Division of Markets; f. A Division of Plant Industry; g. A Division of Dairy Industry; h. Such other divisions and bureaus as may be created as provided in section 4:1-17 of this Title; and i. The officers and employees authorized to be appointed and employed. Amended by L.1948, c. 447, p. 1778, s. 2; L.1967, c. 175, s. 1, eff. July 25, 1967; L.1968, c. 358, s. 1, eff. Dec. 2, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-17 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-17
§ 4:13-17
Status: in_force

The first meeting of the association shall be called by a notice, designating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, signed by a majority of the incorporators, and personally served upon or mailed to all the incorporators at least two days before the meeting. No notice shall be required if all the incorporators shall waive it in writing and fix a time and place for the meeting.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-46 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-46
Transportation of cattle classed as reactors or suspicious
Status: in_force

No person shall deliver for transportation, receive for transportation, transport, drive on foot or otherwise remove from the premises where they are located to any other point or place any cattle that have been classed as reactors, declared tuberculous or suspicious of being tuberculous either on official or private tuberculin test except on written order issued by the department as provided in section 4:5-21 of this Title. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 876, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.44 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.44
Appropriation
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, there is hereby appropriated to the department the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), when included in any annual appropriation act. L.1946, c. 257, s. 24, eff. July 1, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-21 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-21
Disposal plant; license to operate or conduct; fees; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

No person shall operate or conduct a disposal plant without a license from the department. The department shall, by rule and regulation adopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), set fees for licenses and set reasonable inspection and sanitation standards for operators, buildings, containers and vehicles. Fees for licensing shall cover clerical, printing and inspection costs of the department. L.1983, c. 179, s. 2, eff. May 10, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 4:24-44 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-44
Certification of plan; criteria; notice
Status: in_force

The district shall certify such plan if it meets the standards promulgated by the committee pursuant to this act. The district shall provide written notice to the applicant indicating that: a. the plan was certified; b. the plan was certified subject to the attached conditions; or c. the plan was denied certification with the reasons for denial stated. L.1975, c. 251, s. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-19 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-19
Penalty for conducting business without license
Status: in_force

A person who shall conduct the business of buying milk or cream for the purposes set forth in section 4:12-2 of this Title, without being licensed so to do, shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense and fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second and each subsequent offense, each day's receipts of milk to constitute a separate violation, to be sued for and recovered in a civil action by and in the name of the department. Amended by L.1945, c. 295, p. 847, s. 2; L.1953, c. 5, p. 37, s. 29.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-13 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-13
§ 4:5-13
Status: in_force

When a county, city, township or district is threatened with a contagious or infectious disease among animals, or poultry, to such an extent as to seem to require more general precautions, the department of agriculture may for such time as it shall deem necessary and proper, quarantine such county, city, township or district and prohibit the bringing of any animal or poultry, subject to such contagious or infectious disease, into such county, city, township or district, or the removal of any such animal, or poultry, out of or from one place to another within the county, city, township or district without inspection and a written permit signed by the department or its duly constituted agent or representative.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-16 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-16
Fees of township committee members
Status: in_force

A member of a township committee shall be allowed, for the time he is engaged in the performance of duties under this chapter, one dollar per day and fifty cents for a half day, to be paid by the person or persons employing him. When such person or persons shall fail to pay the members of the committee their legal fees within thirty days after the service done, they may severally recover double the amount of such fees, with costs of suit, by action at law. Each one of the committee may be a witness for or against his companion in any such action.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.24 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.24
Deficiency; forwarding analysis report to licensee
Status: in_force

The results of an analysis of a sample of any commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner which indicates a deficiency shall be forwarded promptly by the State Chemist to the licensee. Upon request and within 15 days of the date the analysis report is forwarded, the State Chemist shall furnish to the licensee a portion of any sample. If within 15 days after the forwarding of the analysis report indicating a deficiency no adequate evidence contradicting the analysis report is made available to the State Chemist, the report of the sample analysis shall become official and may be submitted to the purchaser. L.1970, c. 66, s. 24.
N.J. Stat. § 4:24-27 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-27
Authority of supervisors; suit for damages by landowner for violations
Status: in_force

The supervisors shall have authority to go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land-use regulations adopted under the provisions of article seven of this chapter (s. 4:24-23 et seq.) are being observed. Any landowner who shall sustain damages from any violation of such regulations by any other landowner may sue to recover damages in a civil action from such other landowner for such violation. Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 56, s. 100.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-3 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-3
§ 4:20-3
Status: in_force

Fences between the lands of adjoining landowners constructed of barbed wire or wire on which barbs or points are strung or fastened shall not be deemed lawful fences unless their erection is consented to by the adjoining owner, and such fences are hereby prohibited without such consent.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-5
Use of outline of State on products; license; penalty.
Status: in_force

4:10-5. No person shall use the outline of this State on packages or devices containing farm products or to otherwise advertise or promote such farm products unless the person is licensed by the department so to do. Upon application for such a license and upon being satisfied that any farm products to be sold by the applicant conform to official standards promulgated by the department, the department may issue a license in the name of the State, permitting the person to use the outline on any such package, device , or advertising. The form of the application and the license shall be determined by the department. The license may be revoked by the department at any time for good cause shown after notice and an opportunity to be heard and subject to the right of appeal to the State board. A person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of $100, to be collected in a civil action in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.) and paid to the General Fund. The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" in connection with this section. Each package or device improperly labeled in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation. amended 1953, c.5, s.20; 2011, c.218, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:23-18 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-18
§ 4:23-18
Status: in_force

All penalties which are recoverable under the provisions of this article shall when recovered, and after payment of costs, be paid into the state treasury by the officer authorized to sue for and recover same.
N.J. Stat. § 4:24-23 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-23
§ 4:24-23
Status: in_force

The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate regulations governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of conserving soil and soil resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion. The supervisors shall conduct such public meetings and public hearings upon tentative regulations as may be necessary to assist them in this work. After such hearings the supervisors shall draft such land-use regulations as seem to them necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. These regulations shall then be submitted to the state soil conservation committee which may within thirty days suggest amendments thereto for consideration by the supervisors. Thereafter the supervisors shall give due notice of the regulations by publication and by posting. Any landowner may, for a period of sixty days thereafter, file with the supervisors his objections to the adoption of said regulations, said objections shall be made upon a form to be furnished by the supervisors. If objections are filed by owners of at least twenty-five per cent of the acreage of the district, the supervisors shall not have authority to enact said regulations, otherwise the supervisors shall thereupon take such affirmative action as may be necessary to make such land-use regulations effective. Land-use regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be binding on all landowners within such district.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-23 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-23
Investigation of record of applicant or licensee
Status: in_force

The secretary or an assistant whom he may designate may investigate upon the verified complaint of any interested person, or upon the verified complaint of any agricultural co-operative association organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13 of this title (s. 4:13-1 et seq.), or of his own motion, the record of any person applying for or holding a license as commission merchant, broker, dealer or agent, and for such purpose may examine the ledgers, books of account, memoranda or other documents of any such person and may take testimony thereon under oath, but information relating to the general business of any such person, disclosed by the investigation and not relating to the immediate purpose thereof, shall be deemed of a confidential nature by the secretary or assistant.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.42 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.42
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act, or any application of any provision, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other applications of the provision, or other provisions of the act, which reasonably can be given effect despite the invalidity. To this end, the provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable. L.1970, c. 66, s. 42.
N.J. Stat. § 4:24-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-3.1
Election of members
Status: in_force

The first election for members of the State Soil Conservation Committee, established under this act, shall be held by the State Soil Conservation Committee in office on the effective date of this act. This election shall be held within 10 days after the effective date of this act. L.1959, c. 130, p. 572, s. 3, eff. June 18, 1959.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-75.10 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-75.10
Disposal of animals killed
Status: in_force

Animals killed pursuant to this act shall be buried at least four feet beneath the surface of the ground, or shall be otherwise disposed of in accordance with instructions issued by the department, at the expense of the department or at the joint expense of the department and the United States Department of Agriculture. L.1948, c. 436, p. 1688, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-21.12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-21.12
Debts incurred by, damage inflicted or contracts broken by cooperating firms
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture shall not be financially responsible for debts incurred by, damage inflicted by, or contracts broken by co-operating organizations, persons, firms, associations or corporations conducting seed certification work. L.1952, c. 298, p. 1010, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-29 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-29
Milk Control Board and existing office of director of milk control abolished
Status: in_force

The Milk Control Board and the existing office of director of milk control are hereby abolished. The terms of office of the present members of the Milk Control Board shall expire on the effective date of this act. L.1948, c. 447, p. 1780, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 4:7-3 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-3
Penalty for violating orders of board
Status: in_force

A person who shall violate or fail to comply with an order of the board, or its constituted agent, made pursuant to sections 4:7-1 and 4:7-2 of this title, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for each violation or failure to comply, to be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the secretary of agriculture in the manner provided in article 2 of chapter 23 of this title (s. 4:23-11 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-29 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-29
Payment of indemnity
Status: in_force

Upon presentation of the appraisement certificate to the State Comptroller, with the approval of the department indorsed thereon, the owner shall be entitled to receive from the State treasury the sum due from the State of New Jersey fixed by this article. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 875, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-29.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-29.1
Request to producer to sign statement relieving dealer or surety unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to request a producer to sign any statement, affidavit, assignment, or waiver of any kind which has for its purpose or intent to relieve to any extent whatsoever a dealer, indemnitor or surety company of its full financial responsibility under this article. L.1949, c. 174, p. 565, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-15.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this resolution: “Access” means the ability of all individuals to save and exchange seeds and the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce, and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, and well-being, as long as the individual does not commit trespassing, theft, poaching, or infringement of an owner’s property rights under the “Plant Variety Protection Act,” Pub.L. 91-577 (7 U.S.C. s.2321 et seq.) or other abuses of private property rights, public lands, or natural resources in the harvesting, production, or acquisition of food. No individual may sell, trade, or allow reproduction of trademarked or patented seeds for commercial purposes in a manner that would infringe or otherwise violate the rights of the original rightsholder. “Economic access to food” means an adequate balance, without jeopardizing the satisfaction of other basic needs, between the financial resources of an individual and the cost of food, the means to procure food, or the means of production required in supply systems. “Food availability” means the ability of every individual to feed themselves adequately, whether directly through work on the land, through the sustainable management of biodiversity, water, and knowledge or through efficient and affordable supply systems. “Food sovereignty” means the capacity of the people of New Jersey to freely establish the State’s priorities regarding the production, supply, and access to adequate food for the entire population, based on State production and including the choice of techniques and technologies that are optimal for ensuring people's well-being. “Healthy food” means food that is consistent with the federal Food and Drug Association requirements for the use of the term “healthy” in food labeling pursuant to 21 C.F.R. s. 101.65. “Individual” means a natural person. “Local” means relating to the State of New Jersey. “Nutritional needs” means the combination of nutrients for physical and mental growth, development, and maintenance and physical activity that is sufficient to satisfy human physiological needs at all stages of the life cycle, according to sex and occupation. “Person” means the same as that term as defined in R.S.1:1-2. “Physical access to food” means the ability of every individual to have food or the means to procure food physically within their reach. “Sustainability” means reducing the environmental impact of food production, respecting biodiversity and ecosystems, and prioritizing locally grown food in order to enable access to food for present and future generations. “Underdeveloped community” means a community that the Commissioner of Health determines exhibits lower levels of economic prosperity, education, healthcare, and access to food, compared to other communities in the State. L.2025, JR 19, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:8-29 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-29
Seller liability
Status: in_force

a. Any seller of apple trees to a commercial grower is liable for the trueness to variety, rootstock, or interstem for a period of eight years following the date of delivery to the grower. b. Any seller of peach trees to a commercial grower is liable for trueness to variety, rootstock, or interstem for a period of four years following the date of delivery to the grower. c. A seller shall not sell one or more lots of apple or peach trees to a commercial grower where 7% or more of the trees do not conform to the variety, rootstock, or interstem stated on a bill of lading, invoice, or any other document provided by the seller to the grower. L. 1985, c. 418, s. 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-17.1
Definitions relative to care, tethering of certain animals.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Adverse environmental conditions" means (1) when the ambient temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below in the immediate vicinity of a dog, domestic companion animal, or service animal, or there are other cold weather or precipitation-related environmental conditions, including, but not limited to, wind, rain, snow, ice, sleet, or hail that a person should reasonably know would pose an adverse risk to the health or safety of a dog, domestic companion animal, or service animal, based on the animal's size, age, physical condition, or thickness of the animal's hair or fur; or (2) when the ambient temperature is 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above in the immediate vicinity of a dog, domestic companion animal, or service animal, or a dog, domestic companion animal, or service animal is exposed to direct sunlight or hot pavement or any other hot surfaces that a person should reasonably know would pose an adverse risk to the health or safety of the animal, based on the animal's size, age, physical condition, or thickness of the animal's hair or fur. "Animal rescue organization" means an animal rescue organization as defined in section 1 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1). "Animal rescue organization facility" means an animal rescue organization facility as defined in section 1 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1). "Domestic companion animal" means any animal commonly referred to as a pet that was bought, bred, raised, or otherwise acquired, in accordance with local ordinances and State and federal law, for the primary purpose of providing companionship to the owner, rather than for business or agricultural purposes. "Domestic companion animal" shall not include "domestic livestock" as defined in subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1995, c.311 (C.4:22-16.1).
"Kennel" means a kennel as defined in section 1 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1) and licensed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.8). "Pet shop" means a pet shop as defined in section 1 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1) and licensed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.8). "Pound" means a pound as defined in section 1 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1) and licensed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.8). "Proper shelter" means a structure or other type of protection that conforms to the standards and requirements set forth in section 5 of this act, but shall not mean a shelter as defined elsewhere in this section. "Service animal" means a service animal or a guide dog as defined in subsection e. of section 1 of P.L.2013, c.205 (C.2C:29-3.2), or an animal used for any therapeutic purpose. "Shelter" means a shelter as defined in section 1 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1) and licensed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.8). "Tether" means to fasten a dog with a cable, chain, rope, or other similar object to a stationary object, including, but not limited to, a doghouse, tree, stake, pole, fence, or wall, or to a device that is mobile including, but not limited to, a trolley or pulley, in order to restrict the dog's movement. "Tether" also means the cable, chain, rope, or other similar object used to fasten a dog, as applicable. "Unattended" means that the dog, domestic companion animal, or service animal is outdoors and a person is not also outdoors with the animal, or that the dog, domestic companion animal, or service animal is indoors and a person is not also indoors with the animal. L.2017, c.189, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:18A-10 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-10
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. L.1951, c. 321, p. 1154, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-20 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-20
Bond accompanying application; securities or letter of credit in lieu of bonds; Perishable Agricultural Commodity Surety Fund.
Status: in_force

4:11-20. a. A license shall not be issued unless and until the applicant has filed a good and sufficient surety bond executed in favor of the secretary in the secretary's official capacity, for the benefit of all growers with whom the applicant shall transact business, by a surety company duly authorized to transact business in this State in the sum of at least $5,000 annually in accordance with a formula established by rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Agriculture. The bond shall be executed upon a form prescribed by the secretary and shall be subject to the secretary's approval as to form and sufficiency. The applicant may in lieu of the bond deposit with the secretary securities approved by the department in an amount equal to the sum secured by the bond required to be filed as herein provided; or may, in the alternative, obtain and deposit with the secretary an irrevocable letter of credit to equal the amount of the bond. The securities or letters of credit so deposited with the secretary shall constitute a separate fund and shall be held in trust for and applied exclusively to the payment of claims arising under the provisions of this article against the licensee making such deposit for the period for which the license is issued. All proceeds from surety bonds, money, or securities shall be distributed to the grower-creditors by the secretary or returned to the licensee if no claims are made. The Department of Agriculture shall establish an annual maximum for all such bonds, securities, or irrevocable letters of credit which shall not exceed $150,000. b. The secretary may require a licensee to file an additional surety after a hearing on any complaint lodged against the licensee, but the total amount of all sureties filed by the licensee shall not exceed $300,000. c. (1) Each licensee shall pay, in addition to the fee required pursuant to R.S.4:11-19, an annual assessment in such amount as may be established by rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Agriculture. All monies collected from this additional assessment shall be deposited into the "Perishable Agricultural Commodity Surety Fund" established pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. No additional assessment paid pursuant to this paragraph shall be returned or otherwise refunded to a licensee for any reason. (2) The secretary may establish a dedicated nonlapsing, revolving fund, to be known as the "Perishable Agricultural Commodity Surety Fund," for the benefit of growers selling perishable agricultural commodities to licensees. Any interest or other investment income earned from monies deposited in the fund shall accrue and be credited to the fund. The fund shall be held by the State Treasurer and monies therefrom shall be used by the Department of Agriculture for the purposes of paragraph (3) of this section. Monies in the fund may also be used by the Department of Agriculture to pay for expenses associated with the administration of the surety program established pursuant to this section. (3) In the event of a default by a licensee with respect to the purchase of perishable agricultural commodities from a grower, the secretary shall disburse monies from the fund to the grower-creditor in such manner and amounts as may be established by rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Agriculture. d. To implement the provisions of this section, the secretary, with the approval of the Board of Agriculture, may: (1) appoint an advisory board or council to advise the secretary with respect to the creation, operation, and administration of the surety program; (2) establish procedures for the creation, operation, administration, and enforcement of the surety program; (3) charge fees or other assessments to cover the reasonable costs and claims associated with the surety program; and (4) adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) any rules and regulations necessary to implement this section and the surety program, which rules and regulations may include, but need not be limited to, provisions concerning the investigation of claims, compliance assurance, disbursement of monies, record-keeping, and assessment of fees and penalties in addition to those established in this article. Amended 1949, c.174, s.1; 1953, c.419, s.3; 1954, c.229, s.2; 1962, c.81, s.3; 1966, c.76, s.4; 1969, c.141, s.3; 1977, c.427, s.4; 2004, c.13, s.1; 2005, c.61.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-12
§ 4:11-12
Status: in_force

Every person licensed under the provisions of this article and conducting business under the license shall keep a copy thereof, to be furnished by the secretary, posted in a conspicuous place in or at his place of business and exposed to inspection by any person entitled to make such inspection.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-41.9 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-41.9
Type of weigh tank or container; manner of agitating
Status: in_force

No person receiving or purchasing milk or cream on the basis of its butter fat content shall use a weigh tank or container from which the butter fat sample is taken, that has any partition, division or strainer which may divide, in any way, either vertically or horizontally, into more than one section or compartment the volume of milk or cream from which such sample is taken. The contents of such weigh tank or container shall be agitated prior to sampling in a manner approved by the director to insure the taking of an accurate and representative sample. L.1943, c. 100, p. 329, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-61 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-61
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board shall have power to establish general rules and regulations of uniform application to all marketing programs and marketing agreements. L.1971, c. 308, s. 19, eff. Sept. 2, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-15 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-15
Hearing by secretary on complaint after notice
Status: in_force

When a complaint mentioned in section 4:12-14 of this title is filed with the secretary, he shall attempt to secure an explanation or adjustment, and, failing this within ten days, he shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place for a hearing thereon, to be served personally or by mail upon the applicant or licensee. If served by mail, the complaint and notice shall be directed to the applicant or licensee at his place of business, with postage prepaid thereon. Such service shall be made at least seven days before the hearing. At the time and place appointed for the hearing, the secretary, or any of his assistants, shall hear the parties to the complaint, may administer oaths and shall enter in the records of the office of the secretary a decision either dismissing the complaint or specifying the facts which he deems established on the hearing.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.23 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.23
Refusal to pay judgment; confinement in jail
Status: in_force

The court shall cause a defendant who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against him and the costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding ten days in the case of a first conviction, and in the case of a conviction for a second, subsequent or continuing violation, for a period not exceeding thirty days. L.1941, c. 151, p. 504, s. 23.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.22 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.22
Method of analysis and sampling
Status: in_force

The methods of analysis and sampling utilized under section 21 of this act shall be adopted by the State Board of Agriculture on the basis of authoritative sources such as publications of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. L.1970, c. 66, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-40 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-40
Release of milk or proceeds of sale
Status: in_force

The director or court may in his or its discretion release the milk as herein defined, or the funds derived from the sale of such milk, when the orders of the court and the requirements of this act and the orders, rules and regulations of the director have been complied with, and upon payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the State in any proceedings connected with such seizure or prosecution. L.1941, c. 274, p. 733, s. 40.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.39 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.39
Insufficiency of funds; order of payment
Status: in_force

Should funds be insufficient for the payment of indemnities for all reacting animals in any fiscal year the department or such board, bureau or other agency as may be charged with such duty shall pay indemnities in the order in which reports and vouchers are received in final approved form when funds again become available for this purpose. L.1946, c. 257, p. 899, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.26 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.26
Failure of owner to comply with regulations or agreement
Status: in_force

Whenever the director of the division is satisfied that any owner has failed to comply with any of the provisions of any agreement, rule or regulation made by the board under the provisions of this act, the owner shall be so notified in writing by the director of the division, and the board, after a hearing, if so desired, may, in its discretion, forfeit the owner's rights or interest acquired, if any, under the provisions of this act. When such rights or interests are so forfeited, they shall not be restored except under regulations of the board as shall be provided for that purpose. L.1946, c. 257, p. 895, s. 6. Amended by L.1950, c. 9, p. 31, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-24 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-24
§ 4:20-24
Status: in_force

Where there is no public pound kept within the township, the person damaged by animals trespassing as provided in section 4:20-22 of this title may impound them in his own field or inclosure until redeemed as provided in section 4:20-23 of this title, and he shall act in all respects, and be entitled to the same fees as the poundkeeper.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-14.6 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-14.6
Power, authority of designated officer.
Status: in_force

30. a. Any law enforcement officer designated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 28 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.4), or humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals designated pursuant to section 29 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.5) shall have the power and authority within the jurisdiction in which the officer is designated, or otherwise authorized to act, to: (1) enforce all animal welfare and animal cruelty laws of the State; (2) investigate and sign complaints concerning any violation of an animal welfare or animal cruelty law of the State; and (3) act as an officer for the detection, apprehension, and arrest of offenders against the animal welfare and animal cruelty laws of the State and ordinances of any municipality. b. Every law enforcement officer designated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 28 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.4), or humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals designated pursuant to section 29 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.5), shall: (1) abide by the provisions of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes; and (2) satisfactorily complete the training course developed pursuant to subsection a. of section 11 of P.L.2005, c.372 (C.4:22-11.11), subject to the provisions of subsection c. of section 11 of P.L.2005, c.372 (C.4:22-11.11) as applicable, as soon as practicable, but no later than one year after the date of the officer's designation. c. Upon request for assistance by a municipality, county, or other entity that did not designate the humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals pursuant to section 29 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.5), or other law enforcement officer pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 28 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.4), the humane law enforcement officer or other law enforcement officer may, within the jurisdiction of the municipality, county, or other entity making the request, exercise the powers and authority granted pursuant to this section. L.2017, c.331, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19A-9 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19A / Section 19A-9
Annual report
Status: in_force

Not later than one year following the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor, the Legislature, and to the Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the General Assembly Agriculture and Environment Committee, or their designated successors, setting forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operation of the animal sterilization program created pursuant to this act. The commissioner shall include in the report an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program and any recommendations for legislative bills or administrative actions he deems appropriate. L.1983, c. 172, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-2 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-2
Inapplicability of article.
Status: in_force

4:11-2. This article shall not apply: a. To any person who receives, buys, exchanges or ships cattle, sheep, horses or swine exclusively for slaughter; b. To any person who is permanently discontinuing the business of dairying, breeding or feeding cattle, sheep, horses or swine; or c. To any person who purchases, receives or exchanges cattle, sheep, horses or swine for the sole purpose of increasing or improving his herd or flock. Amended 1949, c.209, s.2; 1966, c.27, s.2; 1998, c.105, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 4:3-11.23a — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11.23a
Violations; hearing; penalty
Status: in_force

Upon receiving any information of a violation of any provision of P.L.1965, c. 94 (C. 4:3-11.10 et seq.) or of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, the secretary or any agent designated by him for such purpose, is empowered to hold hearings upon said violation and, upon finding the violation to have been committed, to assess a penalty against the violator in such amount, not to exceed the maximum limit set forth in section 14 (C. 4:3-11.23), as the secretary deems proper under the circumstances. If the violator pays such penalty as settlement, no further prosecution shall be had upon that violation. Payment of such a penalty shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction for violation of this act. L.1972, c. 39, s. 3, approved May 25, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 4:7-35 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35
Right to enter premises for inspection; interference or obstruction
Status: in_force

For the purpose of making the inspections, examinations and investigations specified in sections 4:7-15 to 4:7-34 of this title, and to enforce the provisions of the same, the department by its authorized officers or agents may enter upon any lands, open or inclosed, upon which such inspections, examinations and investigations are necessary or where any nuisance as defined in section 4:7-16 of this title is maintained or charged, and into any storehouse or building containing nursery stock which the department is directed or entitled to inspect. Any interference with or obstruction made to any such officer or agent while engaged in the performance of the duties imposed by sections 4:7-15 to 4:7-34 of this title, shall subject the offender to punishment as a disorderly person under the general laws of this state upon a charge made against him by the officer interfered with.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.13a — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.13a
Prohibited sales of fertilizer; definitions.
Status: in_force

11. a. No person may sell at retail specialty fertilizer which contains more than 0.7 pounds of water-soluble nitrogen or more than 0.9 pounds of total nitrogen per 1,000 square feet at least 20 percent of which shall consist of slow release nitrogen when applied pursuant to the instructions on the container and is intended for use on turf by consumers. b. No person may sell at retail specialty fertilizer which contains phosphorus and is intended for use on turf by consumers unless the intended use of the fertilizer is: (1) for application to specific soils and turf as determined to be necessary pursuant to a soil test conducted by a laboratory identified pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2010, c.112 (C.58:10A-66) and performed no more than three years before the application, and pursuant to the associated annual fertilizer recommendation issued by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers, the State University; (2) for the establishment of turf for the first time, such as after land disturbance, provided the application is in accordance with the standards and requirements established under the "Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act," P.L.1975, c.251 (C.4:24-39 et seq.), and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or (3) for the reestablishment or repair of a turf area. c. Nothing in this section shall apply to fertilizers derived from processed sewage wastewater solids or manipulated animal or vegetable manure. d. As used in this section: "Consumer" means a natural person who buys fertilizer for personal or household use and not for business purposes. "Manipulated animal or vegetable manure" means manure that is ground, pelletized, mechanically dried, or otherwise treated to assist with the use of manure as a fertilizer. "Slow release nitrogen" means nitrogen in a form that is released over time that is not water soluble. "Turf" means land, including residential property, that is planted in closely mowed, managed grass, except land used in the operation of a commercial farm as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1983, c.31 (C.4:1C-3). "Water-soluble nitrogen" means nitrogen in a water-soluble form that does not have slow or controlled release properties. L.2010, c.112, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-46 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-46
Violations; complaints; hearings
Status: in_force

For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act the secretary is authorized to receive complaints from producers against any processor, or any other person, with respect to violations of the unfair practices specified in section 3. Upon being satisfied as to the bona fides of the complaint the secretary may conduct a hearing on the complaint and shall furnish such persons with a copy of the complaint and a notice of the time and place of hearing, which notice shall be served either personally or by registered mail directly to his place of business or last known residence address, with postage prepaid, at least 10 days prior to the time fixed for hearing. In the hearing of any complaint the secretary or assistant whom he may designate may sign and issue subpoenas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, take depositions, receive evidence and require by subpoenas the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of such accounts, records and memoranda, as may be material in the determination of the matter alleged in the complaint. The secretary shall render a decision either dismissing the complaint or specifying the facts which he deems established at the hearing. L.1962, c. 131, s. 4, eff. July 27, 1962. Amended by L.1971, c. 324, s. 15, eff. Oct. 28, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12-42 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-42
§ 4:12-42
Status: in_force

Where milk producers have joined a duly incorporated milk producers' association in this state and written request has been made by the individual milk producer to the milk dealer or milk company to whom they sell their milk, authorizing said milk dealer or milk company to make deductions of one cent (or specified amount) per one hundred pounds of milk delivered to the milk dealer's or milk company's individual creamery or milk receiving station located in this state, and when requests for such deductions have been made by milk producers to the number of seventy-five per cent or more of the total number of milk producers who deliver their milk to milk dealer's or milk company's individual receiving plant located in this state, in such events all milk dealers or milk companies to whom this request has been made (and authorization has been given in writing by the individual milk producer) shall make said deductions and forward all sums so deducted to a designated incorporated milk producers' association on or before the fifteenth of the month following the month in which deductions were made, together with a statement showing number of pounds of milk delivered by each individual milk producer from which deductions were made. Milk dealers or milk companies may, however, retain five per cent of total deductions to cover cost of bookkeeping involved.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-21.3 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-21.3
Information affixed to each package of agricultural liming materials
Status: in_force

3. (a) Agricultural liming materials sold or offered for sale in the State shall have affixed to each package in a conspicuous manner on the outside thereof, a plainly printed, stamped or otherwise marked label, tag or statement, or in the case of bulk sales, a delivery slip, setting forth at least the following information: (1) The name and principal office address of the licensee. (2) The brand or trade name of the material. (3) The identification of the product as to the type of the agricultural liming material. (4) The net weight of the agricultural liming material. (5) The fineness classification of all materials except burnt lime, hydrated lime and marl. A material shall be labeled as fine sized when at least 95% by weight passes through a 20 mesh sieve, 60% by weight passes through a 60 mesh sieve and 50% by weight passes through a 100 mesh sieve. A material shall be labeled as medium sized when at least 90% by weight passes through a 20 mesh sieve, 50% by weight passes through a 60 mesh sieve, and 30% by weight passes through a 100 mesh sieve. A material shall be labeled as coarse sized when the material fails to meet minimums for the fine sized and the medium sized classification. (6) The minimum percentage on a dry weight basis of calcium and magnesium. (7) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.390). (8) The calcium carbonate equivalent. (9) The effective neutralizing value. (b) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.390). (c) No information or statement shall appear on any package, label or delivery slip or advertising matter which is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis, type or composition of the agricultural liming material. (d) In the case of any material which has been adulterated subsequent to packaging, labeling or loading thereof and before delivery to the consumer, a plainly marked notice to that effect shall be affixed by the vendor to the package or delivery slip such notice to identify the kind and degree of such adulteration therein. (e) At every site from which agricultural liming materials are delivered in bulk and at every place where consumer orders for bulk deliveries are placed, there shall be conspicuously posted a copy of the statement required by this section for each brand of material. L.1968,c.392,s.3; amended 1975,c.140,s.1; 1995,c.390,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-30 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-30
Dealings with nonmembers
Status: in_force

The association may market agricultural products and purchase equipment and supplies for nonmembers, but not to an amount greater in value than the amount purchased and sold for members. The value of purchases made for nonmembers who are not producers, shall not exceed 15% of the value of all purchases. As a condition of its contract with a nonmember, the association may impose upon him any liability for the contracts, debts and engagements of the association which does not exceed the liability of a member. In no case shall the association charge a nonmember for services more than a member is charged for similar services. An association not exempt under the provisions of the Federal Internal Revenue Code shall not be restricted in its purchases for nonmembers or nonmember nonproducers and shall not be required to make refunds to nonmembers or nonmember nonproducers as required under sections 4:13-32 and 4:13-33 of the Revised Statutes, if so provided in the by-laws. Amended by L.1940, c. 146, p. 311, s. 1; L.1953, c. 332, p. 1884, s. 6; L.1966, c. 286, s. 27.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-104 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-104
§ 4:5-104
Status: in_force

The department may co-operate with the bureau of animal industry of the United States department of agriculture in any general national system which may be adopted by such bureau for the prevention of the spread of European fowl pest or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease of poultry, and its eradication in the United States and its territories.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-25.2d — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-25.2d
Guidance document.
Status: in_force

4. Within 90 days after the effective date of P.L.2017, c.311 (C.24:4A-3.1 et al.), the Department of Agriculture shall prepare and publish on its Internet website a guidance document that provides information to farmers, food banks, donors, nonprofit organizations, and other persons on the State and federal liability protections available for food donations, gleaning, and other related activities. L.2017, c.311, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.4 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.4
Adoption of definitions by regulations
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture may adopt additional definitions by regulations in accordance with section 33 of this act. Definitions of ingredients adopted by regulation shall be derived from authoritative publications and sources, such as those of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials. L.1970, c. 66, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-22 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-22
Minimum prices; power of director to fix
Status: in_force

The director may ascertain, determine and may fix or refix by investigation and proof, as the emergency permits, the minimum prices to be paid to the producer, the minimum prices to be charged by milk dealers to other milk dealers, processors, subdealers and stores, the minimum prices to be charged by processors to subdealers, the minimum prices to be charged by subdealers to stores, and the minimum prices to be charged the consumer for milk in the several municipalities or markets of this State, under varying conditions, as will best insure a sufficient quantity of fresh, pure and wholesome milk to the inhabitants of this State. The director may take into consideration the various grades of milk produced, the varying percentages of butter fat, plant volume, seasonal production, and other conditions affecting the cost of production, cost of transportation and marketing, and the amount necessary to yield a reasonable return to the producer and to the milk dealer, processor or subdealer. The term grades as used herein shall be for the purpose of fixing or refixing prices only and shall not supersede or abrogate or affect the status of standard or requirement for milk as are or may be established in ordinances of boards of health or other bodies exercising the powers thereof in any municipality. L.1941, c. 274, p. 722, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-57 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-57
Suspension or termination
Status: in_force

The secretary shall suspend or terminate any marketing program effective at the end of the then current marketing season whenever he finds, after a public hearing: (a) The program is contrary to or does not tend to effectuate the purposes of this act. (b) The termination or suspension is requested in writing by at least 51% of the affected producers, who produce at least 51% of the volume of the agricultural commodity, or by an association representing such numbers and volume. L.1971, c. 308, s. 15, eff. Sept. 2, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-71 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-71
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of this act. L.1982, c. 216, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19A-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19A / Section 19A-12
Consent form; retrieval of animal; abandonment
Status: in_force

a. Any person submitting a dog or cat for spaying or neutering pursuant to this pilot program shall sign a consent form certifying that the person is the owner of the dog or cat or is authorized to present the dog or cat for the above operation. b. The commissioner shall establish a return date by which a person submitting an animal for spaying or neutering shall retrieve the animal. c. Failure to retrieve the animal shall subject the person to liability for the cost of board and care of the animal for the period of time the animal is kept at the clinic beyond the return date. d. Failure to retrieve the animal within 15 days of the return date established pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be deemed abandonment and the pilot clinic may seek to have the animal adopted or may transfer the animal to a shelter for adoption. L.1983, c. 180, s. 3, eff. May 10, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-37 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-37
Joint legislative oversight committee; duties
Status: in_force

The Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the Assembly Agriculture and Environment Committee are designated as the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agricultural Retention and Development. The duties and responsibilities of the joint oversight committee shall be as follows: a. To monitor the operation of the committee and its efforts to retain farmland in productive agricultural use and to recommend to the committee any rule, regulation, guideline, or revision thereto which it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes and provisions of this act; b. To review and evaluate the implementation of development easement purchases on agricultural land; c. To review and evaluate all relevant existing and proposed statutes, rules, regulations and ordinances, so as to determine their individual effect upon the conduct of agricultural activities in this State; and d. To recommend to the Legislature any legislation which it deems necessary in order to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1983, c. 32, s. 30, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 4:16-17 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-17
§ 4:16-17
Status: in_force

The experiment station, through the department of poultry husbandry, may conduct three egg-laying and breed-testing stations as a part of the regular research work thereof, and employ assistants necessary to carry on the work. The stations shall be located, respectively, in the northern part of the state in the vicinity of Westwood, Bergen county, in the central part of the state in a place designated by the department, and in the southern part of the state in the vicinity of Vineland, Cumberland county.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1C-5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-5
Powers of committee
Status: in_force

The committee may: a. Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; b. Adopt and use a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; c. Sue and be sued; d. Apply for, receive, and accept from any federal, State, or other public or private source, grants or loans for, or in aid of, the committee's authorized purposes; e. Enter into any agreement or contract, execute any instrument, and perform any act or thing necessary, convenient, or desirable for the purposes of the committee or to carry out any power expressly given in this act; f. Adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act; g. Request assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, commission or agency as may be made available for these purposes. L.1983, c. 32, s. 5, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-46 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-46
Continuation of former laws; pending suits continued
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that this act is a continuation of the State Milk Control Law, chapter one hundred sixty-nine, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three; chapter one hundred seventy-five, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five; chapter fifty-six, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven; and chapter eighty-two, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine; and that all orders, rules and regulations of the board created thereunder in force when this act becomes effective shall continue in force as orders, rules and regulations of the director under this act until suspended by new orders, rules and regulations made by the director. All suits commenced and being prosecuted by the milk control board under chapter eighty-two, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine shall be deemed as continued and shall be enforced and prosecuted by the director. All books, papers, orders, rules, regulations and equipment held by the board under chapter one hundred sixty-nine, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three; chapter one hundred seventy-five, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five; chapter fifty-six, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven; and chapter eighty-two, pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, shall be delivered to the director. L.1941, c. 274, p. 736, s. 46.
N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.18 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17.18
Records and samples
Status: in_force

Each person whose name appears on the label as handling agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree or shrub seeds subject to this act shall keep for a period of two years complete records of each lot of seed handled and keep for one year a file sample of each lot of seed after final disposition of said lot. All such records and samples pertaining to the shipment or shipments involved shall be accessible for inspection by the State Seed Analyst or his agent during customary business hours. L.1963, c. 29, s. 6. Amended by L.1984, c. 201, s. 8, eff. Nov. 28, 1984, operative Jan. 1, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 4:3-11.20 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11.20
Delivery of eggs to owner for sale or distribution in compliance with law
Status: in_force

In case the eggs seized are of such a character that they may be sold or distributed in compliance with this act, upon the recommendation of the secretary, the court may order such eggs delivered to the owner upon the payment of the costs of the proceeding and the execution and delivery to the secretary of a good and sufficient bond that such eggs shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of contrary to the provisions of this or any other law of this State. L.1965, c. 94, s. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15.5
Application for dog license, information requested, preservation
Status: in_force

5. The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the dog for which license and registration are sought, whether it is of a long- or short-haired variety, and whether it has been surgically debarked or silenced; also the name, street and post-office address of the owner and the person who shall keep or harbor such dog. The information on the application and the registration number issued for the dog shall be preserved for a period of three years by the clerk or other local official designated to license dogs in the municipality. In addition, the clerk or other local official shall forward to the State Department of Health and Senior Services each month, on forms furnished by the department an accurate account of registration numbers issued or otherwise disposed of. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order of the applications. L.1941,c.151,s.5; amended 1952, c.37, s.1; 2002, c.102, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:9-15.9 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-15.9
Soil conditioners; furnishing of label on application for license
Status: in_force

A person applying for a license to manufacture or distribute soil conditioners shall, at the time of submitting his application, furnish the State Chemist with a label or facsimile thereof for each soil conditioner. The State Board of Agriculture may require that the application for a license be accompanied by authentic experimental evidence to substantiate claims made for a soil conditioner. L.1970, c. 66, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 4:10-63 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-63
Deposit by producers prior to marketing season
Status: in_force

The secretary may require each and every producer directly regulated by any marketing program to deposit with him in advance of the marketing season an amount limited to 1% of the estimated value of the agricultural commodity to be marketed by such producer. To provide funds to cover the costs of advertising, sales promotion, research or education plans incurred prior to the receipt of sufficient funds from assessments, the secretary may require each person so assessed to deposit with him in advance an amount not exceeding 25% of such assessment. L.1971, c. 308, s. 21, eff. Sept. 2, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-3 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-3
Necessity of license; mode of designating agents
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in or carry on the business of dealer or broker, as defined in section 4:11-1 of this title, or act as agent for a dealer or broker unless licensed as provided in this article. No agent shall act for any dealer or broker unless such dealer or broker is licensed, has designated such agent to act in his behalf, has notified the secretary of such appointment either in his application for license or by an official notice in writing, and has requested the secretary to issue to such agent an agent's license. The dealer or broker shall be accountable and responsible for the acts of such agents.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-66 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-66
Wholesale purchasers; exemption
Status: in_force

Wholesale milk and milk product purchasers who, in the normal course of milk distribution procedures, hold milk cases for pickup by the owners or their representatives are exempt from the provisions of this act. L.1982, c. 216, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-65 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-65
Milk container marks and identification; filing with secretary of agriculture
Status: in_force

Any person who is engaged in receiving, processing, manufacturing, packing, canning, bottling, handling, or selling milk or any products of milk in containers, cabinets, or other dairy equipment, which is marked or otherwise identified with the name of the person or with any fictitious or other name or word or with any mark or device whatsoever, may file with the Secretary of Agriculture a description of the name or word, mark or device which is so used. The filing with the Secretary of Agriculture of the description of the name or word, mark, or device constitutes a valid registration of the mark for the purposes of this act. L.1982, c. 216, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1B-6 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6
Administration; operational responsibility
Status: in_force

The program shall be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture. The Division of Rural Resources of the Department of Agriculture shall have operating responsibility for the program. L.1976, c. 50, s. 6, eff. July 22, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 4:11-15 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-15
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article: "Agent" means any person receiving, buying, soliciting or negotiating the sale of any perishable agricultural commodity or hay, straw or grain or any one or more of them from the grower thereof for or on behalf of any commission merchant, dealer or broker. "Agricultural commodity" means any perishable agricultural commodity or hay, straw or grain or any one or more of them, as the case may be. "Broker" means any person engaged in the business of soliciting or negotiating the sale of any perishable agricultural commodity or hay, straw or grain or any one or more of them on behalf of the grower. "Commission merchant" means any person engaged in the business of soliciting or receiving any perishable agricultural commodity for sale on commission on behalf of the grower thereof. "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying any agricultural commodity from the grower thereof for the purpose of shipping or for sale, resale or manufacture. "Eggs" means avian eggs of the kind produced and used for human food including the eggs of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guineas, but not those sold or resold for purposes of laboratory or biological uses. "Grower" means any person engaged in the business of growing or producing any agricultural commodity in this State, or any agricultural co-operative association organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13 of this Title. "Perishable agricultural commodity" means any fruit or vegetable of every kind, including those frozen or packed in ice, and any poultry product. "Poultry product" means live poultry and eggs as defined in this act, when purchased in wholesale quantities from a grower, or his agent, or a marketing association for sale or resale for human consumption or hatching purposes. "Poultry" means domestic fowl, including all marketing classifications of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guineas, not sold for show or breeding purposes. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture. Amended by L.1953, c. 419, p. 2097, s. 1; L.1962, c. 81, s. 1; L.1966, c. 76, s. 1, eff. May 1, 1967; L.1969, c. 141, s. 1, eff. May 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 4:15-7 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-7
§ 4:15-7
Status: in_force

For the purpose of preserving good order, peace and decorum upon and about farms or exhibition grounds and among the visitors and spectators to the same, the owner shall have police jurisdiction within the boundaries of any of such grounds. The owner shall not sell or permit the sale upon his grounds of any vinous, spirituous or malt liquors, or gamble or permit gambling in any form whatever upon the grounds.
N.J. Stat. § 4:20-12 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-12
Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is private road or watercourse
Status: in_force

When lands belonging to or occupied by different persons and subject to be fenced, are bounded upon or divided from each other by a private road, or by any creek, brook, stream, pond or run of water which is not navigable for boats or flats and is not of itself a sufficient fence, and the owner or possessor of the land on 1 side, who is required by this article to make or amend and maintain a sufficient fence or to contribute to the making, amending and maintaining thereof, shall refuse to do so or to join with the owner or possessor of the land on the other side in making a partition fence on 1 side or the other, or cannot agree respecting the fence, then either of the owners or possessors may apply to any 2 of the township committee of the township where the lands lie, who are disinterested. If such committee on examination is of the opinion that the private road or creek, brook, stream, pond or run of water does not constitute a sufficient fence and that it is impracticable or inconvenient without unreasonable expense for the partition fence to be made in the middle or other part of the private road or water which is the true division line between the parties, such committee, in the presence of the parties, if they will attend, shall determine, fix and ascertain, as to it shall appear just and reasonable, how or on which side thereof the fence shall be set up and maintained, or whether partly on 1 side and partly on the other, and the part or share of the fence, if any, which each person shall make and maintain, and reduce its decision to writing delivering a part thereof to each party. If either party shall fail to make and maintain his part or proportion of the fence as determined by the committee, the other party may make and maintain the same wholly in which event the other party shall be liable as provided in section 4:20-8 of this Title. Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 150, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-26 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-26
Penalties for various acts constituting cruelty.
Status: in_force

4:22-26. A person who shall: a. (1) Overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, overwork, abuse, or needlessly kill a living animal or creature, or cause or procure, by any direct or indirect means, including but not limited to through the use of another living animal or creature, any such acts to be done; (2) Torment, torture, maim, hang, poison, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, cruelly abuse, or needlessly mutilate a living animal or creature, or cause or procure, by any direct or indirect means, including but not limited to through the use of another living animal or creature, any such acts to be done; (3) Cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, a living animal or creature from commission of any act described in paragraph (2), (4), or (5) of this subsection, by any direct or indirect means, including but not limited to through the use of another living animal or creature, or otherwise cause or procure any such acts to be done; (4) Fail, as the owner or a person otherwise charged with the care of a living animal or creature, to provide the living animal or creature with necessary care, or otherwise cause or procure such an act to be done; or (5) Cause bodily injury to a living animal or creature from commission of the act described in paragraph (4) of this subsection; b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.232) c. Inflict unnecessary cruelty upon a living animal or creature, by any direct or indirect means, including but not limited to through the use of another living animal or creature; or leave the living animal or creature unattended in a vehicle under inhumane conditions adverse to the health or welfare of the living animal or creature; d. Receive or offer for sale a horse that is suffering from abuse or neglect, or which by reason of disability, disease, abuse or lameness, or any other cause, could not be worked, ridden or otherwise used for show, exhibition or recreational purposes, or kept as a domestic pet without violating the provisions of article 2 of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes; e. Keep, use, be connected with or interested in the management of, or receive money or other consideration for the admission of a person to, a place kept or used for the purpose of fighting or baiting a living animal or creature; f. Be present and witness, pay admission to, encourage, aid or assist in an activity enumerated in subsection e. of this section; g. Permit a person's place owned or controlled by the person to be used as provided in subsection e. of this section; h. Carry, or cause to be carried, a living animal or creature in or upon a vehicle or otherwise, in a cruel or inhumane manner; i. Use a dog or dogs for the purpose of drawing or helping to draw a vehicle for business purposes; j. Impound or confine or cause to be impounded or confined in a pound or other place a living animal or creature, and shall fail to supply the living animal or creature during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good and wholesome food and water; k. Abandon a maimed, sick, infirm or disabled animal or creature to die in a public place; l. Willfully sell, or offer to sell, use, expose, or cause or permit to be sold or offered for sale, used or exposed, a horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the health or life of human beings or animals, or who shall, when any such disease is beyond recovery, refuse, upon demand, to deprive the animal of life; m. Own, operate, manage or conduct a roadside stand or market for the sale of merchandise along a public street or highway; or a shopping mall, or a part of the premises thereof; and keep a living animal or creature confined, or allowed to roam in an area whether or not the area is enclosed, on these premises as an exhibit; except that this subsection shall not be applicable to: a pet shop licensed pursuant to P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.); a person who keeps an animal, in a humane manner, for the purpose of the protection of the premises; or a recognized breeders' association, a 4-H club, an educational agricultural program, an equestrian team, a humane society or other similar charitable or nonprofit organization conducting an exhibition, show or performance; n. Keep or exhibit a wild animal at a roadside stand or market located along a public street or highway of this State; a gasoline station; or a shopping mall, or a part of the premises thereof; o. Sell, offer for sale, barter or give away or display live baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits, turtles or chameleons which have been dyed or artificially colored or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color; p. Use any animal, reptile, or fowl for the purpose of soliciting any alms, collections, contributions, subscriptions, donations, or payment of money except in connection with exhibitions, shows or performances conducted in a bona fide manner by recognized breeders' associations, 4-H clubs or other similar bona fide organizations; q. Sell or offer for sale, barter, or give away living rabbits, turtles, baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl under two months of age, for use as household or domestic pets; r. Sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl, or rabbits, turtles or chameleons under two months of age for any purpose not prohibited by subsection q. of this section and who shall fail to provide proper facilities for the care of such animals; s. Artificially mark sheep or cattle, or cause them to be marked, by cropping or cutting off both ears, cropping or cutting either ear more than one inch from the tip end thereof, or half cropping or cutting both ears or either ear more than one inch from the tip end thereof, or who shall have or keep in the person's possession sheep or cattle, which the person claims to own, marked contrary to this subsection unless they were bought in market or of a stranger; t. Abandon a domesticated animal; u. For amusement or gain, cause, allow, or permit the fighting or baiting of a living animal or creature; or engage in, facilitate, or provide the means to engage in, trunk fighting as defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, c.83 (C.4:22-24.1); v. Own, possess, keep, train, promote, purchase, or knowingly sell a living animal or creature for the purpose of fighting or baiting that animal or creature; or own, possess, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia as defined pursuant to R.S.4:22-24 for the purpose of engaging in or otherwise promoting or facilitating the fighting or baiting of a living animal or creature; w. Gamble on the outcome of a fight involving a living animal or creature; x. Knowingly sell or barter or offer for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat or any product made in whole or in part from the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat, unless such fur or hair for sale or barter is from a commercial grooming establishment or a veterinary office or clinic or is for use for scientific research; y. (1) Knowingly sell or barter, or offer for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, for human consumption, the flesh of a domestic dog or cat, or any product made in whole or in part from the flesh of a domestic dog or cat; (2) Knowingly slaughter a horse for human consumption; (3) Knowingly sell or barter, or offer for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, for human consumption, the flesh of a horse, or any product made in whole or in part from the flesh of a horse, or knowingly accept or publish newspaper advertising that includes the offering for sale, trade, or distribution of any such item for human consumption; (4) Knowingly transport a horse for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption; (5) Knowingly transport horsemeat, or any product made in whole or in part from the flesh of a horse, for the purpose of human consumption; z. Surgically debark or silence a dog in violation of section 1 or 2 of P.L.2002, c.102 (C.4:19-38 or C.4:19-39); aa. Use a live pigeon, fowl or other bird for the purpose of a target, or to be shot at either for amusement or as a test of skill in marksmanship, except that this subsection and subsections bb. and cc. shall not apply to the shooting of game; bb. Shoot at a bird used as described in subsection aa. of this section, or is a party to such shooting; or cc. Lease a building, room, field or premises, or knowingly permit the use thereof for the purposes of subsection aa. or bb. of this section --- Shall forfeit and pay a sum according to the following schedule, to be sued for and recovered, with costs, in a civil action by any person in the name of the municipality or county wherein the defendant resides or where the offense was committed: For a violation of subsection e., f., g., u., v., w., or z. of this section or of paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section, or for a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (2) or (5) of subsection a. of this section, a sum of not less than $3,000 nor more than $5,000; For a violation of subsection l. of this section, for a first violation of paragraph (2) or (5) of subsection a. of this section a sum of not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000; For a violation of paragraph (4) of subsection a. of this section, or subsection c. of this section, a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000; For a violation of subsection x. or paragraph (1) of subsection y. of this section, a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each domestic dog or cat fur or fur or hair product or domestic dog or cat carcass or meat product sold, bartered, or offered for sale or barter; For a violation of paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection y. of this section, a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each horse slaughtered or transported for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption, or for each horse carcass or meat product transported, sold or bartered, or offered or advertised for sale or barter; For a violation of subsection t. of this section, a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, but if the violation occurs on or near a highway, a mandatory sum of $1,000; For a violation of subsection d., h., j., k., aa., bb., or cc. of this section or of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, a sum of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000; and For a violation of subsection i., m., n., o., p., q., r., or s. of this section, a sum of not less than $250 nor more than $500. amended 1949, c.294; 1951, c.270; 1953, c.5, s.63; 1954, c.175; 1974, c.18; 1977, c.229, s.2; 1983, c.103; 1989, c.35, s.2; 1991, c.108, s.2; 1998, c.105, s.3; 1999, c.307, s.3; 2000, c.162, s.2; 2001, c.229, s.4; 2002, c.102, s.8; 2003, c.232, s.3; 2005, c.105, s.2; 2005, c.372, s.16; 2012, c.52, s.2; 2013, c.88, s.3; 2017, c.331, s.13; 2019, c.223, s.3; 2021, c.83, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-75.5 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-75.5
Appraisal of animals to be slaughtered; indemnification of owner
Status: in_force

Animals affected by or exposed to foot-and-month disease or any other exotic or foreign disease, shall be appraised in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 4:5-10, and the owner shall be indemnified in accordance with this Title and the rules and regulations of the board. L.1948, c. 436, p. 1687, s. 5. Amended by L.1973, c. 47, s. 3, eff. March 2, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 4:24-52 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-52
State aid
Status: in_force

The committee is authorized to make grants of State aid to districts and to municipalities to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1975, c. 251, s. 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-26.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-26.1
Confiscation, forfeiture of animal.
Status: in_force

1. A certified animal control officer, municipal humane law enforcement officer, humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, chief humane law enforcement officer, or animal cruelty prosecutor designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 28 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.4) may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to have any animal confiscated and forfeited that is owned or possessed by a person at the time the person is found to be guilty of violating R.S.4:22-17, R.S.4:22-18, R.S.4:22-19, R.S.4:22-20 or R.S.4:22-23. Upon a finding that the continued possession by that person poses a threat to the animal's welfare, the court may, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for a violation of R.S.4:22-17, R.S.4:22-18, R.S.4:22-19, R.S.4:22-20 or R.S.4:22-23, adjudge an animal forfeited for such disposition as the court deems appropriate. L.1995, c.255, s.1; amended 2017, c.331, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-106.1 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-106.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: "Department" means the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. "Board" means the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture. "Secretary" means the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture. "Person" means the State, any municipality, political subdivision, institution, public or private, corporation, individual, partnership or other entity except that it shall not mean a person who feeds exclusively his own household garbage to swine which are raised for such person's own use. "Garbage" means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods including animal carcasses or parts thereof; but the term "garbage" shall not apply to waste materials from slaughterhouses which go directly to rendering plants for processing. "Garbage-feeding hog farm" includes all premises on which 1 or more swine are maintained and are fed garbage which has been obtained elsewhere than on the premises where fed. "Cooked or treated garbage" is garbage which, regardless of previous processing, has been heated either on the premises of the garbage-feeding hog farm where such garbage is to be fed, or at a location approved by the department, to a temperature high enough and for a sufficient length of time to kill disease organisms which are transmissible through garbage, or otherwise treated, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board. L.1957, c. 140, p. 533, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 4:5-93.38 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-93.38
Appraisement certificate; payment of indemnity
Status: in_force

Upon presentation of the appraisement certificate to the State Comptroller, with the approval of the department endorsed thereon, the owner shall be entitled to receive from the State treasury the sum fixed by this act. L.1946, c. 257, p. 899, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 4:13-47 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-47
Injunctions
Status: in_force

The secretary may also bring an action to restrain the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this act in the Superior Court. L.1962, c. 131, s. 5, eff. July 27, 1962. Amended by L.1971, c. 324, s. 16, eff. Oct. 28, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 4:1-27 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-27
Transfer of employees from Milk Control Board
Status: in_force

Such employees of the Milk Control Board, except as otherwise provided in this act, as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine are needed for the proper performance of the additional functions and duties of the Department of Agriculture prescribed herein, are hereby transferred to the Department of Agriculture established hereunder. Persons so transferred shall be assigned to such duties as the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine. Such employees of the present director of milk control, except as otherwise provided in this act, as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine are needed for the proper performance of the duties of the director of the Office of Milk Industry are hereby transferred to the Office of Milk Industry established hereunder. Persons so transferred shall be assigned to such duties as the director of the Office of Milk Industry shall determine. L.1948, c. 447, p. 1779, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 4:27-8 — NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-8
Policies for use of aquaculture leases.
Status: in_force

8. Within 180 days after the effective date of P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-1 et al.), the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Aquaculture Advisory Council, the Shellfisheries Council and the Pinelands Commission as it affects the pinelands area designated pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-11), jointly shall establish, according to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), appropriate policies for the use of aquaculture leases in waters of the State and for lands underneath waters of the State, including but not limited to lease specifications, fees, royalty payments, and assignability and termination of lease agreements. The policies shall provide for an expeditious procedure for finalizing lease agreements. Lease agreements shall convey a necessary degree of exclusivity to minimize the risks to the aquaculturists caused by pollution, vandalism, theft, and other forms of encroachment, while protecting common use rights of the public, and assuring the integrity and protection of the natural wild stocks and their habitat. L.1997, c.236, s.8; amended 2007, c.338, s.1.