Title 4, Title 4: AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

4:1-11.2 Rules, regulations. 3. The State Board of Agriculture shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to provide for the buying and selling of agricultural or horticultural products, and baked goods…

4:1-12. Assignment of functions and duties; supervision The board shall assign to the various divisions, bureaus, officers and employees, their proper functions and duties and either directly, or through the secretary, supervise and control the performance thereof. Amended by L.1…

4:1-13. Appointment and compensation of officers and employees The board, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint the secretary of agriculture, and in conjunction with the secretary may appoint an assistant secretary of agriculture and shall appoint the directors of divi…

4:1-14. Annual report by board to legislature The secretary shall lay before the board the reports of the directors of divisions which are required by section 4:1-19 of this Title to be presented, and the board shall incorporate the same, or so much thereof as it shall deem perti…

4:1-15. Appointment; functions in general The Secretary of Agriculture shall be appointed by the board, with the approval of the Governor. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. The Secretary of Agriculture shall administer, direct and cause to be performed the…

4:1-16. Powers and duties respecting employees and as secretary of board The secretary shall appoint the necessary clerks and stenographers and other employees of the department, whose appointment or employment has not been vested in the board, and assign to them their proper dut…

4:1-17. Creation and functions For the economic and efficient execution and performance of its powers and duties the board may create a Division of Animal Health, a Division of Markets, a Division of Plant Industry and such other divisions and bureaus as it may from time to time …

4:1-18. Authority and duties of directors of divisions The director of each division shall be its executive and administrative head, subject to the supervision and control of the secretary of agriculture, and the signature of each director to any executive or administrative order…

4:1-19. Annual reports by chiefs to secretary The director of each division shall, on or before October first in each year, present to the secretary a report of the work of the department under his charge and supervision, together with his recommendations for the extension, impro…

4:1-2. Personnel of department The department shall consist of: a. A State Board of Agriculture, which shall be the head of the department; b. A Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be the principal executive officer of the department; c. An assistant Secretary of Agriculture; d. …

4:1-20. Ascertainment and dissemination of information The department may investigate, ascertain and publish information and statistics relating to the promotion of agriculture and the advancement of agricultural interests in the various branches thereof, as it may deem proper, i…

4:1-20.1. Reciprocal agreements with other states covering shipments of nursery stock The Department of Agriculture through the Secretary of Agriculture shall have power to make reciprocal agreements with the responsible officials of other States under which nursery stock or plan…

4:1-20.2 Information published on Department of Agriculture website. 1. a. The Department of Agriculture shall publish on its Internet website the location and contact information for every winery licensed in New Jersey. The department shall additionally post on its Internet webs…

4:1-20.3 Internet page for "New Jersey Gleaning Week" and "Farmers Against Hunger Day." 1. The Department of Agriculture shall publish on its Internet website, and update as appropriate, a page for "New Jersey Gleaning Week," established by J.R.11 of 2015, and "Farmers Against Hu…

4:1-21. Arrangement of farmers' meetings, children's contests, and premiums for products The department shall: a. Promote and induce meetings of farmers and agriculturists and arrange for the discussion and presentation before such meetings of such topics and matters as it may de…

4:1-21.1. Food production program; award to schools whose students participate Any high school or private institution of learning, twenty-five per centum (25%) or more of whose students fourteen years of age or over have responded to the call for farm labor to contribute to an ad…

4:1-21.10. Approval of firms desiring to cooperate with State Board Every person, firm, association or corporation desiring to cooperate with the State Board of Agriculture in certifying agricultural seeds, tubers, grass sod, grass sod plugs, and grass stolons shall first have re…

4:1-21.11. Offering and exposing seeds, tubers, grass sod, grass sod plugs, and grass stolons for sale It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to offer for sale in New Jersey, orally, or in writing, or to represent by certificate, advertisement, labe…

4:1-21.12. Debts incurred by, damage inflicted or contracts broken by cooperating firms The Department of Agriculture shall not be financially responsible for debts incurred by, damage inflicted by, or contracts broken by co-operating organizations, persons, firms, associations o…

4:1-21.13. Violations Any person, firm, association, or corporation, or any officer, agent, servant, or employee thereof, violating any of the provisions of this act shall, for each offense, be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). L.1952, c. 298, p. 1010, …

4:1-21.14. Withholding certification The Secretary of Agriculture may withhold certification for a period not exceeding 2 years from any grower of agricultural seeds, tubers, grass sod, grass sod plugs, or grass stolons who is or has been engaging in, or attempting to engage in d…

4:1-21.15. Reduction of population of certain species of blackbirds The Department of Agriculture shall institute, provide for and enforce such measures as it shall deem necessary to reduce the population of starlings, red-winged blackbirds, grackles and cowbirds, known collectiv…

4:1-21.16. Co-operation with state and federal agencies The department may co-operate with other State and Federal agencies to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1965, c. 191, s. 2.

4:1-21.17 Establishment, guidance of food hubs. 1. a. The Department of Agriculture shall authorize the establishment of food hubs in the State, and establish guidelines to assist and support farms and farmers seeking to belong to food hubs in their area of the State. The departm…

4:1-21.2. Rules and regulations The State Board of Agriculture may make such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1943, c. 214, p. 572, s. 2.

4:1-21.3. Appropriation The Department of Agriculture is hereby authorized to use two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) of its appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.…

4:1-21.4. Effective date This act shall take effect on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. L.1943, c. 214, p. 572, s. 4.

4:1-21.5. Powers of department; quarantines The department may institute and enforce such measures as it may deem necessary to control infectious or contagious diseases of live stock and poultry, diseases of plants, injurious insects and other plant pests; may initiate and carry …

4:1-21.6. Cooperation with other agencies The department may co-operate with the United States Department of Agriculture, with agricultural enforcement agencies of other States, with State and local government agencies in New Jersey, and with agricultural and marketing organizati…

4:1-21.7. Rules and regulations regarding seeds, tubers, grass sod, grass sod plugs, and grass stolons The State Board of Agriculture is authorized to establish rules and regulations for the inspection, grading and certification of agricultural seeds, tubers, grass sod, grass sod…

4:1-21.8. Inspection, grading and certification of seeds and tubers The Secretary of Agriculture shall have the authority to provide for the inspection, grading and certification of the same at the request of the grower. L.1952, c. 298, p. 1009, s. 2.

4:1-21.9. Fees for inspection, grading and certification The Secretary of Agriculture shall fix and collect fees for such inspection, grading and certification and pay the same into the State treasury. L.1952, c. 298, p. 1009, s. 3.

4:1-22. Acceptance and control of donations or bequests The department may take, hold in trust and exercise control over donations or bequests made to it for the promotion of scientific education or the general interests of agriculture.

4:1-22.1. Federal grants Subject to approval by the State Board of Agriculture, and in cases where State funds are required, within the limits of State appropriations made therefor, the department may apply for and accept grants from the Federal Government or any officer or agenc…

4:1-22.2. Grants, awards for agricultural promotion 2. The department may, within the limits of monies appropriated for such purposes, make grants, awards, loans, distributions and incentives to any person, including any political subdivision of the State, to promote, advance, fo…

4:1-23. Courts authorized to grant writs and orders 4:1-23. The Superior Court and municipal courts, within their respective territorial jurisdictions, may grant such writs and orders as may be appropriate, including search warrants, according to the practice of such courts and i…

4:1-23.1 "New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry" established. 1. a. The Department of Agriculture shall establish a New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry. Through the Farm Liaison, designated pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.94 (C.4…

4:1-24. Division of dairy industry established; director There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture a Division of Dairy Industry. The executive and administrative head of the division shall be a director who, subject to the supervision of the Secretary of Agricu…

4:1-25. Powers and duties of director of milk control transferred Except as otherwise provided herein the functions, powers, duties, records and property of the present director of milk control are hereby transferred to and vested in the Office of Milk Industry established hereun…

4:1-26. Personnel; compensation; duties The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide the Office of Milk Industry with such clerical, technical and other personnel as he shall deem necessary, after consultation with the director of said office, for the proper discharge of the duties…

4:1-27. Transfer of employees from Milk Control Board Such employees of the Milk Control Board, except as otherwise provided in this act, as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine are needed for the proper performance of the additional functions and duties of the Department o…

4:1-28. Civil service, pension and retirement rights not affected Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1948, c. 447…

4:1-29. Milk Control Board and existing office of director of milk control abolished The Milk Control Board and the existing office of director of milk control are hereby abolished. The terms of office of the present members of the Milk Control Board shall expire on the effective…

4:1-3. Offices and equipment The state house commission shall provide the department with suitable and convenient offices, furniture and equipment, sufficient to accommodate it and to allow its work to be conveniently and efficiently performed.

4:1-30. Appropriations, records and property transferred All appropriations available and to become available to the Milk Control Board and to the existing office of director of milk control abolished by this act are hereby transferred to the Department of Agriculture. The record…

4:1-31. Orders, rules and regulations The orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the director of milk control, in effect on the effective date hereof, shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed pursuant to law. L.1948, c. 447, p. …