Title 4, Title 4: AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

4:1-36. Record on appeal Within five days after service of the notice of appeal the director of the Office of Milk Industry shall, in accordance with rules of the Superior Court, transmit to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, the original or a certified copy of the ent…

4:1-37. Additional evidence on appeal; modification of decision by director Application may be made by any party to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, in accordance with its rules, for leave to present additional evidence on the issues in the case and if it appears to …

4:1-38. Conduct of appeal; disposition on appeal The appeal shall be conducted by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, without a jury, in accordance with its rules and shall be confined to the record and any additional testimony which may be taken pursuant to the provisi…

4:1-39. Repeal All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1948, c. 447, p. 1782, s. 19.

4:1-4. Membership; terms; expenses The State Board of Agriculture, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "board," shall consist of eight citizens of this State. Two members shall be chosen each year for terms of four years beginning on July first following their selectio…

4:1-4.1. Removal; members; secretary Any member of the State Board of Agriculture may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard. The Secretary of Agriculture may be removed from office by the Governor, upon notice and opportunity t…

4:1-40. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of Agriculture Act of 1948." L.1948, c. 447, p. 1782, s. 20.

4:1-41. Effective date This act shall take effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, except that any appointment, and any confirmation or approval of any appointment, permitted by this act may be made prior to such date. L.1948, c. 447, p. 1782…

4:1-42. Establishment; appointment of State Chemist; employees There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture the office of State Chemist. The State Chemist shall be appointed by the State Board of Agriculture in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture in the …

4:1-43. Powers and duties The functions, powers and duties of the chemist of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station prescribed by chapters 4 and 9 of the Revised Statutes and chapter 316 of the laws of 1951 are continued, but such functions, powers and duties are hereby t…

4:1-43.1. Transfer and civil service status of employees of chemist and seed analyst of New Jersey agricultural experiment station Upon the establishment July 1, 1966 in the Department of Agriculture of the offices of State Chemist and State Seed Analyst, in accordance with P.L.1…

4:1-44. Establishment; appointment of State Seed Analyst; employees There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture the office of State Seed Analyst. The State Seed Analyst shall be appointed by the State Board of Agriculture in conjunction with the Secretary of Agri…

4:1-45. Powers and duties The functions, powers and duties of the seed analyst of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station prescribed by chapter 125 of the laws of 1961 and chapter 29 of the laws of 1963 are continued, but such functions, powers and duties are hereby transf…

4:1-46. Legislative findings The Legislature finds that agriculture continues to be one of the leading industries of the State with annual gross sales of nearly $300,000,000.00 and employing more than 40,000 people, either seasonally or year-round; that it is in the interest of t…

4:1-47. Coordinator of agricultural development; appointment; powers and duties; term of office; compensation The Secretary of Agriculture with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture shall appoint a coordinator of agricultural development for the department who shall have…

4:1-48 "Farm Liaison." 1. The Secretary of Agriculture, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture, shall designate a current employee of the department as "Farm Liaison" who shall have the function, power, and duty to coordinate with individual farmers to encourage part…

4:1-49 Findings, declaration relative to "One Health". 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The term "One Health" reflects the interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and the environment; b. The strong connections and interdependency between human, companion …

4:1-5. Annual convention to elect members At a convention to be held once in each year in the State of New Jersey, delegates chosen as provided in section 4:1-6 of this Title shall assemble and elect, by a majority vote of the delegates present, two farmers to be recommended to t…

4:1-50 "New Jersey One Health Task Force", established; goals, responsibilities. 2. a. There is established the "New Jersey One Health Task Force" in the Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the task force shall be to develop a strategic plan to promote inter-disciplinary co…

4:1-51 Membership. 3. a. The New Jersey One Health Task Force shall consist of 13 members as follows: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the secretary's designee, who shall serve ex officio; (2) the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, who s…

4:1-52 Report to Governor. 4. Within 12 months after the task force's organizational meeting, and at least biennially thereafter, the task force shall submit a written report to the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, summar…

4:1-6 Agricultural convention delegates. 4:1-6. Each county board of agriculture shall be entitled to be represented in the annual convention by two delegates. Each of the following organizations shall be entitled to be represented in the annual convention by one delegate: Americ…

4:1-7. Vacancies In the manner provided in section 4:1-5 of this Title, any vacancy in the membership of the board arising from death or resignation, shall be filled, for the unexpired term only, by election of a farmer by the convention for recommendation to the Governor for app…

4:1-8. Certification to governor of names of members elect The Secretary of Agriculture shall certify the names of those elected by the convention to the Governor for appointment, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for the issuance of commissions for the term for whic…

4:1-9. President and vice-president of board As soon as may be, following the qualification of members in each year, the board shall organize by electing one of its members as president and one as vice-president, to serve as such until the organization of the board in the followi…

4:1A-2. Reimbursement for expenses All members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses in attending the meetings of the council and in the performance of their other duties. L.1959, c. 22, p. 98, s. 2.

4:1A-3. Organization of council; chairman The council shall organize as soon as possible after the appointment of its members. The council shall select from its membership annually a chairman who shall serve until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify. L.1959, c. 22, p…

4:1A-4. Study and recommendations It shall be the duty of the council to study and make recommendations concerning the social and economic conditions in rural areas, including those relative to land use, planning, farm production, taxation, farm labor, water supply, marketing, sc…

4:1A-5. Access to information, data, and findings applicable to rural conditions The council shall have access to such information, data, and findings of State, county and local agencies as apply to rural conditions. L.1959, c. 22, p. 99, s. 5.

4:1A-6. Equipment and staff It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture to furnish such equipment and staff as is necessary to implement the work of the council within the limits of appropriations for the purpose. L.1959, c. 22, p. 99, s. 6.

4:1A-7. Annual report The council shall submit a report annually to the Governor and to the Legislature. L.1959, c. 22, p. 99, s. 7.

4:1B-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Agricultural Preserve Demonstration Program Act." L.1976, c. 50, s. 1, eff. July 22, 1976.

4:1B-10. Joint legislative oversight committee The Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Environment and the Senate Committee on Agriculture are hereby designated as the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee for the Agricultural Preserve Demonstration Program. The duties and resp…

4:1B-11. Statement of development easement; attachment to and recordation with deed Following the purchase by the State of any development easement to prime agricultural land as provided by this act, the owner of such lands shall cause a statement containing the conditions of suc…

4:1B-12. Actions to enforce development easements The Department of Environmental Protection is hereby empowered to institute, in the name of the State, any proceeding intended to enforce the conditions or restrictions on the use and development of land created pursuant to the St…

4:1B-13. Conveyance of development easement; conditions No development easement purchased by the State pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be sold, given, transferred or otherwise conveyed in any manner and no lands within the agricultural preserve shall be diverted to a…

4:1B-14. Rules and regulations a. The departments shall have the power, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act" (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to adopt, amend or repeal any rule or regulation deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. Such rul…

4:1B-15. Severability If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the…

4:1B-2. Legislative findings The Legislature hereby finds and declares: a. That the preservation of agricultural open space and the retention of agricultural activities would serve the best interests of all citizens of this State by insuring the numerous social, economic and envi…

4:1B-3. Additional legislative findings The Legislature further finds and declares that the State preservation of agricultural open space through the purchase of development easements to prime agricultural lands is wholly compatible with, and specifically authorized by, the provi…

4:1B-4. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Agricultural preserve" means a significant mass of reasonably contiguous prime agricultural lands created through the State purchase of development easements to such lands; b. "Committee" means the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee…

4:1B-5. Agricultural preserve demonstration program; establishment; purpose There is hereby established the Agricultural Preserve Demonstration Program. The purpose of this program shall be the creation of an agricultural preserve, which shall remain undeveloped for other than ag…

4:1B-6. Administration; operational responsibility The program shall be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture. The Division of Rural Resources of the Department of Agriculture shall have operating responsibility for the progr…

4:1B-7. Conduct on voluntary basis; prohibition of eminent domain The program shall be conducted on a voluntary basis for all landowners in the program area; the provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, it is the intention of this act to prohibit the exercise of emi…

4:1B-8. Implementation of program The program shall be implemented by the departments in the following manner: a. An intensive informational and educational effort will be undertaken to provide residents, landowners and elected officials within the program area with the basic obj…

4:1B-9. Steering committee a. There is hereby established a Steering Committee on the Agricultural Preserve Demonstration Program. Such steering committee shall be a local advisory body composed of elected officials and residents of the program area. The purpose of the steering c…