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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.3 - Investigational allowances for secondary and micro nutrients

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Secondary (Calcium, Magnesium and Sulfur) and micro nutrients shall be deemed deficient if any element is below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values in the following schedule. If the deviation is greater than the value shown, but less than twice the value shown, a warning shall be issued. If the deviation exceeds twice the value shown, the fertilizer shall be considered seriously deficient and subject to a penalty.
ELEMENT
ALLOWABLE DEFICIENCY
Calcium
Magnesium
0.2 unit plus + 5% of guarantee
Sulfur
Boron
0.003 unit plus 15% of guarantee
Cobalt
Molybdenum
0.0001 unit plus 30% of guarantee
Chlorine
Copper
Iron
0.005 unit plus 10% of guarantee
Manganese
Sodium
Zinc
The maximum allowance when calculated in accordance to above shall be one unit (one per cent).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.4 - Labeling and distribution of soil conditioners

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any soil conditioner offered for sale or sold or distributed in this State, in bags, barrels or other containers shall have placed on, or affixed to the container, the following data in the following order:
1. Net Weight or Volume.
2. The words: "A Soil Conditioner".
3. Brand Name (which shall not be misleading).
4. Ingredient list using the common or usual English name of each component in the soil conditioner product at the time of blending or mixing. The type size of which shall be no smaller then eight point bold face capital letters.
5. Name and address of the licensee.
6. All data shall be printed in type that is plainly legible either directly on the package or on tags affixed to the end of the package. When a tag is used all information required by this Section shall appear on the tag.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.5 - Specialty fertilizer labels

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following information, if not appearing on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form, shall occupy at least the upper third of a side of the container and shall be considered the label.
Net Weight
Brand Name
Grade
Guaranteed Analysis;
Total Nitrogen (N)
%
% Ammoniacal Nitrogen**
% Nitrate Nitrogen**
% Water Insoluble Nitrogen*
Available Phosphoric Acid
%
(P[2]O[5])
Soluble Potash (K[2]O)
%
Additional Plant Nutrients as prescribed by regulation.**
Potential Acidity or Basicity
% or ... lbs.
Calcium Carbonate Equivalent per ton.
Name and Address of the licensee.
Notes:
*If claimed or the statement "organic" or "slow acting nitrogen" is used on
the label.
**If Claimed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.6 - Slowly available plant nutrients

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No fertilizer label shall bear a statement that connotes or infers the presence of a slowly available plant nutrient, unless the nutrient or nutrients are identified.
(b) When a fertilizer label infers or connotes that the nitrogen is slowly available through use of organic, organic nitrogen ureaform, long lasting or similar terms, the guaranteed analysis must indicate the percentage of water insoluble nitrogen in the material.
(c) To supplement (b) above, it should be established that if a label states the amount of organic nitrogen present in a phrase, such as "25 percent of the nitrogen from ureaformaldehyde (ureaform)," then the water insoluble nitrogen guarantee must be not less than 60 percent of the nitrogen so designated.
Example:
10-6-4 Rose Food
25% of nitrogen is organic
10 (Total N) X .25 (% N claimed as organic) X .60 (Average insolubility in H[2]O of organic nitrogen sources) = 1.5% WIN
(d) When the water insoluble nitrogen is less than 15 percent of the total nitrogen, the label shall bear no references to any designations, such as stated in (b) above.
(e) The term "Coated-Slow Release Fertilizer," or "Coated-Slow Release" be accepted as descriptive of products.
(f) Further, the phrases in (e) above may be allowed for any products than can show a testing program substantiating of the claim. (Testing under guidance of Experiment Station personnel, or a recognized reputable researcher, etc.) Coated-slow release nitrogen must be guaranteed at the 15 percent of total nitrogen level as in organic materials.
(g) The types of slowly released nitrogen products recognized are:
1. Water insoluble, such as natural organics, ureaformaldehyde, oxamide, and insobutylidene diurea (IBDU);
2. Coated-slow release formulations, such as sulfur coated urea and other encapsulated soluble fertilizers; and
3. Occluded slowly released where fertilizers or fertilizer materials are mixed with waxes, resins, or other inert materials and formed into particles.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.7 - General methodology for sampling and laboratory analyses

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Department of Agriculture adopts as a rule and incorporates herein by reference the general methods for sampling and laboratory analyses set forth in the 17th (2000) edition of the Official Publication of the Association of Analytical Chemists, Inc., as amended and supplemented.
(b) A copy of the 18th (2015) edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists), International is on file in the State Chemists Office, New Jersey Public Health, Environmental, and Agricultural Laboratories (NJPHEAL), 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, New Jersey 08628. Copies can be procured by contacting AOAC Customer Service at (301) 924-7077 Ext. 170, or by ordering on-line at
http://www.aoac.org
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.8 - General rules regarding fertilizers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Department of Agriculture adopts as a rule and herein incorporates by reference each annual edition, in turn, of the Official Publication of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, Inc.
(b) A copy of the 2016 edition of the Official Publication of the American Plant Food Control Officials is on file in the State Chemists Office, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, New Jersey 08628. Copies may be procured by writing to Jamey Johnson, No. 1 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205 or by ordering on-line at
http://aapfco.org
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.9 - Net contents

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In lieu of net weight, fluid measure may be used for specialty fertilizers in liquid form when the containers are of one gallon or less.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.10 - Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When an official analysis shows that a commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is deficient in one or more of its guaranteed secondary or micro nutrients beyond the investigational allowance as established by 2:69-1.3, a penalty of $ 20.00 shall be assessed by the State Chemist against the licensee plus $ 5.00 per ton or fraction thereof. All penalties assessed under this regulation shall be pro-rated to the purchaser(s), or to a consumer(s) who thereafter received possession of a lot represented by the sample analyzed, within 60 days after the date of notice from the State Chemist to the licensee. Receipts shall be obtained and forwarded promptly to the State Chemist by the licensee. If the purchaser(s) or consumer(s) cannot be found, the amount of the penalty shall be paid to the State Treasurer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.11 - Commercial values

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The State Board of Agriculture, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:9-15.26, annually determines the commercial values of primary plant nutrients. The commercial values are determined by first conducting a survey within New Jersey and obtaining regional values through a survey of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. These values are then assessed by the State Chemist and evaluated in accordance with recognized mathematical principles. The values recommended to the State Board by the State Chemist are to be reported at the open public meeting of the State Board. The State Board will consider the recommendation of the State Chemist and determine the commercial values to be in effect for that year at a subsequent open public meeting of the State Board.
(b) Public comments on the recommendation from the State Chemist may be submitted to the State Board in written or oral form. Oral comments shall be submitted at the open public meeting when the recommendation from the State Chemist is reported. Written comments shall be submitted at least 10 days prior to the next scheduled open public meeting of the State Board and sent to: agchem@ag.state.nj.us. The Board shall respond to all public comment through inclusion of comment and response in the minutes of the open public meeting at which the State Board determines the commercial values to be in effect for that year. These values shall be posted at
http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/
, pursuant to this subsection. These commercial values are provided each year per unit for the following:
1. Nitrogen;
2. Slowly released nitrogen:
i. Water insoluble nitrogen;
ii. Coated available nitrogen;
3. Available phosphoric acid;
4. Soluble potash.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.12 - Manufacturing code

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Packages of fertilizers or soil conditioners that qualify the signature by bearing the words "made for", "distributed by", "produced for", "packed for" or similar words or phrases, so as to indicate the name and address of a person other than that of the actual manufacturer, shall also bear, immediately following the guaranteed analysis, a manufacturer's code, assigned by the state chemist, which identifies the facility where the product was manufactured in the following manner and form: Mfg. Code 00-0-0000.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 69 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:69-1.13 - Maximum permitted chlorine in certain fertilizers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When fertilizers claim or imply that potash is present in the form other than chloride, the percentage of chlorine present shall not exceed that obtained by the following calculation:
Multiply the percentage of potash found to be present by the factor 0.05 and to this product add an allowance of 0.5 percent.
Example: 12-4-8 (LC) for potatoes
Percentage of potash found present: 8.42%
8.42% 0.05 = 0.4210%
Allowance: + 0.5000% = 0.9210% maximum permitted
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.1 - Limestone classified "pulverized"

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Limestone shall be classified as "pulverized" when at least 98 percent passes through a number 20 sieve, 70 percent through a number 60 sieve and 55 percent through a number 100 sieve.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.2 - Limestone labeled "ground"

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Limestone shall be labeled as "ground" when it fails to meet the standards set forth in 2:70-1.1, but when at least 98 percent passes through a number 20 sieve, 60 percent through a number 60 sieve and 40 percent through a number 100 sieve.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.3 - Limestone labeled "granular"

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Limestone shall be labeled as "granular" when it fails to meet either of the standards set forth in 2:70-1.1 and 1.2, but when at least 98 percent passes through a number 20 sieve, 55 percent through a number 60 sieve and 30 percent through a number 100 sieve.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.4 - Limestone failing to meet standards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Materials failing to meet any of the standards set forth in 2:70-1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 may not be sold as agricultural limestone.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.5 - Burnt limes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All burnt limes shall be of such fineness that 75 percent will pass through a number 20 sieve, 50 percent through a number 60 sieve and 30 percent through a number 100 sieve.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.6 - Hydrated limes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All hydrated limes shall be of such fineness that 98 percent will pass through a number 20 sieve, 95 percent through a number 60 sieve and 80 percent through a number 100 sieve.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.7 - Inspection fee

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In assessing the inspection fee for any licensee pursuant to 4:9-21.8, the department shall collect payment only from the producer for any liming material sold for use in New Jersey.
(b) Producers of any liming material who pay the inspection fee should advise purchasers and inform the Department of Agriculture to avoid double assessment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 70 - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS › Subchapter 1 - PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION (FINENESS) › Section 2:70-1.8 - Slurries and suspensions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Agricultural liming materials when offered for sale in slurry or suspension form shall be derived from agricultural liming materials whose composition meets the requirements of the act and must be additionally labeled so as to disclose the composition (calcium oxide and magnesium oxide) of the slurry. The minimum total oxide content of the slurry that may be offered for sale is 15 percent total oxides.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.23 - Marketing of shell eggs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any eggs which are marketed to consumers, institutional consumers or retailers shall be edible and shall conform to the standards for consumer grades AA, A or B as published in the Federal Register volume 20, number 22, February 1, 1955, part 56 subpart C, known as the Code of Federal Regulations Governing the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards Grades and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs, ( 7 CFR part 56, subpart C) effective July 1, 1971, and any further changes in these Federal rules and regulations, after proper promulgation shall be deemed the rules and regulations of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture:
1. Exception: restricted eggs may be marketed in accordance with the exemption provisions in the Federal Egg Products Inspection Act ( Public Law 91-597 ) and the USDA Regulation Governing the Inspection of Eggs and Egg Products ( 7 CFR Part 59 ), and any further changes in these Federal rules and regulations, after proper promulgation shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.30 - Certificates of grade

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) For the inspection or classification of shell eggs or poultry and the issuance of a certificate of the grade or other classification of such product, the fees and charges for the services of department personnel shall be the same as the current fee schedule of the Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA, as amended, 7 CFR parts 55, 56, 59 and 60.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.31 - Name and address on containers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The name and address of the packer or distributor shall be considered prominently designated on a container of eggs when in bold-faced type not less than 1/16 inch in height.
1. In consumer graded eggs this designation shall be preceded by the words "Produced and Packed by", "Packed and Distributed by", "Packed for and Distributed by", or "Distributed by", whichever is the correct expression of fact.
2. The street address of the packer or distributor need not be shown provided the name is listed in a current public directory.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.32 - Sealing containers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All containers of loose eggs, produced in New Jersey whether graded or ungraded destined for New Jersey identified pack, shall be sealed with gummed tape at least 2 1/2 inches wide in a manner marked with the name and address of the New Jersey producer partly on the tape and partly on the container. Only those eggs in containers thus taped and marked may be used for packing into New Jersey identified cartons.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.33 - Registering sample of label or container

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A sample of any label or container on which appears the name "New Jersey" or "Jersey" or the name of any county or municipality within this State, except as it appears in the name and address of the packer or distributor, shall be registered with the department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.35 - Reused container

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A container is deemed reused when any person refills the container with eggs, and it shall be the responsibility of such person to have markings on the container which are unmistakably those of the packer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.37 - Sanitary conditions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any compound used for cleaning eggs shall be one that is approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for that purpose and shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(b) Egg holding rooms, including sales display cases, shall be kept free of the following:
1. An accumulation of dust, litter, broken eggs;
2. Other matter that may create offensive odors or harbor bacteria or molds detrimental to the quality or flavor of eggs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.38 - Labeling of eggs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No package, carton, case, container or advertisement shall be labeled so as to include the words "New Jersey", "Jersey", the name of any county, municipality or geographic area within the State, in whole or in part, or any word or words that imply the same except as it appears in the name or address of the packer or distributor unless the eggs contained therein were produced in New Jersey or the declared geographic area thereof.
(b) The name and address of the packer or distributor shall be in bold-face type not less than 1/8 inch nor more than 9/32 inch in height, all in the same size, style and color of type.
(c) Each package, carton, case, container, display or advertisement may be considered as a separate violation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.39 - Use of the New Jersey map symbol on egg packages and in advertising

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) "Map symbol" as used in this regulation shall mean any reasonable reproduction of the geographic outline of the State of New Jersey.
(b) The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has approved the use of the New Jersey map symbol under provisions of 4:10-5 as an official emblem for identifying New Jersey produced eggs.
(c) Only those persons, firms, partnerships, corporations or associations licensed to use the map symbol shall be permitted to attach or have it imprinted upon a panel of the container in which the eggs are to be marketed or to employ its use in advertising or in any manner whatsoever. Layout of proposed containers to be used for the marketing of map symbol eggs shall be submitted for approval by the Division of Marketing and Development, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, in advance of their manufacture and use.
(d) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association wishing to employ the map symbol to be used in marketing New Jersey produced eggs shall make application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a license to do so. The application shall be made in writing, upon a form provided by the department for this purpose. The application shall reveal such information as is deemed necessary for enforcement of the map symbol program. Information given in the application shall be held confidential.
(e) All applications approved for issuance of license shall have the license granted for the period of one year commencing July 1. Licenses shall be renewed annually upon application filed with the Department 60 days prior to the date of July 1.
(f) All eggs to be packed in cartons or containers bearing the map symbol shall be those produced on New Jersey farms and packed within the State of New Jersey.
(g) All license holders or packers designated by them shall maintain accurate and up-to-date records of the names and addresses of the egg producers from whom they obtain eggs for purposes of packaging in containers bearing the map symbol. Accurate records of all eggs received and those eggs packaged in containers bearing the map symbol shall be maintained and available for examination at all reasonable hours of a normal workday by any representative of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
(h) In the event the licensee permits the distribution of map symbol eggs to be performed by persons other than himself, it shall be necessary that he file with the Department of Agriculture the names and addresses of those who perform such distribution.
(i) When a license holder discontinues use of the map symbol or fails to renew his license when required, he shall be prohibited from its use in any manner, to include stationery, forms, advertising on billboards or other signs or on trucks or car panels.
(j) Misuse of the map symbol shall subject the violator to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:3-11.2 3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - NEW JERSEY STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHELL EGGS › Section 2:71-1.40 - Container defined

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
"Container" means a package of any description which is capable of being enclosed on all sides and in which eggs are transferred from person to person.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.1 - New Jersey grades of fruits and vegetables based on United States Standards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The State Board of Agriculture adopts and promulgates as Official New Jersey Grades the United States Standards for all fruits and vegetables, specifically 7 CFR 51.300 through 51.3749 and 52.1391 through 52.1402; and 21 CFR 131.110 and 135.110, as amended and supplemented, incorporated herein by reference.
1. Exemption: The New Jersey Standards for vine ripened tomatoes shall be as set forth in 2:71-2.1 8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.2 - Use of "Jersey Fresh" as the logo for the "Jersey Fresh Quality Grading Program" and "Jersey Fresh Quality Premium Program" (referred to as the "logos")

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The New Jersey Department of Agriculture approves the use of Jersey Fresh and Premium Jersey Fresh in conjunction with the New Jersey map symbol under provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:10-5 as an official emblem for identifying New Jersey-produced agricultural commodities.
(b) The configuration of the Jersey Fresh Quality Grading Program Logos and the Jersey Fresh Quality Grading Program Premium Logo are as follows:
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(c) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association wishing to employ the Jersey Fresh logo to be used in marketing certain New Jersey produced agricultural commodities shall make application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a license and registration number. The application shall be made in writing, upon a form provided by the Department for this purpose. The application shall reveal such information as is deemed necessary for the enforcement of the Jersey Fresh Quality Grading or Premium logo program. Information given in the application shall be held confidential and not subject to review or reproduction under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 1963, c.73).
(d) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or cooperative wishing to transfer ownership of containers bearing a "logo" to licensed registrants shall make application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a license. The application shall be made in writing, upon a form provided by the Department. Information given in the application shall be held confidential and not subject to review or reproduction under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 1963, c.73).
(e) All applications approved for issuance of licenses and registration numbers shall have the license granted for the period of one year commencing April 1. Interim licenses and registration numbers may be granted to qualified packers for the remainder of the license year. Applications shall be submitted at least 20 days prior to application approval. The Department shall approve or deny applications within 20 days of receipt.
(f) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or cooperative marketing commodities in accordance to the grading standards at N.J.A.C. 2:71-2.5(d), must qualify the "logo" as "Made With". The words "Made With" shall appear directly above all "logos" in conspicuous and easily legible type in distinct contrast (by topography, layout, color, embossing, or molding) with other matter on the package and in a type size easily discernable by the consumer and must be approved by the Department before use.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.4 - Agricultural commodities intended to be marketed under the Jersey Fresh Quality Grading Program and Premium Program

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Only apples, alfalfa sprouts, asparagus, beets (bunched), beets (topped), beet greens, blueberries, bok choy, broccoli greens, broccoli rabe (rapini), bunched Italian sprouting broccoli, cabbage (domestic, savoy and red), cabbage (Chinese), cantaloupes, carrots (topped), carrots (bunched), cauliflower, celery root, collard greens, sweet corn, cranberries, cubanelle peppers, cubanelle peppers (red), cucumbers, cucumbers (cukes), cucumbers (pickling type), cucumbers (slicing type), dandelion greens, eggplants, endive, escarole, fennel (sweet anise), herbs (fresh), horseradish roots, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, bibb lettuce, big Boston lettuce, iceberg lettuce, lettuce (green leaf and red leaf, lolla rosa and red oak leaf), romaine lettuce, radicchio lettuce, mustard greens, nectarines, okra, common green onions, parsley, parsnips, peaches, fresh peas, cheese peppers, hot peppers (green or red), sweet peppers (green and red, bell type), sweet peppers (yellow, bell type), sweet potatoes, white potatoes, pumpkins, radishes (bunched), raspberries, rhubarb, rutabagas, salad mixes, shallots (topped), snap beans, spinach (bunched), spinach plants, strawberries, summer squash (yellow or green), fall and winter squash (butternut, acorn and spaghetti), Swiss chard, tomatoes (fresh market), cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, grape tomatoes, turnips (bunched), turnip (topped), turnip greens, watermelons (sugar baby), shell eggs, cut flowers, cactus, and honey may be identified by the logo.
(b) A New Jersey producer of raw milk or an organization of New Jersey producers of raw milk is permitted to make application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a license and registration number to employ the use of the Jersey Fresh logo to market "Jersey Fresh Milk," "Jersey Fresh Flavored Milk," "Made with Jersey Fresh Milk" and "Made with Premium Jersey Fresh Milk" from raw milk produced in New Jersey.
1. Milk marketed under the "Jersey Fresh" logo may not be co-mingled with fluid milk produced outside the State of New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.7 - Penalties

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(a) Any licensed packer using "logo" containers for products other than those covered by this subchapter or any unlicensed packer using "logo" packages for any product shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $ 100.00 for the first offense and not more than $ 200.00 for each subsequent offense, except for violations of 4:10-5, which penalty shall be $ 100.00. Whenever an offense involves false, misleading, or improper labeling of farm products, each package shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) After the second violation of any part of this subchapter of the same regulated product packed by the same licensed packer during the same calendar year, the license to pack under the Jersey Fresh Quality Grading program will be revoked for the remainder of the license year.
(c) Any licensed producer using "logo" containers for products other than those covered by this chapter or any unlicensed producer using "logo" packages for any product shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $ 100.00 for the first offense and not more than $ 200.00 for each subsequent offense, except for violations of 4:10-5, which penalty shall be $ 100.00. Whenever an offense involves false, misleading, or improper labeling of farm products, each package shall constitute a separate offense.
(d) After the second violation of any part of this subchapter by the same licensed producer during the same calendar year, the license to pack under the Jersey Fresh Quality Grading program will be revoked for the remainder of the license year.
(e) Any entity licensed to transfer ownership of containers bearing the "logo" which violates any part of this subchapter shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $ 100.00 for the first offense and revocation of license for a subsequent offense, except for violators of 4:10-5, which penalty shall be $ 100.00. Whenever an offense involves false, misleading, or improper labeling of farm products, each package shall constitute a separate offense.
(f) The Division of Marketing and Development shall make an initial determination as to whether to deny an initial license, or revoke a license as provided in (a) through (e) above.
(g) Any applicant who is aggrieved by the determination of the Division of Marketing and Development pursuant to (f) above shall, upon written request transmitted to the Department within 20 days of the license denial, or notice of intent to revoke a license, be afforded the opportunity for a hearing thereon in the manner provided for contested cases pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
1. Requests for hearings shall be sent to Director, Division of Marketing and Development, N.J. Department of Agriculture, PO Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.18 - Vine ripened tomatoes

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(a) "Vine ripened" means tomatoes have been left on the plant until the surface of the flesh of each tomato has achieved some discernable degree of pink or red color at the time of harvest and have not been treated with ethylene gas.
(b) Tomatoes labeled with the term "vine ripened" shall be considered mislabeled unless the surface of the flesh of each tomato has attained some discernable degree of pink or red color at the time of harvest and has not been treated with ethylene gas.
(c) Any person labeling tomatoes as "vine ripened" which have not met the standards set forth in (a) above shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $50.00 for the first offense and not more than $100.00 for each subsequent offense.
1. Each improperly labeled carton shall be considered a separate offense.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.26 - Requests; charges

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Requests may be made of the Department by producers, dealers, shippers, processors, brokers, retailers or other commercial parties to a transaction involving fruits and vegetables to have the fruits or vegetables inspected or graded and certified on official certificates by qualified employees of the Department. A charge shall be made for such services. Such charge shall be paid by the requestor of such services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.27 - Agreements for inspection services

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(a) Agreements for inspection services of five or more consecutive days duration must be made in writing with the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
(b) Agreements for inspection services of fewer than five consecutive days may be made orally with an authorized representative of the Division of Marketing and Development.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.28 - Charges for inspection or grading and certification services; written agreements for commodity inspection

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(a) Charges for inspection or grading and certification services of five or more consecutive days duration, performed pursuant to a written agreement between the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the requester of the services, shall be made according to the following schedule:
1. Basic schedule for all products:
i. A charge of $ 408.00 per eight-hour day for each inspector;
ii. A charge of $ 2,040 per five-day week (Monday through Friday) of 40 hours or less for each inspector;
iii. A charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for all hours worked over 40 in the five-day week (Monday through Friday), or for all hours over eight hours per day;
iv. There will be at least a two-hour minimum charge of $ 153.00 assessed for each inspector assigned work on Saturday and/or Sunday; and a charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for the actual hours worked by each inspector on Saturday and/or Sunday in excess of two hours;
v. There will be at least a two-hour minimum charge of $ 153.00 assessed for each inspector assigned work on legal State holidays occurring Monday through Friday; and a charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for the actual hours worked by each inspector on legal State holidays occurring Monday through Friday in excess of two hours; and
vi. Official mileage will be charged at the prevailing State rate per mile starting and ending where the inspector officially reports for duty.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.31 - Charges; oral agreements between Department of Agriculture and requestor

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Charges for inspection or grading and certification services performed pursuant to an oral agreement between the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the requestor shall be made according to the hourly rate schedule set forth at N.J.A.C. 2:71-2.32.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Section 2:71-2.32 - Hourly rate charges

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(a) The hourly rate charges shall be made according to the following schedule:
1. A charge of $ 51.00 per hour, or portion thereof, for regular work hours, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on regular workdays, Monday through Friday;
2. A charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for work started or completed between 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. on regular workdays, Monday through Friday.
3. A charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for work performed on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal State holidays at the request of the requester.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 3 - PLANT MATERIALS › Section 2:71-3.1 - Standards for plant material

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(a) The State Board of Agriculture adopts and promulgates as Official New Jersey Grades the United States Standards for the following plant materials:
1. Asparagus plumosa;
2. Christmas trees; and
3. Tomato plants.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 4 - JERSEY FRESH MATCHED FUNDS PROGRAM › Section 2:71-4.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) This subchapter sets forth an application procedure for Jersey Fresh Matched Funds and sets forth the criteria upon which the New Jersey Department of Agriculture shall evaluate applications.
(b) The Jersey Fresh Matched Funds program provides matching funds grants to organizations whose proposed projects meet the criteria set forth in this subchapter and to be utilized for the market development, promotion and advertisement of New Jersey farm products. Such organizations shall be required to match their Jersey Fresh Matched Funds grant on at least a dollar for dollar basis.
(c) All matched funds shall be used exclusively for the market development, promotion and advertisement of generic New Jersey farm products. The use of individual brand names or company names is strictly prohibited.
(d) Successful applicants may or may not receive their full funding request.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 4 - JERSEY FRESH MATCHED FUNDS PROGRAM › Section 2:71-4.2 - Definitions

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As used in this subchapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
"Agricultural organizations" means any New Jersey organization or commodity group whose primary function or duty is to represent the New Jersey agricultural industry or specific New Jersey produced commodities.
"Application" means the official application provided by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to organizations who wish to apply for Jersey Fresh Matched Funds.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
"Farm products" means any agricultural commodity or article of trade produced, grown, or raised on a New Jersey farm.
"Jersey Fresh" means the registered trademark held by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture that is used to advertise and promote New Jersey farm products.
"Matched funds" means the grants that are given by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture pursuant to this subchapter to be matched by the recipient at least on a dollar for dollar basis.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 4 - JERSEY FRESH MATCHED FUNDS PROGRAM › Section 2:71-4.3 - Application procedure

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(a) Agricultural organizations who are interested in receiving matched funds shall obtain an application from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and return the completed form to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture by a date set by the Secretary of Agriculture. The application form is incorporated herein by reference as the subchapter Appendix A. Applicants shall submit with their applications a completed State of New Jersey W-9/Questionnaire, which can be obtained from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Marketing and Development, PO Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330.
(b) Applicants shall be required to describe in detail the nature and purpose of their organization and their proposed promotional, advertising, or market development project.
(c) The New Jersey Department of Agriculture shall consider applications from groups other than New Jersey agricultural organizations; however, such applications shall be deemed eligible to receive grants only if the organizations represent New Jersey agricultural interests and if the application establishes that the proposed project benefits New Jersey agriculture.
(d) Applications shall be evaluated and awarded based upon the following criteria:
1. How the proposed project effectively utilizes the existing Jersey Fresh program to best advertise, promote, or market the applicant's respective commodity or New Jersey farm product;
2. The number of projected participants, audience, or targeted individuals;
3. How the proposed project will benefit the New Jersey agricultural industry;
4. The creativity and innovation of the proposed project; and
5. The feasibility of the proposed project.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 4 - JERSEY FRESH MATCHED FUNDS PROGRAM › Section 2:71-4.4 - Requirements of grant recipients

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(a) Grant recipients shall provide monetary funding to their proposed project in an amount at least equivalent to the matched fund grant provided by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. The matched fund grant, together with the funding provided by the applicant itself, shall be used solely for the project which the applicant listed on its application form.
(b) Grant recipients shall use the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's "Jersey Fresh" slogan and/or logo. Use of the slogan and/or logo shall be in accordance with the commodity grades and standards requirements as set forth in this chapter.
(c) Grant recipients shall complete their projects within the calendar year during which the funds were received.
1. In the event that the project will not be completed within the prescribed time frame, the receiving organization shall petition the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for an extension. Such extensions may be granted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a good cause on a case-by-case basis.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 4 - JERSEY FRESH MATCHED FUNDS PROGRAM › Section 2:71-4.5 - Restrictions

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(a) Organizations that receive matched fund grants shall not use these moneys for in-house administrative costs associated with their projects. Examples of in-house administrative costs include, but are not limited to, salaries, equipment, rent and insurance.
(b) All promotion and advertising with grant money shall be generic in nature. Organizations which receive matched fund grants shall not promote or advertise individual brand names or company names with grant money.