Title 4, Title 4: AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

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 S…

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…

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…

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, …

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. 2…

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, …

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 shal…

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, orga…

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.

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 q…

4:24-20.1 Soil conservation district to maintain Internet website or webpage; contents. 1. The soil conservation district shall maintain either an Internet website or a webpage on the municipality's or county's Internet website. The purpose of the website or webpage shall be to p…

4:24-21. Surety bonds for officers and employees; records; annual audit The supervisors may provide for the execution of surety bonds for any employees and officers who shall be intrusted with funds or property; shall provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all p…

4:24-22. District a governmental subdivision and body corporate; enumeration of powers of districts and supervisors 4:24-22. A soil conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this State, and a public body co…

4:24-22.1. Site plan for leaf composting facility; annual inspection a. Every Soil Conservation District shall develop a site plan for each proposed leaf composting facility to be located on agricultural or horticultural land, or on lands owned or operated by a recognized academi…

4:24-22.2. Conditions for operation of leaf composting facility Each leaf composting facility located on agricultural or horticultural land, or on lands owned or operated by a recognized academic institution, shall operate in accordance with the conditions specified in the progra…

4:24-23. Supervisors to formulate regulations; public hearings; submission to state committee; objections by landowners The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate regulations governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of conserving soil …

4:24-24. Amendment, etc., of regulations Any owner of land within such district may at any time file a petition with the supervisors asking that any or all of the land-use regulations adopted by the supervisors under the provisions of this article shall be amended, supplemented, …

4:24-25. Provisions which may be included in regulations Regulations to be adopted by the supervisors under the provisions of this article may include: a. Provisions requiring the construction of terraces, terrace outlets, check dams, dikes, ponds, ditches, and other necessary st…

4:24-26. Regulations to be uniform; printing of copies The regulations shall be uniform throughout the territory comprised within the district except that the supervisors may classify the lands within the district with reference to such factors as soil type, degree of slope, degr…

4:24-27. Authority of supervisors; suit for damages by landowner for violations The supervisors shall have authority to go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land-use regulations adopted under the provisions of article seven of this chapter (s. 4:24-23 et seq…

4:24-28. Nonobservance of land-use regulations; action Where the supervisors of any district shall find that any of the provisions of land-use regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of article seven of this chapter (s. 4:24-23 et seq.) are not being observed on par…

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 con…

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 …

4:24-30. Members; appointment, term, removal, etc., expenses Where the supervisors of any district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall adopt land-use regulations in accordance with the provisions of article 7 of this chapter (s. 4:24-23 et seq.), they shall furth…

4:24-31. Rules by board; organization; meetings; oaths and witnesses; records The board of adjustment shall adopt rules to govern its procedures, which rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The board shall designate a chairman from among its members, a…

4:24-32. Petition by landowner to board for variance in land-use regulations; procedure Any landowner may file a petition with the board of adjustment alleging that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of his carrying out upon his lands the st…

4:24-33. Review of order of board Any petitioner aggrieved by an order of the board granting or denying, in whole or in part, the relief sought of the supervisors of the district, or any intervening party, shall be entitled to a review of such order in the Superior Court by a pro…

4:24-34. Duty of state agencies, counties, etc., to co-operate It shall be the duty of all agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and of any county, or other governmental subdivision of the state…

4:24-39. Short title This act may be cited and referred to as the "Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act." L.1975, c. 251, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.

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 …

4:24-40. Legislative findings The Legislature finds that sediment is a source of pollution and that soil erosion continues to be a serious problem throughout the State, and that rapid shifts in land use from agricultural and rural to nonagricultural and urbanizing uses, construct…

4:24-41 Definitions. 3. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: a. "Application for development" means a proposed subdivision of land, site plan, conditional use zoning variance, planned unit development or construction permit. b. "…

4:24-42. Standards for control of soil erosion and sedimentation; promulgation, amendment and repeal The committee shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, to formulate, promulgate, amend and r…

4:24-42.1 Adoption of standards. 2. The committee shall, within one year after the date of enactment of P.L.2010, c.113 (C.4:24-42.1 et al.), and in consultation with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers, the State University, the Secretary of Agriculture and…

4:24-43. Certification of plan by district; development of projects Approval of an application for development for any project by the State, any county, municipality, or any instrumentality thereof shall be conditioned upon certification by the local district of a plan for soil e…

4:24-44. Certification of plan; criteria; notice The district shall certify such plan if it meets the standards promulgated by the committee pursuant to this act. The district shall provide written notice to the applicant indicating that: a. the plan was certified; b. the plan wa…

4:24-45. Limitation on time for grant or denial of certification The district shall grant or deny certification within a period of 30 days of submission of a complete application unless, by mutual agreement in writing between the district and the applicant, the period of 30 days …

4:24-46. Fees The district shall adopt a fee schedule and collect fees from applicants for the certification of plans and for on-site inspections of the execution of certified plans. Such fees shall bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of rendering such services. L.1975, c.…

4:24-47. Stop-construction order; failure to comply with certified plan The district or the municipality may issue a stop-construction order if a project is not being executed in accordance with a certified plan. L.1975, c. 251, s. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.

4:24-48. Exempt municipalities Any municipality, which adopts an ordinance that conforms to the standards promulgated pursuant to this act within 12 months of their promulgation and obtains the approval of the committee thereto, shall be exempt from sections 5 through 9 of this a…

4:24-49. Certificate of occupancy for project; conditions for issuance No certificate of occupancy for a project shall be issued by a municipality or any other public agency unless there has been compliance with the provisions of a certified plan for permanent measures to control…

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 b…

4:24-50. County planning board as agent for district In those counties where the district does not maintain its central office, the board of freeholders may, by resolution, direct the county planning board to act as an agent of the district within that county and to administer th…

4:24-51. Cooperation with and authorization to receive financial aid from governmental units or private sources The districts and the committee are authorized to cooperate and enter into agreements with any Federal, State or local agency to carry out the purposes of this act. The…

4:24-52. State aid The committee is authorized to make grants of State aid to districts and to municipalities to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1975, c. 251, s. 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.

4:24-53. Violations; injunction; penalty; enforcement 15. If any person violates any of the provisions of this act, any standard promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act, or fails to comply with the provisions of a certified plan the municipality or the district may ins…