Title 4, Title 4: AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

4:27-10.3 Rules, regulations. 2. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et…

4:27-11 Review of laws, rules, regulations pertinent to predation problems. 11. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the Pinelands Commission as it affects the pinelands area designated pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1979,…

4:27-12 Aquaculture sites not designated freshwater wetland, conditions. 12. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, an aquaculture site, for which all appropriate permits required by law have been obtained, that was not originally a freshwater wetland as…

4:27-13 Aquaculture sites not designated coastal wetland, conditions. 13. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, an aquaculture site, for which all appropriate permits required by law have been obtained, that was not originally a coastal wetland as defin…

4:27-14 Agriculture programs applicable to aquaculture. 14. Notwithstanding any law, or regulations to the contrary, all State grant and loan, financial, and insurance programs that apply to agriculture as of the effective date of this act shall apply also to aquaculture. L.1997,…

4:27-15 Aquaculture statistics, reporting assistance programs. 15. The Department of Agriculture: a. in consultation with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Department of Environmental Protection, shall implement an aquaculture s…

4:27-16 Management practices for control of soil erosion, sedimentation. 16. The State Soil Conservation Committee in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall develop, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," …

4:27-17 Licensure of possession, ownership of aquacultural organisms. 17. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall establish, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968…

4:27-18 Aquatic health management plan. 18. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall develop and adopt, within one year of the effective date of this act and in accordance with the "…

4:27-19 Comprehensive animal waste management program. 19. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall adopt, within one year of the effective date of this act and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, …

4:27-2 Findings, declarations relative to aquaculture. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of agriculture in the nation; and that the development of an economically viable aquaculture industry in New Jersey has the potential to au…

4:27-20 Aquaculture component for model planning and zoning ordinances. 20. The Office of State Planning established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-201), in consultation with the Pinelands Commission as it affects the pinelands area designated pursuant to sect…

4:27-21 Review of worker's compensation package coverages. 21. The Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and the aquaculture industry, shall review worker's compensation package coverages to assess their general applicability to aquaculture indust…

4:27-22 Development, implementation of information campaign. 22. The Department of Commerce and Economic Development, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, and the aquaculture ind…

4:27-23 Development of mechanisms for providing tax credits, reduced loan payments. 23. The Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the Aquaculture Advisory Council, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall develop mechanisms for providing tax credits…

4:27-24 Review of product liability insurance. 24. The Department of Banking and Insurance, in consultation with the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall review product liability insurance within the State and determine how the coverage might be extended to various segments of the…

4:27-25 Construction of act. 36. Except as provided in section 3 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-3) as amended by section 35 of P.L.1997, c.236, nothing in this act shall be construed to modify the provisions of the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.) or…

4:27-3 Definitions relative to aquaculture. 3. As used in sections 1 through 24 of this act: "Aquaculture" means the propagation, rearing, and subsequent harvesting of aquatic organisms in controlled or selected environments, and the subsequent processing, packaging and marketing…

4:27-4 Office of Aquaculture Coordination. 4. There is established in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Aquaculture Coordination. The office shall, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, prepare a guidebook explaining the permit process for rec…

4:27-5 Aquaculture Advisory Council. 5. a. There is established in the Department of Agriculture an Aquaculture Advisory Council which shall consist of 13 voting and two non-voting members. The voting members shall include the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall serve as chairman…

4:27-6 Aquaculture considered component of agriculture. 6. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, aquaculture shall be considered a component of agriculture in the State, and aquacultured plants and animals shall be considered to be agriculture crops and…

4:27-7 Interagency memoranda of agreement concerning implementation of Aquaculture Development Plan. 7. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Commerce and Economic Developmen…

4:27-8 Policies for use of aquaculture leases. 8. Within 180 days after the effective date of P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-1 et al.), the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Aquaculture Advisory Council, the Shellfisheries…

4:27-9 Interagency memorandum of agreement to expand current leasing programs. 9. The Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, after consultation with the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall establish an interagency memorandum of agreement to expa…