New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 71 - GRADES AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 6 - "JERSEY BRED" LOGO › Section 2:71-6.3 - Use of "Jersey Bred" as the logo for any "Jersey Bred Program"

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The New Jersey Department of Agriculture approves the use of Jersey Bred in conjunction with the New Jersey map symbol under provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:10-5 and 4:10-15 as an official emblem for identifying New Jersey bred horses and 4-H market lambs.
(b) Only those persons, firms, partnerships, corporations or associations licensed to use the Jersey Bred logo shall be permitted to attach or have it imprinted upon any documents related to their horses and 4-H market lambs or to employ its use in advertising or in any manner whatsoever. Layout of proposed advertising to be used for the marketing of Jersey Bred horses and 4-H market lambs shall be submitted for approval by the Division of Marketing and Development, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, in advance of their manufacture and use.
(c) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association wishing to employ the Jersey Bred logo to be used in marketing New Jersey produced horses and 4-H market lambs 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 the name and address of the user, the type of animal for which the user is seeking a license and other such information as is deemed necessary for enforcement of the Jersey Bred program. The Department will hold confidential any information provided in the application which constitutes proprietary commercial or financial information, or is otherwise protected from disclosure under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., subject to the limitations set forth therein.
(d) 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.
(e) A fee of $ 30.00 shall accompany the application form and shall be made payable to the New Jersey Farm Products Publicity Fund. If an applicant is deemed ineligible, the fee shall be refunded.
(f) When a license holder discontinues use of the Jersey Bred logo, fails to renew his or her license when required or has his or her license revoked, he or she shall be prohibited from its use in any manner, including, but not limited to, stationery, forms, advertising on billboards or other signs or on trucks or car panels.
(g) The configuration of the Jersey Bred Logo is as follows:
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(h) All horses and 4-H market lambs marketed under the "logo" program shall be produced in New Jersey under the conditions set forth in N.J.A.C. 2:71-6.4 and 6.5.
(i) Any licensed producer using the Jersey Bred logo for horses and 4-H market lambs without satisfying the requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 2:71-6.4 and 6.5, any unlicensed producer using the Jersey Bred logo, or anyone violating any provision of N.J.S.A. 4:10-14 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 N.J.S.A. 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.
(j) After the second violation of any part of this subchapter by the same licensed producer during the same calendar year, the license to use the Jersey Bred logo shall be revoked for the remainder of the license year. A preliminary determination of revocation made by the Department shall be reviewed and approved by the State Board.
(k) Orders for penalties or to enjoin continuing violations may be collected in a civil action in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999." The Superior Court and the Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999."
(l) Upon revocation of a license, a producer may reapply for a license for the next license year.