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NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-13 - Sale or removal of infested bees or materials; penalty

4:6-13. Sale or removal of infested bees or materials; penalty  No owner or other person having diseased bees or their larvae, or infested hives, combs or other appliances or utensils for keeping bees, shall expose, sell, barter or give away or permit the removal thereof until after treatment has been administered as prescribed by the department, and such bees, larvae, hives, combs or other appliances or utensils shall not be exposed, sold, bartered or given away after treatment until they are declared safe and written permission is given by the department. A person who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of $200.00. Amended by L.1977, c. 159, s. 3, eff. July 14, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-14 - Shipments of queen bees without certificate attached; penalty

4:6-14. Shipments of queen bees without certificate attached; penalty  No package or parcel containing queen bees shall be shipped or delivered from an apiary where queen bees are raised for sale without having attached to it a certificate from the department, giving the date of the last inspection, and containing the statement that the apiary in which the bees were reared was, at the time of the inspection, free from disease as defined in section 4:6-1 of this Title. A person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of $200.00. Amended by L.1977, c. 159, s. 4, eff. July 14, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-15 - Requirements respecting importation of bees or used supplies; penalty

4:6-15. Requirements respecting importation of bees or used supplies; penalty  No colony or nucleus of bees or used apiary supplies coming from a state or country having apiary inspection service shall be accepted by any person or common carrier for transportation to a point within this State unless accompanied by a valid certificate of inspection stating that the colony or supplies are free from infectious or contagious bee diseases. A colony or nucleus of bees or used apiary supplies coming into this State from a state or country having no apiary inspection service shall be immediately reported by the consignee and by the person or carrier delivering them in this State, giving the name and address of the consignee, to the department, which shall cause the shipment to be inspected at such time as shall be expedient. This section shall not apply to the delivery of queen bees when not accompanied by brood or comb, or to bees shipped in wire cages when not accompanied by brood or comb. A person who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 for each offense. Amended by L.1977, c. 159, s. 5, eff. July 14, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-16 - Information as to number and location of colonies; penalty

4:6-16. Information as to number and location of colonies; penalty  A person having one or more colonies of bees in his possession or management shall within 8 days after a written request from the department furnish a statement of the number of colonies and the exact location thereof. A person who shall fail to comply with the request or who shall make a false statement as to the number and location of colonies shall be subject to a penalty of $200.00. Amended by L.1977, c. 159, s. 6, eff. July 14, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-17 - Penalty enforcement; hearing

4:6-17. Penalty enforcement; hearing  4:6-17. Any penalty imposed by this act shall be collected or enforced in a summary manner, without a jury, in any court of competent jurisdiction according to the procedure provided by "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act.  Any violation of this chapter or any of the orders or rules or regulations of the department made pursuant to this act may be restrained by the Superior Court in an action brought for such purpose by the department.  The State Police, county and municipal law enforcement officers are authorized and directed to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter upon request by the department.  Any person aggrieved by an order of this department pursuant to this act shall have 15 days from the date of delivery of said order to petition the department for administrative hearing. The department shall, within 30 days of such petition, schedule said hearing in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).  Amended 1953, c.5, s.6; 1977,c.159,s.7; 1991,c.91,s.159.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-18 - Right of entry to inspect; interference with officers

4:6-18. Right of entry to inspect; interference with officers  For the purpose of making the investigations and inspections specified in this chapter and to enforce the provisions of the same, the officers and agents of the department shall have free entry upon or into any apiaries or premises where bees are kept or hives or combs or other bee-keeping equipment and appliances are stored. Any interference with or obstruction made to such officers or agents while engaged in the performance of the duties imposed by this chapter shall subject the offender to punishment as a disorderly person under the general laws of the state, upon a charge made against him by the officer interfered with.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-19 - Abandoned apiaries; written notice; steps to protect neighboring apiaries

4:6-19. Abandoned apiaries; written notice; steps to protect neighboring apiaries  When an apiary is deemed to be an abandoned apiary, written notice shall be given by certified mail to the owner or operator thereof, if he can be located, that the apiary is an abandoned apiary. If he cannot be located, such notice shall be served on the owner of the land on which the apiary is located. If such apiary continues to be so abandoned for 60 days thereafter, the agent may take whatever steps are necessary to protect the welfare of neighboring apiaries, including the removal or destruction of apiaries deemed abandoned. L.1977, c. 159, s. 8, eff. July 14, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-20 - Rules and regulations

4:6-20. Rules and regulations  The State Board of Agriculture shall have the power to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 159, s. 9, eff. July 14, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-21 - Rules, regulations relative to preservation of honey bee colonies.

4:6-21 Rules, regulations relative to preservation of honey bee colonies.  1. The Secretary of Agriculture in conjunction with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and in cooperation with the New Jersey Beekeepers Association, the New Jersey Pest Management Association, and the New Jersey Cooperative Extension of Rutgers, The State University, shall, within 18 months after the effective date of this act, develop and adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to require certified commercial pesticide applicators and licensed commercial pesticide operators in the State to contact identified county, regional or State agricultural agencies to either obtain assistance in relocating specific honey bee colonies, or to seek approval to destroy the colonies, prior to extermination. The provisions of this section shall not apply to honey bee colonies found residing within buildings or other indoor structures. These rules and regulations shall establish the provisions necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section, and shall include any appropriate emergency health and safety exceptions, minimum response times for agricultural agencies or designated responders, as well as enforcement and penalty provisions for violations. L.2007, c.271, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-22 - Violations; penalties, use.

4:6-22 Violations; penalties, use.  2. Any person who intentionally destroys a man-made honey bee hive without the approval required pursuant to R.S.4:6-1 et seq. or section 1 of P.L.2007, c.271 (C.4:6-21) shall be liable to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.) or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" in connection with this act. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. Penalties recovered for violations of this section shall be remitted to the Department of Agriculture and expended on programs to revive honey bee populations in the State.  L.2007, c.271, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-23 - Penalty for destruction of man-made native bee hive; definitions.

4:6-23 Penalty for destruction of man-made native bee hive; definitions.  1. a. Any person who intentionally destroys a man-made native bee hive shall be liable to a civil penalty of up to $500 for each offense. b. Any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.) or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" in connection with this act. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. Penalties recovered for violations of this section shall be remitted to the Department of Agriculture and expended on programs to manage or revive honey bee or native bee populations in the State. c. As used in this section: "Man-made native bee hive" means a tube or other apparatus in which bees may nest, and which is installed to attract native bees other than honeybees. "Native bee" means a bee of a species that is native to the State and does not produce honey, but provides for the pollination of crops or plants, or other agricultural, environmental, or horticultural benefits. L.2015, c.77, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:6-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:6-24 - Regulation of breeding, keeping of honey bees.

4:6-24 Regulation of breeding, keeping of honey bees.  2. a. The Department of Agriculture shall regulate the breeding and keeping of honey bees and any activities related thereto, including, but not limited to, the use of honey bees for pollination, the reproduction and sale of honey bees, and the production of honey and other apiary products from such bees, and may delegate its monitoring and enforcement authority to a municipality pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2015, c.76 (C.40:48-1.5). b. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Department of Agriculture shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of P.L.2015, c.76 (C.40:48-1.5 et al.), including but not limited to: (1) apiary standards for the breeding and keeping of honey bees, the use of honey bees for pollination, the reproduction and sale of honey bees, and the production of honey and other apiary products from such bees; and (2) standards of administrative procedure for a municipality to monitor and enforce the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this subsection. The standards shall include provisions for the preparation and submittal to the department by the municipality of periodic reports on the results of monitoring and enforcement activities undertaken by the municipality. c. When developing the standards adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the Department of Agriculture shall consult with the New Jersey League of Municipalities, the New Jersey Beekeepers Association, and the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium, or successor organizations with similar purposes. The standards shall reflect consideration of: (1) the population densities in rural, suburban, and urban areas of the State; (2) the densities and intensities of development and differing land uses in communities throughout the State; and (3) any other characteristics of various regions of the State that the department determines to be significant to the regulation of apiary activities in the State. L.2015, c.76, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-1 - Determining existence; declaring epidemics; quarantine

4:7-1. Determining existence; declaring epidemics; quarantine  The state board of agriculture may: a. Determine the existence of dangerous plant diseases and of dangerously injurious insects and declare the same to be epidemic; b. Establish and enforce general or local quarantine. These powers and duties are in addition to and not in limitation of any similar powers and duties conferred upon the board by the specific provisions appearing elsewhere in this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-2 - Diseases and insects not designated in statutes

4:7-2. Diseases and insects not designated in statutes  All powers and duties conferred upon the board with reference to any specific dangerous plant disease or to any specific dangerously injurious insect, the board shall have and perform with reference to any other such disease or insect not specifically referred to in this chapter but determined by the board to be a dangerous plant disease or a dangerously injurious insect.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-3 - Penalty for violating orders of board

4:7-3. Penalty for violating orders of board  A person who shall violate or fail to comply with an order of the board, or its constituted agent, made pursuant to sections 4:7-1 and 4:7-2 of this title, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for each violation or failure to comply, to be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the secretary of agriculture in the manner provided in article 2 of chapter 23 of this title (s. 4:23-11 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-4 - "Department" defined

4:7-4. "Department" defined  As used in this article the word "department" means the department of agriculture.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-5 - Importation or distribution of infested plants

4:7-5. Importation or distribution of infested plants  No person shall import into the state or distribute by sale, gift or otherwise within the state, any plant material, cuttings, seeds, bulbs, tubers, trees, shrubs or vines known to be infested with any disease which by transmission to another plant would cause the death or mutilation of the latter.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-6 - Keeping or distribution of plant material after notice of infestation

4:7-6. Keeping or distribution of plant material after notice of infestation  The keeping or maintenance, sale, gift or distribution of any plant material, cuttings, seeds, bulbs, tubers, trees, shrubs or vines after notice of such infestation is hereby declared to be a nuisance subject to abatement as described in this article, and an offense punishable as provided in section 4:7-14 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-7 - Examination of nurseries and other establishments

4:7-7. Examination of nurseries and other establishments  The department shall examine as often as may be necessary all nurseries and other establishments or places within the state where plants are grown for sale, or from which plant material of any kind is distributed, to determine the condition as to freedom from disease of the plant stock grown for sale or distribution.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-8 - Treatment or destruction of diseased or suspected plants; prohibiting shipment

4:7-8. Treatment or destruction of diseased or suspected plants; prohibiting shipment  If upon examination as provided in section 4:7-7 of this title, the department shall find evidence of the presence of any disease dangerous to plants commonly grown within the state it shall at once notify the owner or manager of the nursery, establishment or place of the character of the disease and shall forthwith require the spraying, fumigation or other treatment necessary to free the plants of the disease. The department may prohibit the shipment of any diseased or suspected plants until satisfied that the disease no longer exists in dangerous form. If the department shall discover in a nursery, or elsewhere within the state, any plant infested with a virulent disease that cannot be eradicated by treatment, the department shall forthwith order it to be destroyed.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-9 - Notices and orders by department and service thereof

4:7-9. Notices and orders by department and service thereof  All notices, orders or directions issued by the department in connection with this article shall be in writing, supplemented by such printed matter as may be needed to explain the written orders. They shall be served personally upon the owner or manager of the nursery or other establishment or place where the diseased plants are found, or, if no owner or manager can be found in such place, the notice may be delivered to any person found on the place, or may be attached to some conspicuous object on the place. The notice or order shall specify a time, not less than three days from its date, within which it must be complied with.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-10 - Notice to department of importation of plant material

4:7-10. Notice to department of importation of plant material  Every person who imports plant material of any kind from without the state and every carrier for hire that brings plant material from without the state for delivery to any person within the state, shall notify the department of such shipment prior to, or within twenty-four hours after, its arrival. The notice shall state the kind and quantity of plant material, the name and address of the shipper, the date of shipment, and, if from a foreign country, the name of the country or district in which the shipment originated, the port of entry and the approximate date of arrival at such port.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-11 - Inspection of imported plant material

4:7-11. Inspection of imported plant material  If the department has any reason to suspect the presence of a dangerous disease in any shipment of plant material imported from without the state, it may order the examination of every package of such material, in transit or at the point of delivery, and shall not authorize its acceptance or delivery until satisfied that no dangerous disease is present. When inspection is considered necessary the department shall at once notify the carrier for hire to that effect, which carrier shall thereupon hold the material subject to the further order of the department. The department shall make any necessary inspection of material in transit or at point of destination as promptly as possible after notice of its arrival within the state. The department may in its discretion authorize the delivery of any plant material to the consignee, subject to inspection at unpacking. If no inspection is considered necessary the department shall at once notify the carrier for hire and the consignee, to that effect, which notice shall serve as an authority for the delivery and receipt of the material.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-12 - Issuance to prospective shippers of certificates of freedom from disease

4:7-12. Issuance to prospective shippers of certificates of freedom from disease  The department shall, unless it has knowledge of the presence of a dangerous disease precluding such action, issue to any nurseryman or other grower of plants who may request the same, and who may wish to ship plants from one part of the state to another, or from this state to outside territory, a certificate stating that the specific nursery or other plantation is, in general, apparently free from dangerous disease or that it is apparently free from specific diseases which might affect the plants in question, or that a specific shipment is apparently free from dangerous disease. The certificate shall be accepted by any carrier for hire as its warrant for transporting and delivering the material or shipment.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-13 - Right of entry to inspect; interference with inspectors

4:7-13. Right of entry to inspect; interference with inspectors  To make the inspections, investigations and examinations provided for in this article and to enforce the provisions of the same, the inspectors and agents of the department may enter upon lands open or inclosed, upon which such inspections, examinations or investigations are necessary, or where any nuisance as defined in section 4:7-6 of this title is maintained or charged, or into any storehouse or building containing plant material, cuttings, seeds, bulbs, tubers, trees, shrubs or vines, which they are directed or authorized by this article to inspect. Any interference with or obstruction made to any such inspector or agent while engaged in the performance of the duties imposed by this article, shall subject the offender to punishment as a disorderly person under the general laws of this state upon a charge made against him by the inspector or agent interfered with.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:7-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:7-14 - Penalty for violation, recovery

4:7-14. Penalty for violation, recovery  4:7-14. A person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each sale, shipment or delivery in violation of this article or for each failure to obey the order or direction of the department made by authority of R.S.4:7-8 and R.S.4:7-9.  Penalties shall be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the department in the manner provided in article one of chapter twenty-three of this Title (R.S.4:23-1 et seq.), in the Superior Court or municipal court of any municipality.  Amended 1953, c.5, s.7; 1991,c.91,s.160.