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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22-55 - Payment, disposition of fines, penalties, moneys, imposed and collected.

4:22-55 Payment, disposition of fines, penalties, moneys, imposed and collected.
4:22-55. a. Except as provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, all fines, penalties and moneys imposed and collected under the provisions of article 2 of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, shall be paid by the court or by the clerk or court officer receiving the fines, penalties or moneys, within 30 days and without demand, to the county to be used for the purpose of protecting animals in the county.
b. If an enforcement action for a violation of article 2 of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes is brought:
(1) in Superior Court primarily as a result of the reporting of the violation to the county prosecutor by a certified animal control officer or a municipal humane law enforcement officer, the fines, penalties, or moneys collected shall be paid as follows: one half to the municipality in which the violation occurred; and one half to the county to be used for the purpose of protecting animals in the county.
(2) in a municipal court of a municipality in which a municipal humane law enforcement officer has been designated pursuant to section 25 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.1), the fines, penalties, or moneys collected shall be paid without demand, to the municipality in which the violation occurred.
(3) in a municipal court of a municipality in which a municipal humane law enforcement officer has not been designated pursuant to section 25 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.1), the fines, penalties, or moneys collected shall be paid as follows: one half to the municipality in which the violation occurred; and one half to the county to be used for the purpose of protecting animals in the county.
c. Any fines, penalties, or moneys paid to a municipality pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be allocated by the municipality to defray the cost of:
(1) enforcement of animal control, animal welfare, and animal cruelty laws and ordinances within the municipality; and
(2) the training therefor required of certified animal control officers and municipal humane law enforcement officers pursuant to law or other animal enforcement related training authorized by law for municipal employees.
amended 1953, c.5, s.86; 1997, c.247, s.7; 2005, c.372, s.19; 2017, c.331, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22-56 - Immunity from liability.

4:22-56 Immunity from liability.
10. Although a municipality and a county may share in the receipt of fines, penalties, or moneys collected with regard to violations occurring in the municipality pursuant to the provisions of R.S.4:22-55:
a. a municipality or any official or officer thereof, municipal prosecutor, municipal humane law enforcement officer, or certified animal control officer shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission of a county or any official or officer thereof, county prosecutor, county animal cruelty prosecutor, chief humane law enforcement officer, or county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or any humane law enforcement officer thereof with regard to any investigation, arrest, or prosecution of a violator with which the municipality or any official or officer thereof, municipal prosecutor, municipal humane law enforcement officer, or certified animal control officer was not involved; and
b. a county or any official or officer thereof, county prosecutor, county animal cruelty prosecutor, chief humane law enforcement officer, or county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or any humane law enforcement officer thereof shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission of a municipality or any official or officer thereof, municipal prosecutor, municipal humane law enforcement officer, or certified animal control officer with regard to any investigation, arrest, or prosecution of a violator with which the county or any official or officer thereof, county prosecutor, county animal cruelty prosecutor, chief humane law enforcement officer, or county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or any humane law enforcement officer thereof was not involved.
L.1997, c.247, s.10; amended 2005, c.372, s.20; 2017, c.331, s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22-57 - Notice of persons ineligible to be certified animal control officers.

4:22-57 Notice of persons ineligible to be certified animal control officers.
3. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2017, c.331)
b. For the purposes of maintaining the list of persons not eligible to be a certified animal control officer, municipal humane law enforcement officer, humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or designee pursuant to subsection a. of section 28 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.4), as established pursuant to subsections b. and c. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16a), the court or other official adjudging the guilt or liability for a violation of any provision of article 2 of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, shall charge the prosecutor or other appropriate person, other than a certified animal control officer, with the responsibility to notify within 30 days the commissioner, in writing, of the full name of the person found guilty of, or liable for, an applicable violation, and the violation for which or of which that person was found guilty or liable, and the person charged with the responsibility shall provide such notice.
L.2003, c.67, s.3; amended 2005, c.372, s.21; 2017, c.331, s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22-58 - Definitions relative to use of animals in product testing.

4:22-58 Definitions relative to use of animals in product testing.
1. For the purposes of this act:
"Animal" means any vertebrate other than humans;
"Committee" means the federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods, established under the federal "ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000," 42 U.S.C. s.285l-2 et seq.;
"Contract testing facility" means any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship that tests chemicals, ingredients, product formulations, or products in the State;
"Manufacturer" means any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship that produces products, product formulations, chemicals, or ingredients in the State;
"Medical research" means research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, or prevention of physical or mental diseases and impairments of humans and animals or related to the development of biomedical products, devices, or drugs as defined in 21 U.S.C. s.321. "Medical research" shall not include the testing of an ingredient that was formerly used in a drug, tested for the drug use with traditional animal test methods to characterize the ingredient and to substantiate its safety for human use, and currently is proposed for use in a product other than a biomedical product, device, or drug;
"Traditional animal test method" means a process or procedure using animals to obtain information on the characteristics of a chemical or agent and that generates information regarding the ability of a chemical or agent to produce a specific biological effect under specified conditions; and
"Validated alternative test method" means a test method that does not use animals or in some cases reduces or refines the current use of animals, for which the reliability and relevance for a specific purpose has been established in validation studies as specified in the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods report provided to federal agencies as required pursuant to the federal "ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000," 42 U.S.C. s.285l-2 et seq.
L.2007, c.210, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22-59 - Animal testing prohibited under certain circumstances.

4:22-59 Animal testing prohibited under certain circumstances.
2. a. When conducting any product testing in the State, no manufacturer or contract testing facility shall use a traditional animal test method for which there is an appropriate validated alternative test method that has been adopted by the relevant federal agency or agencies responsible for regulating the specific product or activity for which the test is being conducted, pursuant to the provisions of the federal "ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000," 42 U.S.C. s.285l-2 et seq. No provision of this subsection shall be construed to apply to any animal test conducted for the purposes of medical research.
b. No provision of this section shall prohibit the use of any nonanimal alternative test method for the testing of any product, product formulation, chemical, or ingredient that is not recommended by the committee.
c. No provision of this section shall prohibit the use of animal tests to comply with the requirements of State or federal agencies when the federal agency has approved a nonanimal alternative test method pursuant to subsection a. of this section and the federal agency concludes that the nonanimal alternative test does not assure the health or safety of consumers.
L.2007, c.210, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22-60 - Exclusive remedy for enforcement.

4:22-60 Exclusive remedy for enforcement.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, the exclusive remedy for enforcing this act shall be the Attorney General bringing a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the violation and for other further relief as the court shall determine is proper.
L.2007, c.210, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-1 - Definitions

4:22A-1. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Department" means the Department of Health.
b. "Disposal" or "dispose" means permanent interment or inurnment, above or below ground, cremation, mass incineration, communal burial, placement in a landfill, processing by a rendering facility or any other method of legal disposition.
c. "Pet" means a member of the kingdom of living beings, commonly known as a domestic animal, that has the capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor response to stimulation, yet is not human, and which has been adapted or tamed to live in intimate association with, and for the pleasure or advantage of, the human species, and includes, but is not limited to, dogs, cats, gerbils, fish, birds, snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs and rabbits.
d. "Pet cemetery" means any land, place, structure, facility or building provided by any person, whether or not for profit, to veterinarians or members of the general public for use, or reservation for use, for the permanent interment or inurnment above or below ground of pet remains.
e. "Disposal facility" means a facility, owned or operated by any person, whether or not for profit, that offers to dispose of deceased pets.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-2 - 5-acre minimum

4:22A-2. 5-acre minimum
A pet cemetery which commences operations on or after the effective date of this act and which provides for the permanent, below-ground interments of pets shall consist of not less than five contiguous acres of real property in total area, including any structures, facilities or buildings situated thereon which are related to pet cemetery purposes.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-3 - Notarized dedication

4:22A-3. Notarized dedication
The owner of property who dedicates this property to pet cemetery purposes on or after the effective date of this act shall do so by means of a notarized dedication recorded in the manner provided by the laws of this State. Dedicated property shall be held and used exclusively for pet cemetery purposes, except as otherwise provided in section 5 of this act.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-4 - Disclosure of status

4:22A-4. Disclosure of status
The owner or operator of a pet cemetery, before accepting a pet for disposal, or otherwise reserving or selling a right of disposal for a pet, shall disclose, on a form designed for this purpose by the department, to the pet owner or to the person making arrangements on the owner's behalf, that the pet cemetery is or is not dedicated pursuant to the provisions of this act; and any other information concerning the disposal of pets that the department deems appropriate for disclosure to the public.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-5 - Removal of dedication

4:22A-5. Removal of dedication
Once a pet cemetery is dedicated pursuant to the provisions of this act, the dedication shall not be removed unless the dedication is removed by an order of the Superior Court in a proceeding brought by the pet cemetery owner for this purpose and upon proof satisfactory to the court that:
a. No disposals were made in, or that all disposals have been removed from, that portion of the property from which the dedication is sought to be removed;
b. The pet cemetery owner has received from those persons, or their heirs or assigns, whose pets have been disposed of in the pet cemetery, and from those persons, or their heirs or assigns, who have purchased or otherwise reserved rights of disposal in the pet cemetery for their pets, written authorizations to remove the dedication from their respective sites, and to remove the pets already disposed of in the sites from which the dedication is to be removed. The court may waive the written authorization requirement for any particular pet if the court is satisfied that the pet cemetery owner has made a good faith effort to locate the pet owner, or the heirs or assigns thereof, but has been unable to do so. Any removals of pet remains pursuant to this subsection shall be performed at the expense of the pet cemetery owner, and any written authorizations pursuant to this subsection may be given for legal consideration; and
c. The pet cemetery owner has arranged, at the pet cemetery owner's own expense, for relocation sites for removed pet remains satisfactory to the pet owners, or the heirs or assigns thereof, or has refunded thereto all moneys taken for disposal purposes; and has refunded to those pet owners, or their heirs or assigns, who purchased rights of disposal for pets, all moneys received therefrom. All refunds made under this subsection shall be with interest at the rate of interest for savings accounts at State- and federally-chartered banking institutions of this State. If the court is satisfied that the pet cemetery owner has made a good faith effort to locate a pet owner, or the heirs or assigns thereof, but has been unable to do so, the court may determine an alternative manner of disposal of that particular pet, if the pet was disposed of, and may waive the refunding requirements of this subsection.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-6 - Subsequent liens subordinate

4:22A-6. Subsequent liens subordinate
All mortgages and other liens of any nature, hereafter contracted, placed, or incurred upon property which has been, and was at the time of the creation or placing of the lien, dedicated as a pet cemetery, or upon property which is afterwards, with the consent of the owner of any mortgage or lien, dedicated to pet cemetery purposes, shall not affect or defeat the dedication to pet cemetery purposes, but the mortgage or other lien is subject and subordinate to that dedication and any sales made upon foreclosure are subject and subordinate to the dedication for pet cemetery purposes.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-7 - Maintenance fees

4:22A-7. Maintenance fees
The owner or operator of a pet cemetery shall charge a person seeking to dispose of a pet, at the option of the customer, either an annual or permanent maintenance fee for the care of the pet cemetery, as follows:
a. The annual maintenance fee, billed each calendar year not later than July 1 and due not later than August 15, shall be placed by the owner or operator of the pet cemetery in the general account of the pet cemetery to be used for pet cemetery maintenance during the forthcoming year; or
b. The one-time permanent maintenance fee of at least $25.00 shall be placed by the owner or operator of the pet cemetery into an endowment care or similar trust fund, the entirety of which shall be used for the perpetual maintenance of the pet cemetery.
A pet owner who initially selects the annual maintenance fee may transfer to perpetual maintenance at any time by paying to the pet cemetery an amount equal to the permanent maintenance fee applicable on the date of the transfer.
If the annual maintenance fee is not paid within 90 days of the date on which it is due, the owner or operator of the pet cemetery shall send written notice by certified mail to the pet owner that the annual maintenance fee is overdue. If, within 90 days of the mailing of that certified letter, the annual maintenance fee is not paid, the pet owner shall lose all disposal rights at the pet cemetery, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 5 of this act.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-8 - $12,000 minimum in trust fund

4:22A-8. $12,000 minimum in trust fund
A pet cemetery which commences operations on or after the effective date of this act shall, prior to the acceptance of any moneys for services rendered, establish an endowment care or similar trust fund for the permanent maintenance of the pet cemetery, in an amount not less than $12,000.00 in cash or in the bonds of the United States, this State, or any political subdivision of this State. Not less than $12,000.00 shall be maintained in this account at all times during the period of the operation of the pet cemetery.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-9 - Pet disposal form

4:22A-9. Pet disposal form
Each person who gives a pet to a veterinarian or a pet cemetery for disposal purposes shall choose a method of disposal for the pet by completing a pet disposal form prescribed by the department under section 14 of this act. This form shall list alternative methods of disposal, the cost of each method and the nature of or place in which each method of disposal will be carried out. The veterinarian or the pet cemetery, as the case may be, shall give the person who completes the form a copy of the form. If the person chooses to have the pet disposed of by a pet cemetery and makes the arrangements therefor through a veterinarian, the veterinarian shall provide the person with the name, location and telephone number of the pet cemetery so that the person may obtain information about the pet cemetery pursuant to section 4 of this act. The veterinarian also shall ensure that a copy of the pet disposal form accompanies the pet when the pet is removed from the veterinarian's office.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-10 - Compliance with instructions

4:22A-10. Compliance with instructions
a. A pet cemetery shall dispose of a pet, received thereby for disposal purposes, in compliance with the instructions on the pet disposal form accompanying the pet and the health standards adopted by the department under section 14 of this act.
b. The owner or operator of a pet cemetery shall, within 10 days of receipt of a pet for disposal, send a written certification to the person who offered the pet for disposal, attesting to the method, date and place of the disposal.
c. A pet cemetery which contains a grave containing more than five pets is presumed to have disposed of pets in violation of this act.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-11 - Registration

4:22A-11. Registration
a. Every pet cemetery and disposal facility in this State shall register with the department on a form prescribed by the department. The department may charge a fee, not to exceed $10.00, for the registration. Pet cemeteries and disposal facilities in operation before the effective date of this act shall have 120 days to comply with this section. Pet cemeteries and disposal facilities which commence operations on or after the effective date of this act shall register with the department at least 30 days prior to the commencement of operations.
b. The department shall periodically conduct an inspection and a financial audit of the accounts required pursuant to this act of each pet cemetery registered pursuant to this act.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-12 - Violation; penalty

4:22A-12. Violation; penalty
Any person who violates the provisions of this act, or any rules or regulations adopted hereunder, is liable to a civil penalty of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense, to be collected in a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. The Superior Court has jurisdiction to enforce that act. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues constitutes an additional, separate and distinct offense. The proceedings shall be brought in the name of the department. The department shall have the authority to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty in such amount as the department determines is appropriate and equitable under the circumstances.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:22A-13 - Forms; rules, regulations

4:22A-13. Forms; rules, regulations
The department, after consultation with the Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, shall adopt the forms, rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Pet cemetery disclosure forms required under section 4 of this act;
b. Pet disposal forms required under section 10 of this act;
c. Health standards for pet cemeteries required under section 11 of this act;
d. Registration forms for pet cemeteries required under section 12 of this act; and
e. A public information program to assist members of the general public in understanding the provisions of this act.
L. 1985, c. 401, s. 14, eff. Jan. 8, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:23-1 - Penalties to which article applies

4:23-1. Penalties to which article applies
All penalties incurred for the violation of any provisions of this title shall be collected as provided by this article, except as to sections 4:21A-1 to 4:21A-4 and except as to those penalties specifically recoverable under article 2 of this chapter (s. 4:23-11 et seq.) and except as provided by sections 4:22-29 to 4:22-42 of this title and those sections in which an action at law is specifically authorized.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:23-2 - Jurisdiction

4:23-2. Jurisdiction
4:23-2. Jurisdiction of proceedings to collect penalties collectible under the provisions of this article is vested in the Superior Court and the municipal courts, and in all other courts or officers specifically authorized by the law under which the proceeding is had, all of which courts and officers are hereinafter in this article designated as the "court."
Amended 1953, c.5, s.87; 1991,c.91,s.177.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:23-6 - Enforcement and collection of penalties

4:23-6. Enforcement and collection of penalties
In proceedings to enforce and collect penalties under this article, the court may proceed in a summary manner pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.).
Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 55, s. 91.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:23-11 - Penalties to which article applies

4:23-11. Penalties to which article applies
The penalties hereinafter enumerated in this section shall be collected as provided by this article:
a. For violations of or failure to comply with orders of the State Board of Agriculture, or its duly constituted agent, made pursuant to sections 4:5-1 and 4:5-2 of this Title and imposed by section 4:5-3 of this Title;
b. For violations of section 4:5-16 of this Title and imposed by section 4:15-17 of this Title;
c. For violations of any of the provisions of sections 4:5-18 to 4:5-74 of this Title and imposed by section 4:5-75 of this Title;
d. For violations of any of the provisions of sections 4:5-94 to 4:5-105 of this Title and imposed by section 4:5-106 of this Title;
e. For violations of or failure to comply with orders of the State Board of Agriculture, or its constituted agent, made pursuant to sections 4:7-1 and 4:7-2 of this Title, and imposed by section 4:7-3 of this Title;
f. For violations of the provisions of any law whenever such law shall provide that the penalties imposed thereby shall be sued for in the manner provided by this article.
Amended by L.1946, c. 256, p. 892, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:23-12 - Jurisdiction

4:23-12. Jurisdiction
4:23-12. Jurisdiction of proceedings to collect penalties collectible under the provisions of this article is vested in the Superior Court and the municipal courts in any municipality where the defendant may be apprehended or where he may reside, and all other courts or officers specifically authorized by the law under which the proceeding is had, all of which courts and officers are hereinafter in this article designated as the "court." Process shall be either a summons or warrant and proceedings shall be brought in a summary manner pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.).
Amended 1953, c.5, s.95; 1991,c.91,s.178.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:23-14 - Failure to pay penalty; commitment

4:23-14. Failure to pay penalty; commitment
If any person fails to pay the penalty imposed, together with all costs, the court shall commit him to the common jail of the county wherein such conviction is had for a period not exceeding ninety days or until the penalty and costs are paid.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:23-15 - Arrest without warrant for violation in view of officer

4:23-15. Arrest without warrant for violation in view of officer
For a violation of any provision for which a penalty is prescribed which is collectible under this article, done within the view of any constable, police officer or member of the State police, the officer may arrest the offender without a warrant and take him before the court in the county wherein such arrest is made.
Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 55, s. 97.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-1.1 - Prevention of damage by floodwater or sediment; conservation of water for agricultural purposes

4:24-1.1. Prevention of damage by floodwater or sediment; conservation of water for agricultural purposes
The purposes of soil conservation and the control and prevention of soil erosion to be furthered by the State Soil Conservation Committee and of the soil conservation districts shall include, wherever applicable, the prevention of damage to soil and soil resources by floodwater or by sediment and the furtherance of conservation of water for agricultural purposes.
L.1959, c. 129, p. 570, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-2 - Words and phrases defined

4:24-2. Words and phrases defined
Wherever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
a. "District" or "soil conservation district" means a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth;
b. "Supervisor" means one of the members of the governing body of a district, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
c. "Committee" or "state soil conservation committee" means the agency created in article three of this chapter;
d. "Petition" means a petition filed under the provisions of article 4 of this chapter (s. 4:24-7 et seq.) for the creation of a district;
e. "State" means the state of New Jersey;
f. "Agency of this state" includes the government of this state and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this state;
g. "United States" or "agencies of the United States" includes the United States of America, the soil conservation service of the United States department of agriculture, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America;
h. "Government" or "governmental" includes the government of this state, the government of the United States, and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them;
i. "Landowner" includes any person, firm or corporation who shall hold title to any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this chapter;
j. "Due notice" means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least seven days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area, or if no such publication of general circulation be available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places, within the appropriate area, such posting to include, where possible, posting at public places where it may be customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs generally. At any hearing held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in such notice, adjournment may be made from time to time, without the necessity of renewing such notice for such adjourned dates.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-2.1 - Transfer of functions, powers and duties to Department of Agriculture

4:24-2.1. Transfer of functions, powers and duties to Department of Agriculture
The State Soil Conservation Committee and all of its functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to the Department of Agriculture.
L.1959, c. 129, p. 570, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-3 - Committee established; membership; records; seal; hearings; rules and regulations

4:24-3. Committee established; membership; records; seal; hearings; rules and regulations
There is hereby established, to serve as an agency of the State and to perform the functions conferred upon it in this chapter, the State Soil Conservation Committee. The committee shall consist of 11 members: the Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, the associate director of the Cooperative Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics, the State Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development, or a representative designated by any 1 of these individuals, and 1 member appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. Six members shall be soil conservation district supervisors, who shall be elected at the annual meetings of soil conservation district supervisors for terms of 3 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Three supervisors shall be elected from the northern region which is composed of the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren; and 3 supervisors shall be elected from the southern region which is composed of the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean and Salem. Of the first 3 members from each region 1 shall be elected for 1 year, 1 for 2 years, and 1 for 3 years. The committee shall invite the secretary of agriculture of the United States of America to appoint 1 person, a resident of the State of New Jersey, to serve with the above-mentioned members. The committee shall keep a record of its official actions, shall adopt a seal, which seal shall be judicially noticed, and may perform such acts, hold such public hearings, and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the execution of its functions under this chapter.
Amended by L.1959, c. 130, p. 571, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-3.1 - Election of members

4:24-3.1. Election of members
The first election for members of the State Soil Conservation Committee, established under this act, shall be held by the State Soil Conservation Committee in office on the effective date of this act. This election shall be held within 10 days after the effective date of this act.
L.1959, c. 130, p. 572, s. 3, eff. June 18, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-4 - Administrative officer and employees; legal services; co-operative agreements

4:24-4. Administrative officer and employees; legal services; co-operative agreements
The State Soil Conservation Committee may employ, subject to the rules of the State Civil Service Commission, a qualified administrative officer and such technical experts and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation of all employees. The committee shall call upon the Attorney-General for such legal services as it may require for the purpose of carrying out any of its functions. The committee may enter into co-operative agreements with any other State agency. The members of the committee who are soil conservation district supervisors shall not vote on or participate in the employment or selection of any officers, agents or employees, and for such purpose the full membership of the committee shall be deemed to be 5.
Amended by L.1959, c. 130, p. 572, s. 2, eff. June 18, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-5 - Organization; term of members; quorum; expenses; surety bonds for employees; records; audit

4:24-5. Organization; term of members; quorum; expenses; surety bonds for employees; records; audit
The committee shall designate its chairman, and may, from time to time, change such designation. A member of the committee shall hold office so long as he shall retain the office by virtue of which he shall be serving on the committee. A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination. The chairman and members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services on the committee, but shall be entitled to expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties on the committee. The committee shall provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be intrusted with funds or property; shall provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all proceedings and of all resolutions, regulations, and orders issued or adopted; and shall provide for an annual audit of the accounts of receipts and disbursements.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-6 - Powers and duties of committee

4:24-6. Powers and duties of committee
In addition to the duties and powers hereinafter conferred upon the state soil conservation committee, it shall have the following duties and powers:
a. To accept from the United States or any of its agencies, contributions in services, materials, money, or otherwise, and to use or expend such contributions in the formulation of comprehensive plans for the conservation of soil resources and the prevention of soil erosion within the state and to conduct surveys, investigations, demonstrations, and research relating to soil erosion and the preventive measures needed in areas subject to erosion by wind and water, to publish results of any such surveys, investigations or research and to disseminate information. In order to avoid duplication of research, demonstration, and the dissemination of information, no program of such activities shall be carried on except in co-operation with the state agricultural college and the state agricultural experiment stations, or such other state agency as may be dealing with allied problems;
b. To offer such assistance to the supervisors of soil conservation districts, organized as provided hereinafter as may be appropriate in the carrying out of any of their powers and programs;
c. To co-ordinate the programs of the several soil conservation districts organized hereunder;
d. To secure the co-operation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies, and of agencies of this state, in the work of such districts;
e. To disseminate information throughout the state concerning the activities and programs of the soil conservation districts organized hereunder, and to encourage the formation of such districts in areas where their organization is desirable.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-6.1 - Review and approval, modification or rejection of decisions

4:24-6.1. Review and approval, modification or rejection of decisions
The committee may, on its own motion or at the request of any person aggrieved by any decision by a local district, review and approve, modify or reject any such decision as it deems appropriate.
L.1979, c. 459, s. 9, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-17.1 - Public hearings

4:24-17.1. Public hearings
Whenever the supervisors of a soil conservation district which has been created for more than 1 year determine it advisable to divide the district into 2 or more separate districts, or whenever the supervisors of 2 or more contiguous districts determine it advisable to combine such districts, the supervisors of the district or districts shall call a public hearing on such proposal.
L.1966, c. 77, s. 1, eff. June 14, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-17.2 - Resolution requesting approval; procedure upon approval

4:24-17.2. Resolution requesting approval; procedure upon approval
Following such public hearing the supervisors of the district or districts may adopt a resolution requesting approval by the State Soil Conservation Committee of a division of the district or the combination of separate districts into a single district, the proposed boundaries of the proposed district or districts being annexed to said resolutions. If the State Soil Conservation Committee approves the proposal and so notifies the supervisors, the supervisors shall file with the Secretary of State a statement or statements setting forth the revised name or names and boundaries of the district or districts so approved and the date upon which such changes are to become effective.
L.1966, c. 77, s. 2, eff. June 14, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-17.3 - New supervisors; appointment; time of taking office

4:24-17.3. New supervisors; appointment; time of taking office
Upon the effective date of a division of a district or the combination of 2 or more districts, the terms of office of the supervisors theretofore in office shall terminate and new supervisors, appointed by the State Soil Conservation Committee in accordance with Revised Statutes 4:24-12, shall take office as the governing body of the district or districts so created.
L.1966, c. 77, s. 3, eff. June 14, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-17.4 - Continuance of contracts, liabilities, regulations and other matters; assumption by new district

4:24-17.4. Continuance of contracts, liabilities, regulations and other matters; assumption by new district
The State Soil Conservation Committee shall make such provisions as are necessary for the continuance in effect of all contracts, liabilities, regulations and other matters of the district or districts to be divided or combined and shall designate the manner in which these contracts, liabilities, regulations and other matters are to be assumed by the districts simultaneously with its granting of approval for division or combining of a district.
L.1966, c. 77, s. 4, eff. June 14, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-17.5 - County and multi-county soil conservation districts; creation

4:24-17.5. County and multi-county soil conservation districts; creation
The whole area of the State shall, at all times, be covered by a soil conservation district. Each soil conservation district shall cover the whole area of one or more counties. A tri-county soil conservation district shall serve the counties of Hudson, Essex and Passaic to be known as the Hudson, Essex and Passaic Soil Conservation District. Bi-county soil conservation districts shall serve the following pairs of counties: Middlesex-Monmouth, Somerset-Union and Cape May-Atlantic to be known as the Freehold, Somerset-Union and Cape-Atlantic Soil Conservation Districts respectively. Every other county in the State shall be served by its own soil conservation district to be known as "the County Soil Conservation District" with the name of each such county inserted. The State Soil Conservation Committee shall work with the supervisors of the multi-county soil conservation districts to encourage the formation of a soil conservation district in each county of the State, pursuant to the procedures contained in P.L.1966, c. 77 (C. 4:24-17.1 et seq.).
L.1977, c. 264, s. 3, eff. Oct. 18, 1977. Amended by L.1979, c. 459, s. 7, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-17.6 - Appropriation of funds by counties

4:24-17.6. Appropriation of funds by counties
Any board of chosen freeholders may appropriate such funds as it deems necessary to the soil conservation district serving that county for the purpose of providing district services to the people of that county.
L.1979, c. 459, s. 4, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-17.7 - Legal services to district by Attorney General

4:24-17.7. Legal services to district by Attorney General
The Attorney General, on his own initiative, or the respective county counsel, with the approval of the board of chosen freeholders, may provide any and all legal services to any district.
L.1979, c. 459, s. 5, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-18 - Governing body of district; supervisors; appointment

4:24-18. Governing body of district; supervisors; appointment
The governing body of the district shall consist of five supervisors, appointed by the State Soil Conservation Committee. The five supervisors shall be legal residents of the district.
Amended by L.1966, c. 77, s. 5, eff. June 14, 1966; L.1977, c. 264, s. 1, eff. Oct. 18, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-19 - Supervisors; chairman; term of office; quorum; per diem

4:24-19. Supervisors; chairman; term of office; quorum; per diem
The supervisors shall designate a chairman and may, from time to time, change such designation. The term of office of each supervisor shall be at the pleasure of the State committee. The selection of successors shall be made in the same manner in which the retiring supervisor shall have been selected. A majority of the supervisors shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination. A supervisor shall be entitled to expenses and a per diem, in an amount to be established by the State committee within the limits of available appropriations, when engaged in the performance of his duties.
Amended by L.1979, c. 459, s. 6, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:24-20 - Officers and employees; information to state committee

4:24-20. Officers and employees; information to state committee
The supervisors may employ, subject to the approval of the state committee, technical experts, and such other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as they may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The supervisors may delegate to their chairman, to one or more supervisors, or to one or more agents, or employees such powers and duties as they may deem proper. The supervisors shall furnish to the state soil conservation committee, upon request, copies of such ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts, forms, and other documents as they shall adopt or employ, and such other information concerning their activities as it may require in the performance of its duties under this chapter.