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NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-30 - Members; appointment, term, removal, etc., expenses

4:24-30. Members; appointment, term, removal, etc., expenses  Where the supervisors of any district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall adopt land-use regulations in accordance with the provisions of article 7 of this chapter (s. 4:24-23 et seq.), they shall further provide for the establishment of a board of adjustment. Such board of adjustment shall consist of three members, each to be appointed for a term of three years, except that the members first appointed shall be appointed for terms of one, two and three years, respectively. The members of each such board of adjustment shall be appointed by the state soil conservation committee, with the advice of the supervisors of the district for which such board has been established, and shall be removable, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other reason, such hearing to be conducted by the state soil conservation committee. Vacancies in the board of adjustment shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments, and shall be for the unexpired term. Members of the state soil conservation committee and the supervisors of the district shall be ineligible to appointment as members of the board of adjustment during their tenure of such other office. The members of the board of adjustment shall receive no compensation for their services, but they shall be entitled to expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties. The supervisors shall pay the necessary administrative and other expenses incurred by the board, upon the certificate of the chairman of the board.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-31 - Rules by board; organization; meetings; oaths and witnesses; records

4:24-31. Rules by board; organization; meetings; oaths and witnesses; records  The board of adjustment shall adopt rules to govern its procedures, which rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The board shall designate a chairman from among its members, and may, from time to time, change such designation. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board may determine. Any two members shall constitute a quorum. The chairman, or in his absence such other member of the board as he may designate to serve as acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep a full and accurate record of all proceedings, of all documents filed with it, and of all orders entered, which shall be filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-32 - Petition by landowner to board for variance in land-use regulations; procedure

4:24-32. Petition by landowner to board for variance in land-use regulations; procedure  Any landowner may file a petition with the board of adjustment alleging that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of his carrying out upon his lands the strict letter of the land-use regulations approved by the supervisors, and praying the board to authorize a variance from the terms of the land-use regulations in the application of such regulations to the lands of the petitioner. Copies of such petition shall be served by the petitioner upon the chairman of the supervisors of the district within which his lands are located and upon the chairman of the state soil conservation committee. The board of adjustment shall fix a time for the hearing of the petition and cause due notice to be given. The supervisors of the district and the state soil conservation committee shall have the right to appear and be heard at such hearing. Any owner of lands lying within the district who shall object to the authorizing of the variance prayed for may intervene and become a party to the proceedings. Any party to the hearing before the board may appear in person, by agent, or by attorney. If, upon the facts presented at such hearing, the board shall determine that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of applying the strict letter of any of the land-use regulations upon the lands of the petitioner, it shall make and record such determination and shall make and record findings of fact as to the specific conditions which establish such great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship. Upon the basis of such findings and determination, the board shall have power by order to authorize such variance from the terms of the land-use regulations, in their application to the lands of the petitioner, as will relieve such great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship and will not be contrary to the public interest, and such that the spirit of the land-use regulations shall be observed, the public health, safety, or welfare secured, and substantial justice done.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-33 - Review of order of board

4:24-33. Review of order of board  Any petitioner aggrieved by an order of the board granting or denying, in whole or in part, the relief sought of the supervisors of the district, or any intervening party, shall be entitled to a review of such order in the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ. Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 56, s. 103.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-34 - Duty of state agencies, counties, etc., to co-operate

4:24-34. Duty of state agencies, counties, etc., to co-operate  It shall be the duty of all agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and of any county, or other governmental subdivision of the state, which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any county-owned or other publicly owned lands, lying within the boundaries of any district organized hereunder, to co-operate to the fullest extent compatible with the purposes for which such lands are held.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-39 - Short title

4:24-39. Short title  This act may be cited and referred to as the "Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act." L.1975, c. 251, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-40 - Legislative findings

4:24-40. Legislative findings  The Legislature finds that sediment is a source of pollution and that soil erosion continues to be a serious problem throughout the State, and that rapid shifts in land use from agricultural and rural to nonagricultural and urbanizing uses, construction of housing, industrial and commercial developments, and other land disturbing activities have accelerated the process of soil erosion and sediment deposition resulting in pollution of the waters of the State and damage to domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, fish and wildlife, and other resource uses. It is, therefore, declared to be the policy of the State to strengthen and extend the present erosion and sediment control activities and programs of this State for both rural and urban lands, and to establish and implement, through the State Soil Conservation Committee and the Soil Conservation Districts, in cooperation with the counties, the municipalities and the Department of Environmental Protection, a Statewide comprehensive and coordinated erosion and sediment control program to reduce the danger from storm water runoff, to retard nonpoint pollution from sediment and to conserve and protect the land, water, air, and other environmental resources of the State. L.1975, c. 251, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-42 - Standards for control of soil erosion and sedimentation; promulgation, amendment and repeal

4:24-42. Standards for control of soil erosion and sedimentation; promulgation, amendment and repeal  The committee shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, to formulate, promulgate, amend and repeal standards for the control of soil erosion and sedimentation, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). a. Such standards shall be based upon relevant physical and developmental information concerning the watersheds and topography of the State, including, but not limited to, data relating to land use, soil, slope, hydrology, geology, size of land area being disturbed, proximate water bodies and their characteristics. b. Such standards shall include criteria, techniques and methods for the control of erosion and sedimentation resulting from land disturbing activities for various categories of soils, slopes, and land uses. c. Such standards shall include standards of administrative procedure for the implementation of this act. L.1975, c. 251, s. 4, eff. Nov. 12, 1975. Amended by L.1979, c. 459, s. 2, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-42.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-42.1 - Adoption of standards.

4:24-42.1 Adoption of standards.  2. The committee shall, within one year after the date of enactment of P.L.2010, c.113 (C.4:24-42.1 et al.), and in consultation with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers, the State University, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, adopt standards pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which shall modify the existing soil erosion and sediment control standards to include soil restoration measures. L.2010, c.113, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-43 - Certification of plan by district; development of projects

4:24-43. Certification of plan by district; development of projects  Approval of an application for development for any project by the State, any county, municipality, or any instrumentality thereof shall be conditioned upon certification by the local district of a plan for soil erosion and sediment control. Any person proposing to engage in any project not requiring approval by the State, any county, municipality, or any instrumentality thereof shall, prior to commencing such project, receive certification by the local district of a plan for soil erosion and sediment control. Any public utility, municipality, county or the State or any agency or instrumentality thereof, other than the State Department of Transportation, which proposes a project shall, prior to the construction of such project submit to and receive certification by the district of a plan for soil erosion and sediment control. The State Department of Transportation shall certify a plan for any project that it proposes to construct and shall file such certification with the district. Certification by the Department of Transportation shall be pursuant to soil erosion control standards developed jointly by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Protection and the committee and promulgated by the Department of Transportation. L.1975, c. 251, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1976. Amended by L.1979, c. 459, s. 3, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-44 - Certification of plan; criteria; notice

4:24-44. Certification of plan; criteria; notice  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-45 - Limitation on time for grant or denial of certification

4:24-45. Limitation on time for grant or denial of certification  The district shall grant or deny certification within a period of 30 days of submission of a complete application unless, by mutual agreement in writing between the district and the applicant, the period of 30 days shall be extended for an additional period of 30 days. Failure of the district to grant or deny certification within such period or such extension thereof shall constitute certification. For purposes of this section, a major revision of the plan by the applicant shall constitute a new submission. L.1975, c. 251, s. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-46 - Fees

4:24-46. Fees  The district shall adopt a fee schedule and collect fees from applicants for the certification of plans and for on-site inspections of the execution of certified plans. Such fees shall bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of rendering such services. L.1975, c. 251, s. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-47 - Stop-construction order; failure to comply with certified plan

4:24-47. Stop-construction order; failure to comply with certified plan  The district or the municipality may issue a stop-construction order if a project is not being executed in accordance with a certified plan. L.1975, c. 251, s. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-48 - Exempt municipalities

4:24-48. Exempt municipalities  Any municipality, which adopts an ordinance that conforms to the standards promulgated pursuant to this act within 12 months of their promulgation and obtains the approval of the committee thereto, shall be exempt from sections 5 through 9 of this act, until such time as the local district determines that the municipality is not enforcing said ordinance. L.1975, c. 251, s. 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-49 - Certificate of occupancy for project; conditions for issuance

4:24-49. Certificate of occupancy for project; conditions for issuance  No certificate of occupancy for a project shall be issued by a municipality or any other public agency unless there has been compliance with the provisions of a certified plan for permanent measures to control soil erosion and sedimentation. L.1975, c. 251, s. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1976. Amended by L.1979, c. 459, s. 10, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-50 - County planning board as agent for district

4:24-50. County planning board as agent for district  In those counties where the district does not maintain its central office, the board of freeholders may, by resolution, direct the county planning board to act as an agent of the district within that county and to administer the powers granted to the district pursuant to this act, until such time as a district is established within that county. The committee shall establish guidelines to implement this section. L.1975, c. 251, s. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-51 - Cooperation with and authorization to receive financial aid from governmental units or private sources

4:24-51. Cooperation with and authorization to receive financial aid from governmental units or private sources  The districts and the committee are authorized to cooperate and enter into agreements with any Federal, State or local agency to carry out the purposes of this act. The districts and the committee are authorized to receive financial assistance from any Federal, State, county or other public or private source for use in carrying out the purposes of this act. L.1975, c. 251, s. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-52 - State aid

4:24-52. State aid  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-53 - Violations; injunction; penalty; enforcement

4:24-53. Violations; injunction; penalty; enforcement  15. If any person violates any of the provisions of this act, any standard promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act, or fails to comply with the provisions of a certified plan the municipality or the district may institute a civil action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief to prohibit and prevent such violation or violations and said court may proceed in a summary manner. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, any standard promulgated pursuant to this act or fails to comply with the provisions of a certified plan shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $3,000.00 to be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court, and municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce said penalty enforcement law. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional separate and distinct offense.  L.1975,c.251,s.15; amended 1991,c.91,s.179.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-54 - Liberal construction

4:24-54. Liberal construction  This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and intent thereof. L.1975, c. 251, s. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:24-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:24-55 - Severability

4:24-55. Severability  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. L.1975, c. 251, s. 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:27-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:27-1 - Short title.

4:27-1 Short title.  1. Sections 1 through 24 of this act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "New Jersey Aquaculture Development Act." L.1997,c.236,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:27-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:27-2 - Findings, declarations relative to aquaculture.

4:27-2 Findings, declarations relative to aquaculture.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of agriculture in the nation; and that the development of an economically viable aquaculture industry in New Jersey has the potential to augment existing fisheries, and to produce a significant number of jobs and revenue in a new economic activity. The Legislature further finds and declares that the Aquaculture Development Task Force, established by Executive Order No. 104 (1993), was directed to prepare an aquaculture development plan; that the "Aquaculture Development Plan" asserts that legislative and regulatory obstacles are major impediments to aquaculture growth and development in New Jersey, and that the lack of specific legislation defining and permitting various aquaculture activities has greatly hindered aquaculture development in New Jersey; and that the plan also presents a compelling case for State investment in aquaculture, discusses specific suggestions to remove barriers impeding the development of the industry and methods for achieving the interdepartmental cooperation necessary to developing aquaculture. The Legislature therefore determines that in order to foster development of an aquaculture industry in New Jersey it is in the best interest of the citizens of this State that the recommendations contained in the "Aquaculture Development Plan" be adopted by the Legislature. L.1997,c.236,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:27-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:27-3 - Definitions relative to aquaculture.

4:27-3 Definitions relative to aquaculture.  3. As used in sections 1 through 24 of this act: "Aquaculture" means the propagation, rearing, and subsequent harvesting of aquatic organisms in controlled or selected environments, and the subsequent processing, packaging and marketing, and shall include, but need not be limited to, activities to intervene in the rearing process to increase production such as stocking, feeding, transplanting and providing for protection from predators. "Aquaculture" shall not include the construction of facilities and appurtenant structures that might otherwise be regulated pursuant to any State or federal law or regulation. "Aquaculture Development Plan" means the plan prepared by the Aquaculture Development Task Force, established pursuant to Executive Order No. 104 (1993). "Aquaculturist" means a person engaging in aquaculture. "Aquatic organism" means and includes, but need not be limited to, finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants which are the property of a person engaged in aquaculture. "Council" means the Aquaculture Advisory Council established pursuant to section 5 of this act. "Office" means the Office of Aquaculture Coordination established pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. L.1997,c.236,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:27-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:27-4 - Office of Aquaculture Coordination.

4:27-4 Office of Aquaculture Coordination.  4. There is established in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Aquaculture Coordination. The office shall, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, prepare a guidebook explaining the permit process for receiving all necessary permits or other approvals or exemptions to engage in an aquaculture project in the State. The guidebook shall include a list that identifies the permits or other approvals that may be necessary for an aquaculture project. The list shall identify the application form or forms required for an application to be deemed complete, any documents or other written submissions required to be filed with the application, and any filing, notice, hearing or other requirement that is a precondition for review of an application. The guidebook shall also describe management practices for aquaculture. The guidebook shall be updated as often as necessary. The office shall serve as a resource for applicants and prospective applicants for aquaculture projects. The office shall establish, in cooperation with other permitting agencies, a permit coordination system whose purpose is to assist the applicant in the completion of the application and to assist in processing the application. The goal of the system shall be the processing of applications within 90 days of their completion, and at a reasonable application cost consistent with the goals and objectives of this act. The office shall develop a protocol for authorizing an individual to engage in an aquaculture demonstration project. L.1997,c.236,s.4.