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NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-10.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-10.4 - Rules, regulations, standards.

4:1C-10.4 Rules, regulations, standards.  8. a. The State Agriculture Development Committee shall adopt, in consultation with the Attorney General and pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), standards determining what constitutes a direct threat to public safety pursuant to section 6 and section 7 of P.L.1983, c.31 (C.4:1C-9 and C.4:1C-10). b. The State Agriculture Development Committee shall adopt, in consultation with the Department of Health and Senior Services and pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), standards determining what constitutes a direct threat to public health pursuant to section 6 and section 7 of P.L.1983, c.31 (C.4:1C-9 and C.4:1C-10). c. The State Agriculture Development Committee shall adopt, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.1998, c.48 (C.4:1C-10.1 et al.) and P.L.1983, c.31 (C.4:1C-1 et al.). L.1998, c.48,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-11 - Short title

4:1C-11. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Agriculture Retention and Development Act." L.1983, c. 32, s. 1, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-12 - Legislative findings and declarations

4:1C-12. Legislative findings and declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The strengthening of the agricultural industry and the preservation of farmland are important to the present and future economy of the State and the welfare of the citizens of the State, and that the Legislature and the people have demonstrated recognition of this fact through their approval of the "Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981," P.L. 1981, c. 276; b. All State departments and agencies thereof should encourage the maintenance of agricultural production and a positive agricultural business climate; c. It is necessary to authorize the establishment of State and county organizations to coordinate the development of farmland preservation programs within identified areas where agriculture will be presumed the first priority use of the land and where certain financial, administrative and regulatory benefits will be made available to those landowners who choose to participate, all as hereinafter provided. L.1983, c. 32, s. 2, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-15 - Duties

4:1C-15. Duties  Every board shall: a. Develop and adopt, after public hearings, agricultural retention and development programs, which shall have as their principal purpose the long-term encouragement of the agricultural business climate and the preservation of agricultural land in the county; b. Establish the minimum acreage of significant masses of reasonably contiguous land required for the creation of a municipally approved program or other farmland preservation programs; c. Establish minimum standards for the inclusion of land in a municipally approved program or other farmland preservation programs; d. Review and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove petitions for the formation of a municipally approved program or other farmland preservation programs, and monitor the operations thereof; e. Review and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove, prior to any applications to the committee, any request for financial assistance authorized by this act; f. Monitor and make appropriate recommendations to the committee and to county and municipal governing bodies and boards with respect to resolutions, ordinances, regulations and development approvals which would threaten the continued viability of agricultural activities and farmland preservation programs within agricultural development areas; g. At the request of a municipality, require that any person proposing any nonagricultural development in an agricultural development area prepare and submit a statement as to the potential impact the proposed development would have on agricultural activities in the area. L.1983, c. 32, s. 8, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-16 - Powers

4:1C-16. Powers  Every board may: a. Develop an educational and informational program concerning farmland preservation techniques and recommended agricultural management practices to advise and assist municipalities, farmers and the general public with respect to the implementation of these techniques; b. Provide assistance to farm operators concerning permit applications and information regarding the regulatory practices of State government agencies. L.1983, c. 32, s. 9, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-17 - Subregional agricultural retention board; membership; dissolution

4:1C-17. Subregional agricultural retention board; membership; dissolution  a. If any board of chosen freeholders has not created a board within 1 year of the effective date of this act, the governing body of any municipality located within that county may, singly or jointly by parallel ordinance with other contiguous municipalities within the county, establish a subregional agricultural retention board, which shall have the same responsibilities as a county board, except that its jurisdiction shall not exceed the boundaries of the municipality or municipalities establishing the board. Every subregional agricultural retention board may receive State moneys from the fund pursuant to the provisions of this act. b. The members of a subregional agricultural retention board shall be appointed in the same manner as a county board, except that the planning board representative shall be from the municipal planning board and the appointive members shall be residents of the municipality. If two or more municipalities jointly create a subregional board, the number of members thereof shall be multiplied by the number of municipalities involved. c. If the governing body of the county creates a board subsequent to the establishment of a subregional agricultural retention board, the subregional body shall, within 90 days of the date of the creation of the board, be dissolved but may remain advisory to the board. The board shall honor any contractual commitments of the subregional agricultural retention board. L.1983, c. 32, s. 10, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-18 - Agricultural development area; recommendation and approval

4:1C-18. Agricultural development area; recommendation and approval  The board may, after public hearing, identify and recommend an area as an agricultural development area, which recommendation shall be forwarded to the county planning board. The board shall document where agriculture shall be the preferred, but not necessarily the exclusive, use of land if that area: a. Encompasses productive agricultural lands which are currently in production or have a strong potential for future production in agriculture and in which agriculture is a permitted use under the current municipal zoning ordinance or in which agriculture is permitted as a nonconforming use; b. Is reasonably free of suburban and conflicting commercial development; c. Comprises not greater than 90% of the agricultural land mass of the county; d. Incorporates any other characteristics deemed appropriate by the board. Approval of the agricultural development area by the board shall be in no way construed to authorize exclusive agricultural zoning or any zoning which would have the practical effect of exclusive agricultural zoning, nor shall the adoption be used by any tax official to alter the value of the land identified pursuant hereto or the assessment of taxes thereon. L.1983, c. 32, s. 11, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-19 - Land acquisition or construction in agriculture development area; notice of intent; review; hearing

4:1C-19. Land acquisition or construction in agriculture development area; notice of intent; review; hearing  a. Any public body or public utility which intends to exercise the power of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L. 1971, c. 361 (C. 20:3-1 et seq.), for the acquisition of land included in an agricultural development area, or which intends to advance a grant, loan, interest subsidy or other funds within an agricultural development area for the construction of dwellings, commercial or industrial facilities, transportation facilities, or water or sewer facilities to serve nonfarm structures, shall file a notice of intent with the board and the committee, the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, 30 days prior to the initiation of this action. This notice shall contain a statement of the reasons for the acquisition and an evaluation of alternatives which would not include action in the agricultural development area. b. Within 30 days of the receipt of this notice of intent, the board and the committee shall review the proposed action to determine its effect upon the preservation and enhancement of agriculture in the agricultural development area, the municipally approved program, and upon overall State agricultural preservation and development policies. If the board or the committee finds that the proposed action would cause unreasonably adverse effects on the agricultural development area, or State agricultural preservation and development policies, the board or the committee may direct that no action be taken thereon for 60 days, during which time a public hearing shall be held by the board or the committee in the agricultural development area and a written report containing the recommendations of the board or the committee concerning the proposed acquisition or development project shall be made public. Notice of the hearing shall be afforded in accordance with the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L. 1975, c. 231 (C. 10:4-6 et seq.). c. The secretary may, upon finding that the provisions of this section have been violated, request the Attorney General to bring an action to enjoin the acquisition or development project. L.1983, c. 32, s. 12, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-20 - Petition for farmland preservation program; approval; agreement between board and landowner

4:1C-20. Petition for farmland preservation program; approval; agreement between board and landowner  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 farmland preservation program. The petition shall include a map of the boundaries of the proposed farmland preservation program and any other information deemed appropriate by the board. b. Approval of the petition by the board and creation of the farmland preservation program shall be signified by an agreement between the board and the landowner to retain the land in agricultural production for a minimum period of 8 years. The agreement shall constitute a restrictive covenant and shall be filed and recorded with the county clerk in the same manner as a deed. L.1983, c. 32, s. 13, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-22 - Documentation of municipally approved program

4:1C-22. Documentation of municipally approved program  The creation of a municipally approved program shall be documented in the following manner: a. The petition in its final form shall be filed and recorded, in the same manner as a deed, with the county clerk and shall be filed with the municipal clerk; b. The petition, the municipal ordinance of adoption and the county resolution or ordinance of adoption, as the case may be, shall be filed with the committee; and c. The petition in its final form shall be filed with the municipal tax assessor for the purpose of qualifying for the exemption from property taxation on new farm structures and improvements within the municipally approved program, as authorized and provided in the Constitution. The documentation of the creation of the municipally approved program as prescribed herein shall in no way be construed to constitute or in any other way authorize exclusive agricultural zoning. L.1983, c. 32, s. 15, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-23 - Zoning of land in program

4:1C-23. Zoning of land in program  Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-1 et seq.) or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no municipality shall alter its zoning ordinance as it pertains to land included within a municipally approved program in any way so as to provide for exclusive agricultural zoning or zoning which has the practical effect of exclusive agricultural zoning for a period of 11 years from the date of the creation of the municipally approved program, unless all landowners within that municipally approved program who entered into an agreement pursuant to the provisions of section 17 of this act agree to that alteration by express written consent at the end of the minimum period required by section 17 of this act. L.1983, c. 32, s. 16, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-25 - Public body may not exercise right of eminent domain; begin construction

4:1C-25. Public body may not exercise right of eminent domain; begin construction  The provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, no public body shall exercise the power of eminent domain for the acquisition of land in a municipally approved program or from which a development easement has been conveyed pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-24), nor shall any public body advance a grant, loan, interest subsidy or other funds within a municipally approved program, or with regard to land from which a development easement has been conveyed pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-24), for the construction of dwellings, commercial facilities, transportation facilities, or water or sewer facilities to serve nonfarm structures unless the Governor declares that the action is necessary for the public health, safety and welfare and that there is no immediately apparent feasible alternative. If the Governor so declares, the provisions of section 12 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-19) shall apply.  L.1983, c.32, s.18; amended 1989,c.310,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-26 - Filing of complaint against agricultural operation

4:1C-26. Filing of complaint against agricultural operation  a. In all relevant actions filed subsequent to the effective date of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et al.), there shall exist an irrebuttable presumption that no agricultural operation, activity or structure which is conducted or located within a municipally approved program, or on land from which a development easement has been conveyed pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-24), and which conforms to agricultural management practices approved by the committee, and all relevant federal or State statutes or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and which does not pose a direct threat to public health and safety shall constitute a public or private nuisance, nor shall any such operation, activity or structure be deemed to otherwise invade or interfere with the use and enjoyment of any other land or property.  b. In the event that any person wishes to file a complaint to modify or enjoin an agricultural operation or activity under the belief that the operation or activity violates the provisions of subsection a. of this section, that person shall, 30 days prior to instituting any action in a court of competent jurisdiction, petition the board to act as an informal mediator.  c. The board shall, in the course of its regular or special meetings but within 30 days of receipt of the petition, seek to facilitate the resolution of any dispute. No statement or expression of opinion made in the course of a meeting concerning the dispute shall be deemed admissible in any subsequent judicial proceeding thereon.  L.1983, c.32, s.19; amended 1989,c.310,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-27 - Agricultural activities exempt from emergency restrictions

4:1C-27. Agricultural activities exempt from emergency restrictions  The provisions of any law, rule, regulation or ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, agricultural activities on land in a municipally approved program, or on land from which a development easement has been conveyed pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-24), shall be exempt from any emergency restrictions instituted on the use of water and energy supplies unless the Governor declares that the public safety and welfare require otherwise.  L.1983, c.32, s.20; amended 1989,c.310,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-28 - Acceptable construction standard for farm structure

4:1C-28. Acceptable construction standard for farm structure  a. The provisions of any law, rule, regulation or ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, any criteria developed by a land grant college or a recognized organization of agricultural engineers and approved by the committee for farm structure design shall be the acceptable minimum construction standard for a farm structure located in a municipally approved program or other farmland preservation program or on land from which a development easement has been conveyed pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-24).  b. The use by a farm owner or operator of a farm structure design approved pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall, the provisions of any law, rule, regulation or ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, be exempt from any requirement concerning the seal of approval or fee of an architect or professional engineer.  L.1983, c.32, s.21; amended 1989,c.310,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-29 - Length of program; termination; inclusion of additional landowners

4:1C-29. Length of program; termination; inclusion of additional landowners  a. The municipally approved program shall remain in effect for a minimum of 8 years, provided that a review of the practicability and feasibility of its continuation shall be conducted by the board and the municipal governing bodies within the year immediately preceding the termination date of the municipally approved program. b. If subsequent to notification by the board, none of the parties to the agreement entered into pursuant to section 17 of this act notify the board within this 1 year period that they wish to terminate the municipally approved program, the municipally approved program shall continue in effect for another 8-year period and may continue for succeeding 8-year periods, provided that no notice of termination is received by the board during subsequent periods of review. c. Termination of the municipally approved program at the end of any 8-year period shall occur following the receipt by the board of any notice of termination. The municipal tax assessor shall be notified by the board if the municipally approved program is terminated. d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the reformation of a municipally approved program, as initially created pursuant to the provisions of this act. e. Any landowner not included in a municipally approved program may request inclusion at any time during the review conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section. If the board and the municipal governing body find that this inclusion would promote agricultural production, the inclusion shall be approved. L.1983, c. 32, s. 22, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-30 - Withdrawal of land; taxation

4:1C-30. Withdrawal of land; taxation  a. Withdrawal of land from the municipally approved program or other farmland preservation program prior to its termination date may occur in the case of death or incapacitating illness of the owner or other serious hardship or bankruptcy, following a public hearing conducted pursuant to the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L. 1975, c. 231 (C. 10:4-6 et seq.) and approval by the board and in the case of a municipally approved program, the municipal governing body, at a regular or special meeting thereof. The approval shall be documented by the filing with the county clerk and county planning board, by the board and municipal governing body, of a resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, therefor. The local tax assessor shall also be notified by the board of this withdrawal. b. Following approval to withdraw from the municipally approved program, the affected landowner shall pay to the municipality, with interest at the rate imposed by the municipality for nonpayment of taxes pursuant to R.S. 54:4-67, any taxes not paid as a result of qualifying for the property tax exemption for new farm structures or improvements in the municipally approved program, as authorized and provided in the Constitution, and shall repay, on a pro rata basis as determined by the local soil conservation district, to the board or the committee, or both, as the case may be, any remaining funds from grants for soil and water conservation projects provided pursuant to the provisions of this act, except in the case of bankruptcy, death or incapacitating illness of the owner, where no such payback of taxes or grants shall be required. L.1983, c. 32, s. 23, eff. Jan. 26, 1983, operative Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:1C-31.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:1C-31.2 - Rules, regulations

4:1C-31.2. Rules, regulations  The committee shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this amendatory and supplementary act according to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.).  L. 1988, c. 4, s. 6.