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NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-225 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-225 - Local Tire Management Program.

13:1E-225 Local Tire Management Program.  4. a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection a Local Tire Management Program for the proper cleanup of abandoned tire piles and to provide grants to counties and municipalities for proper cleanup of abandoned tire piles within their respective jurisdictions. b. The department may enter any property, facility, premises or site for the purpose of conducting inspections, sampling of soil or water, copying or photocopying documents or records, and otherwise determining if tires may be illegally accumulated. c. The department shall recover to the use of the Tire Management and Cleanup Fund from the site owner or the person responsible for the accumulation of tires at the site, jointly and severally, all sums expended from the fund to manage tires at an illegal waste tire site, except that the department may decline to pursue such recovery if it finds the amount involved too small or the likelihood of recovery too uncertain. d. The department may impose a lien on the real property on which the waste tire site is located equal to the estimated cost to bring the tire site into compliance, including attorney's fees and court costs. An owner whose property has such a lien imposed may release that property from a lien claimed under this subsection by filing with the clerk of the Superior Court a cash or surety bond, payable to the department in the amount of the estimated cost of bringing the tire site into compliance with department rules, including attorney's fees and court costs, or the value of the property after the abatement action is complete, whichever is less. e. This section does not limit the use of other remedies available to the department. f. The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection may adopt any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section. L.2004,c.46,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-226 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-226 - Findings, declarations relative to food waste.

13:1E-226 Findings, declarations relative to food waste.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that food waste is a major issue in the United States and globally; that, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), unwanted and discarded food squanders resources, including water, land, energy, labor, and capital, and, when food waste is dumped in a landfill, it rots and creates methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas; that the FAO has estimated that one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption - about 1.3 billion tons - is lost or wasted every year, and the food loss and waste in industrialized countries equates to a value of approximately $680 billion; that the FAO has also stated that if one fourth of the food lost or wasted globally could be saved, it would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people; that the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic has estimated that 40 percent of the food supply in the United States is not eaten; that, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Agriculture, food loss and waste is the single largest component of disposed municipal solid waste in the United States; in 2015, that the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture announced a national goal of reducing food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030; that much more can and must be done in the food supply chain to reduce the incredible waste of such a precious resource; that New Jersey is a national leader in implementing effective recycling and solid waste reduction programs, and thus it is appropriate for the State to also be among the national leaders in developing and implementing a Statewide food waste reduction program; and that, therefore, it is appropriate and fitting, as well as a moral imperative, that the State seek to reduce food waste as much as possible in New Jersey, and that reducing food waste in the State by 50 percent by the year 2030 is a worthy goal to pursue with vigor and all due speed. L.2017, c.136, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-227 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-227 - Goal of reducing amount of food waste established.

13:1E-227 Goal of reducing amount of food waste established.  2. a. There is established for the State a goal of reducing, by the year 2030, the amount of food waste generated annually in the State by 50 percent of that amount which is generated in the year this act takes effect. b. (1) Within one year after the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall develop and commence implementation of a plan to accomplish the State food waste reduction goal established by subsection a. of this section. The Department of Environmental Protection shall hold at least three public hearings during the development of the plan to seek public input thereon. The departments may also consult and coordinate with other governmental entities and private, nonprofit, or charitable associations, organizations, or businesses, such as those in the agricultural, grocery, restaurant, food manufacturer, food supply, food bank, food pantry, and healthcare sectors of the food industry, in developing and implementing the plan. (2) As part of the plan, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall make such recommendations for any administrative or legislative action deemed necessary to further progress toward achieving the State food waste reduction goal, which shall be transmitted to the Legislature in accordance with the requirements of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) and to the chairpersons of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, the Senate Economic Growth Committee, the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee, and the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, or their respective successors. L.2017, c.136, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-228 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-228 - Public awareness campaign relative to food waste.

13:1E-228 Public awareness campaign relative to food waste.  1. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, shall: a. establish a public awareness campaign to educate the general public about food waste prevention by raising awareness regarding:  (1) strategies to reduce wasteful shopping which may include the benefits of creating a shopping list;  (2) the benefits of freezing meat close to the expiration date; and  (3) the meaning of date label definitions such as "use by," "sell by," and "best buy"; b. take appropriate measures to encourage the reduction of food waste through donating or composting leftover food; and  c. develop and distribute appropriate informational materials regarding food waste, which may include, but need not be limited to, the use of social media, television, radio, or print media.  L.2019, c.93.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-230 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-230 - Rules, regulations.

13:1E-230 Rules, regulations.  2. The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations based on the recommendations contained in the report submitted by the "Solar Panel Recycling Commission," established pursuant to section 1 of this act, concerning recycling or other end-of-life management methods for photovoltaic and other solar energy generation structures. L.2019, c.215, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-1 - Short title

13:1F-1. Short title  This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Pesticide Control Act of 1971." L.1971, c. 176, s. 1, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-1a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-1a - Inapplicability of pesticide control act to certain insect inspections.

13:1F-1a Inapplicability of pesticide control act to certain insect inspections.  34. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Pesticide Control Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.176 (C.13:1F-1 et seq.) or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder to the contrary, the requirements for pesticide applicator or pesticide operator certification, licensing or record keeping shall not apply to any licensed sanitary or health inspector who applies a pesticide not classified for restricted use, on property or premises for the purpose of determining insect infestation. L.2000,c.126,s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-2 - Legislative findings

13:1F-2. Legislative findings  New Jersey, as the most urban State in the Nation, must be especially alert to any possibilities of disturbing natural ecological balance. It is essential to coordinate the activities of State agencies involved in the use of pesticides and, in addition, to formulate State policies regulating the use, transportation, storage, sale and disposal of pesticides and their containers. This requires consideration of many factors, including long term effects on the environment, as well as the safety and effectiveness of pesticides. The Legislature finds and declares that pesticides have been of value in preventing the outbreak of diseases and insuring bountiful production of agricultural crops, however, indiscriminate use of pesticides in this State would constitute a serious threat to the environment; and that this threat can be eliminated only by the adoption and enforcement of regulations governing the sale, use and application of all pesticides. L.1971, c. 176, s. 2, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-3 - Definitions

13:1F-3. Definitions  For purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: a. "Person" means and shall include corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, and shall also include all political subdivisions of this State or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof. b. "Pesticide" means and includes any substance or mixture of substances labeled, designed, intended for or capable of use in preventing, destroying, repelling, sterilizing or mitigating any insects, rodents, nematodes, predatory animals, fungi, weeds and other forms of plant or animal life or viruses, except viruses on or in living man or other animals. The term "pesticide" shall also include any substance or mixture of substances labeled, designed or intended for use as a defoliant, desicant or plant regulator. c. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in the State Department of Environmental Protection. d. "Department" means the State Department of Environmental Protection. e. "Council" means the Pesticide Control Council. L.1971, c. 176, s. 3, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-4 - Powers of commissioner relative to use of pesticides under certain circumstances.

13:1F-4 Powers of commissioner relative to use of pesticides under certain circumstances.  4. a. The commissioner shall have the power to formulate and promulgate, amend and repeal orders, rules and regulations prohibiting, conditioning and controlling the sale, purchase, transportation, labeling, use and application, or any thereof, of pesticides which cause or may tend to cause adverse effects on man or the environment by any person within this State. State rules and regulations with respect to the labeling of any pesticide, the labeling of which is prescribed by Federal law and regulations, shall to the extent practicable conform to the Federal requirements.  b. In addition to any other training and licensing requirements established by the commissioner pursuant to P.L.1971, c.176 (C.13:1F-1 et seq.), a person seeking certification and licensing as a pesticide applicator or a commercial pesticide operator shall be required to complete a continuing education or training course, approved by the department, concerning the impact of pesticides on pollinating bees. For the purposes of this subsection, "pollinating bee" means any bee that causes a plant to make fruits or seeds by transferring pollen from a plant anther to a plant stigma, resulting in fertilization.  L.1971, c.176, s.4; amended 2017, c.296, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-4.1 - Rules, regulations relative to application of pesticide products near beehives and beeyards; registration.

13:1F-4.1 Rules, regulations relative to application of pesticide products near beehives and beeyards; registration.  1. a. Within 180 days after the effective date of P.L.2017, c.295 (C.13:1F-4.1), the department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations: (1) permitting beekeepers to register their honey or native beehives or beeyards with the department; and (2) requiring pesticide applicators to notify a registered beekeeper before making an outdoor application of a pesticide product that may be toxic to bees within three miles of a registered honey or native beehive or beeyard.  b. A beekeeper who wishes to receive the notice required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section shall register his beehives or beeyards with the department by March 1 each year.  c. The department shall adopt, by rule or regulation, specific requirements for the registration of beehives and beeyards and for the notification required pursuant to this section. The department may also provide for exceptions to the notification requirement.  L.2017, c.295, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-5 - Adoption, amendment or repeal of rule or regulation; notice to interested party of determination

13:1F-5. Adoption, amendment or repeal of rule or regulation; notice to interested party of determination  No rule or regulation, and no amendment or repeal thereof, shall be adopted except after 30 days prior notice thereof by public advertisement of the date, time and place of such hearing at which opportunity to be heard by the department with respect thereto shall be given to the public, except as to emergent matters presenting imminent peril to the public health, safety or welfare and provided, further, that no rule or regulation and no such amendment or repeal shall be or become effective, except as otherwise provided, until after notice and public hearing before the department as required under the Administrative Procedure Act (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). Any interested party heard at such public hearing shall be given written notice of the determination of the department. L.1971, c. 176, s. 5, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-6 - Pesticide control council; creation; members; term of office; compensation

13:1F-6. Pesticide control council; creation; members; term of office; compensation  a. There is hereby created in the department a Pesticide Control Council which shall consist of nine members, three of whom shall be the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Health, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science of Rutgers, The State University, or their designees, who shall serve as ex officio, and six citizens of the State representing the general public to be appointed by the Governor, to serve at his pleasure, of whom one shall be a farmer, one a toxicologist and one an ecologist. The Governor shall designate a chairman and a vice chairman of the council from the public members who shall serve at the will of the Governor. b. Of the six members first to be appointed, two shall be appointed for terms of 2 years, two for terms of 3 years and two for terms of 4 years. Thereafter all appointments shall be made for terms of 4 years. All appointed members shall serve after the expiration of their terms until their respective successors are appointed and shall qualify, and any vacancy occurring in the appointed membership of the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term only, notwithstanding that the previous incumbent may have held over and continued in office as aforesaid. c. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses in attendance at meetings of the council and in performance of their duties as members thereof. L.1971, c. 176, s. 6, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-7 - Powers and duties

13:1F-7. Powers and duties  The Pesticide Control Council shall be the advisory body in the Department of Environmental Protection in matters relating to the control, regulation and use of pesticides and is empowered to: a. Request from the commissioner such information concerning pesticides as it may deem necessary; b. Study and consider any matter relating to the improvement of pesticide control programs and advise the commissioner thereon; c. From time to time submit to the commissioner such recommendations and reports which it deems necessary for the proper conduct and improvement of pesticide control programs; d. Study the use, application and disposal of pesticides and advise the commissioner thereon; e. Study pesticide control programs and make reports and recommendations thereon to the commissioner as it may deem necessary; f. Study any regulations promulgated by the department or any other governmental entity in regard to the control of pesticides and make such recommendations thereon to the commissioner as it may deem appropriate; g. Study and investigate the state of the art and the technical capabilities and limitations of regulations concerning use and control of pesticides and their relation to the environment and ecology and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner; h. Study and investigate the need for programs for long range technical support of pesticide control programs and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner; and i. Hold periodic public hearings concerning the use and application of pesticides and upon the state of the art and technical capabilities and limitations in pesticide control and report its recommendations thereon to the commissioner. L.1971, c. 176, s. 7, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-8 - Advice to commissioner on proposed regulations

13:1F-8. Advice to commissioner on proposed regulations  The commissioner shall consult with the council to afford them an opportunity to furnish advice concerning any proposed regulation at least 30 days prior to the public advertisement thereof. L.1971, c. 176, s. 8, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-11 - Detained or embargoed pesticide; illegal sale, label, use or application; tag; permission to use

13:1F-11. Detained or embargoed pesticide; illegal sale, label, use or application; tag; permission to use  Whenever an agent of the department finds, or has probable cause to believe that any pesticide is being sold, labeled, used or applied in violation of any provision of this act or any rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant to this act, he may affix to such pesticide a tag or other appropriate marking giving notice that such pesticide has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove, dispose, or use such pesticide until permission is given by the department or the court. It shall be a violation of this act for any person to remove, dispose, or use any detained or embargoed pesticide without such permission. L.1971, c. 176, s. 11, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-12 - Powers, duties and functions of department under other laws; effect of act

13:1F-12. Powers, duties and functions of department under other laws; effect of act  The powers, duties and functions vested in the State Department of Environmental Protection under the provisions of this act shall not be construed to limit in any manner the functions, powers and duties vested in the State Department of Environmental Protection under any other provisions of law. L.1971, c. 176, s. 12, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-13 - Ordinances, rules or regulations of municipality, county or board of health; effect of act

13:1F-13. Ordinances, rules or regulations of municipality, county or board of health; effect of act  No ordinances of any governing body of a municipality or county or board of health more stringent than this act or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be superseded by this act. Nothing in this act or in any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall preclude the right of any governing body of a municipality or county or board of health, subject to the approval of the department, to adopt ordinances or regulations more stringent than this act or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. L.1971, c. 176, s. 13, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1F-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1F-14 - Construction of act; severability

13:1F-14. Construction of act; severability  This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and intent thereof. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this act shall for any reason be judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. L.1971, c. 176, s. 14, eff. June 1, 1971. Amended by L.1981, c. 538, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.