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NJ Rev Stat § 4:9-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:9-35 - Misdemeanor; penalties

4:9-35. Misdemeanor; penalties  Any person, copartnership, association, or corporation who or which by himself or itself, or by his or its agents, servants, or employees, violates any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or in the case of an individual, or the members of a partnership, or the responsible officers of an association or corporation to undergo imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. L.1944, c. 43, p. 98, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:9-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:9-36 - Enforcement of law by Department of Weights and Measures; disposition of fines and penalties

4:9-36. Enforcement of law by Department of Weights and Measures; disposition of fines and penalties  It shall be the duty of the Department of Weights and Measures to enforce the provisions of this act, and in connection therewith, the department, its employees, or agents are authorized to enter any storehouse, warehouse, stable, railroad yard, railroad car, or any other building or place where unmanufactured horse manure is kept, stored, dealt in, or transported for delivery within this State. All fines and penalties, collected under the provisions of this act, shall be paid into the general fund of the State Treasury. L.1944, c. 43, p. 99, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:9-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:9-37 - Severability of provisions; partial invalidity

4:9-37. Severability of provisions; partial invalidity  The provisions of this act shall be severable, and if any of the provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this act. It is hereby declared as the legislative intent that this act would have been adopted had such unconstitutional provision not been included therein. L.1944, c. 43, p. 99, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:9-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:9-38 - Composting, handling, etc. of animal wastes.

4:9-38 Composting, handling, etc. of animal wastes.  12. The Department of Agriculture shall, by rule or regulation and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), establish criteria and standards for the composting, handling, storage, processing, utilization and disposal of animal wastes as provided in section 19 of P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-19).  L.1989,c.151,s.12; amended 1997, c.236, s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-1 - Definitions.

4:10-1 Definitions.  4:10-1. As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of agriculture. "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture. "Farm products" means any agricultural, dairy, poultry or horticultural product, or any product designed for food purposes, manufactured, derived or prepared principally from any agricultural, dairy, poultry or horticultural product or products, including any fresh or salt water food product. Amended 2007, c.32.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-2 - Powers and duties of department

4:10-2. Powers and duties of department  In order to promote more economical methods of marketing and distributing farm products, the department, acting through the Division of Markets, or otherwise, as provided for in this Title, may: a. Collect and diffuse timely information relative to the seasonal supply, demand and prevailing prices of farm products, both at wholesale and retail, the movement of farm products through commercial channels, and in co-operation with the department of health, the quantities and conditions of farm products in common and cold storage; b. Assist and advise in the organization and maintenance of public markets, both for wholesale and retail selling, and enter into agreements with municipalities for supplying daily or seasonal production and marketing information and requiring from them reports on the public market activities; c. Assist and advise in the organization and maintenance of producers' and consumers' co-operative selling and buying associations; d. Investigate the cost of distributing farm products, both in a wholesale way and at retail, and publish such finding as may be of practical interest to the public; e. Furnish advice and assistance to the public with reference to buying of farm products and other matters relative thereto; f. Investigate delays, embargoes and other conditions, charges, rates and practices in the handling, transportation, storage, buying and selling of farm supplies and farm products, which appear to retard the free and efficient movement of such supplies and products from the point of production, storage, manufacture, packing and repacking, to the ultimate consumer; g. Take such lawful measures as may be deemed advisable to prevent waste or uneconomical use of farm products. Amended by L.1950, c. 293, p. 995, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-3 - Establishment of standards for grading and for receptacles

4:10-3. Establishment of standards for grading and for receptacles  The department of agriculture may, from time to time, establish and promulgate standards that may be used by producers and distributors under the provisions of this chapter for the grading and other classification of farm products, and in co-operation with the department of weights and measures establish and promulgate standards for receptacles for farm products.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-4 - Marking products to falsely indicate conformity to standard

4:10-4. Marking products to falsely indicate conformity to standard  Whenever any standard for the grading or other classification of farm products becomes effective under this chapter, no person thereafter shall mark or label any product or package containing it in such a way as to indicate or to make it appear upon ordinary observation that the product conforms to the standard, unless the product actually does conform to the standard. The secretary may at any time cause such investigations, classifications and tests to be made as he may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this section.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-5 - Use of outline of State on products; license; penalty.

4:10-5 Use of outline of State on products; license; penalty.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-6 - Inspection and classification of products according to standards; fees

4:10-6. Inspection and classification of products according to standards; fees  The secretary may designate any competent employee or agent of the department to make, upon request, investigations, inspections and classifications of farm products in accordance with standards which have become effective under this chapter. When any such investigation, inspection or classification is made, the employee or agent shall issue a certificate of the grade or other classification of the farm product involved. The secretary may fix, assess and collect, or cause to be collected, fees for such services, when they are performed by employees or agents of the department.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-7 - Appeals from classification of products; fees

4:10-7. Appeals from classification of products; fees  Any interested party, within a reasonable time, to be prescribed in the regulations made under this chapter, may appeal to the secretary from the grading or classification of any farm product authorized under this chapter, and the secretary shall thereupon cause such investigation to be made, and such tests to be applied, as he may deem necessary to determine the true grade or classification thereof. Whenever an appeal is taken to the secretary under this chapter, he shall charge and assess and collect, or cause to be collected, a reasonable fee, to be fixed by him, which shall be refunded if the appeal is sustained.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-8 - Certificate of classification as evidence

4:10-8. Certificate of classification as evidence  A certificate, when not superseded by a finding of the grade or other classification of any farm products, issued under this chapter, shall be accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of the true grade or other classification of the farm product at the time of its classification.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-9 - Disposition and use of fees collected.

4:10-9 Disposition and use of fees collected.  4:10-9. All fees and other moneys collected under this chapter by the secretary and the employees or agents of the department, shall be paid into the General Fund, and shall be appropriated for the use of the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter when authorized by any appropriation act. amended 2011, c.218, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-10 - Reports to department on products

4:10-10. Reports to department on products  A person in this state engaged in marketing farm products shall prepare and submit to the department, upon request, at such regular intervals and in such form as may be prescribed, reports of the quantity and conditions of any farm product held by, or for, such person in commercial or other storage in this state. A person in this state shall furnish the department, upon request, on such date, and in such form as may be prescribed, special reports, orally or in writing, concerning the demand for, and the supply, consumption, cost, value, price and condition and period of the holding of any farm product, which is, or has been held by, or for, such person in storage or otherwise. The secretary may verify the accuracy of the reports provided for in this section. When making public any information received in the reports provided for in this section, the secretary and the employees or agents of the department, shall not divulge the name of the person owning or reporting upon a farm product without the consent of such person, or except pursuant to legal processes.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-11 - Right of entry

4:10-11. Right of entry  In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the secretary and the employees or agents of the department may enter, on any business day during the usual hours of business, any storehouse, warehouse, cold storage plant, packing house, stockyard, railroad yard, railroad car, or any other building or place where farm products are kept stored by any person engaged in storing, handling or marketing.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-12 - Attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of documents

4:10-12. Attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of documents  In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the secretary, or the employees designated by him for the purpose, may: a. Require the attendance before him, or any of them, of any person from whom reports have been requested, or of any employee of such person; b. Administer oaths to, and take testimony of, any such person, or his employee; and c. Require the production by such person, or his employee, of any books, records and other documentary evidence relating to the farm products about which reports have been requested.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-13 - Regulations

4:10-13. Regulations  The secretary may make and promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-13.1 - Marketing of farm products; advertising.

4:10-13.1 Marketing of farm products; advertising.  1. No person shall designate, display any sign designating, or advertise any business as a "farmers' market," "farmers' auction market," or use words in connection therewith the general import of which would indicate or tend to indicate to the public at large that farm products as defined in R.S.4:10-1 are dealt with therein, unless such farm products are the principal commodities displayed and offered for sale or sold in the operation of such business. L.1956, c.88, s.1; amended 2011, c.218, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-14 - Penalty for violations or interference.

4:10-14 Penalty for violations or interference.  4:10-14. a. A person who shall: (1) except as provided for pursuant to subsection b. of this section, violate any provision of this chapter or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto to implement any such provision; (2) fail to comply with any requirement of this chapter; (3) with intent to deceive, answer or report falsely in response to any requirement of this chapter; or (4) knowingly interfere with the secretary, or the employees or agents of the department, in the performance of duties prescribed by this chapter-- Shall for the first offense be liable to a penalty of not more than $100, and for any subsequent offense be liable to a penalty of not more than $200, 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.). 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. The penalty when recovered shall be paid to the General Fund. Whenever a violation of this section involves false, misleading, or improper labeling of farm products, each package shall constitute a separate violation. b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to violations of R.S.4:10-5, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. amended 1953, c.5, s.21; 2011, c.218, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-16 - "New Jersey Farm Products Publicity Fund."

4:10-16 "New Jersey Farm Products Publicity Fund."  1. a. For the purpose of advertising and promoting the sale of New Jersey farm product and the "Jersey Fresh" program, the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to solicit and receive funds, either as direct contributions, or from the sale of labels or the right to use labels authorized by the Department of Agriculture, or from any other source for advertising and promotional purposes. The monies received pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the "New Jersey Farm Products Publicity Fund" established pursuant to subsection b. of this section. b. There is established in the Department of Agriculture a special nonlapsing fund to be known as the "New Jersey Farm Products Publicity Fund." The fund shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture, and monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for advertising and promoting the sale of New Jersey farm products and the "Jersey Fresh" program. Any monies deposited into a bank or trust company designated to accept deposits of State money prior to the effective date of P.L.2017, c.267 and pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1939, c.136 (C.4:10-16), for the "New Jersey Farm Products Publicity Fund" shall be transferred to the fund established pursuant to this subsection. Monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public depositories as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41), and may be invested or reinvested in such securities as are approved by the State Treasurer. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the fund, and any monies which may be appropriated or otherwise become available for the purposes of the fund, shall be credited to and deposited in the fund for use as set forth in this section. c. The Secretary of Agriculture may notify interested persons and business entities of the opportunity to contribute funds to be used for the purpose established in subsection a. of this section. L.1939, c.136, s.1; amended 2017, c.267.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-17 - Disbursement of moneys; promoting sale of farm products; labels

4:10-17. Disbursement of moneys; promoting sale of farm products; labels  All moneys so deposited in the "New Jersey Farm Products Publicity Fund" shall be disbursed by the Secretary of Agriculture for advertising and general publicity purposes, to be determined in co-operation with contributing commodity groups, to promote the sale of New Jersey farm products; for the expenses of printing and distributing labels to be used in identifying products sold under official State brands as hereinafter provided; and for other expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of this act; provided, however, that no greater amount shall be expended from such fund for the promotion of a publicity campaign for any particular product than the amount of revenue in such fund derived from such product. The Secretary of Agriculture shall keep accurate accounts of the receipts and disbursements of this fund, which accounts may be subject to audit by the State Comptroller. L.1939, c. 136, p. 460, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-18 - Official brands for agricultural products; registration as trade-mark

4:10-18. Official brands for agricultural products; registration as trade-mark  The Secretary of Agriculture may design, determine and adopt official brands to be used on labels on packages and containers to identify New Jersey produced agricultural products either fresh or processed. The design of such brand or brands may contain the whole or part of the seal of the State of New Jersey or the outline of the map of the State. Each of such brands, when adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture, may be registered as a trade-mark in the office of the Secretary of State under the provisions of chapter three of Title 56 of the Revised Statutes, or any other provision of law which may hereinafter be enacted relating to the registration of trade-marks. Any such trade-mark shall be registered by the Secretary of State without the exaction of any fee therefor. The Secretary of Agriculture may in his discretion register any such mark with the United States Government and any other State or foreign country. L.1939, c. 136, p. 461, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-18.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-18.1 - Counties authorized to issue promotional labeling for agricultural products.

4:10-18.1 Counties authorized to issue promotional labeling for agricultural products.  1. A county, after consulting with the Department of Agriculture, may create, adopt, and issue promotional labels to be used on agricultural products to identify agricultural products, either fresh or processed, that are produced in the county. L.2017, c.366, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-19 - Use of brands or marks

4:10-19. Use of brands or marks  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-19.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-19.1 - "Made With Jersey Fresh" designated products.

4:10-19.1 "Made With Jersey Fresh" designated products.  1. The Secretary of Agriculture in conjunction with the State Board of Agriculture shall develop and implement the inclusion of baked goods or other food products that are baked or made with "Jersey Fresh" products into the "Jersey Fresh" designation and program as "Made With Jersey Fresh" designated products. L.2010, c.111, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:10-19.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:10-19.2 - Fraudulent advertising of NJ product; violations, penalties.

4:10-19.2 Fraudulent advertising of NJ product; violations, penalties.  7. A person shall not advertise, or in any way imply in any advertising or on any packages or devices, that any produce, seafood, dairy, or other agricultural product has been produced in New Jersey unless the product, seafood, dairy, or other agricultural product was produced in New Jersey or the waters thereof.  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. The Secretary of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall have the power, by injunction or otherwise, to restrain any person or organization violating the provisions of this section. Not withstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, Department of Agriculture inspectors may issue citations to any person suspected of violating the provisions of this section. L.2011, c.218, s.7.