Title 4, Title 4: AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

4:9-15.32. Publication of information concerning distribution of fertilizers and soil conditioners and results of analyses The State Board of Agriculture shall publish in such form and as it may deem proper: (a) At least once every 6 months, information concerning the distributio…

4:9-15.33. Rules and regulations The State Board of Agriculture, after public hearing and due notice, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (P.L.1968, c. 410, C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), may adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry into effect the f…

4:9-15.33a. Fertilizer regulation The department may adopt rules and regulations it may deem appropriate concerning the preparation, processing or distribution of seafood wastes to be used to fertilize or otherwise improve the chemical or physical characteristics of soil. L. 1986…

4:9-15.33b. Cooperation encouraged The department may cooperate with any State or federal agency or any private organization to effectuate the purposes of this act. L. 1986, c. 80, s. 2, eff. Aug. 6, 1986.

4:9-15.34. Revocation, suspension or refusal of license The State Board of Agriculture may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the license of any licensee or refuse to issue a license to a person under this act upon finding that the licensee or applicant has violated any provisio…

4:9-15.35. Stop sale, use, or removal order The State Board of Agriculture may issue and enforce a written "stop sale, use, or removal" order to the owner or custodian of any lot of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner, or material purported to be commercial fertilizer or so…

4:9-15.36. Seizure and disposal of deficient products Any lot of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner which is in violation of this act shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the State Board of Agriculture to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said p…

4:9-15.37. Injunction Any violation or threatened violation of any provision of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted thereunder may be restrained by the Superior Court in an action brought for such purpose by the Attorney General on behalf of the State Board of Agricultu…

4:9-15.38. Violations; penalties 38. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted thereunder other than a violation involving a plant nutrient deficiency shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.0…

4:9-15.39. Hearings Upon receiving any information of a violation of any provision of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, the Secretary or any agent designated by him for such purpose, is empowered to hold hearings upon said violation and, upon finding the v…

4:9-15.4. Adoption of definitions by regulations The State Board of Agriculture may adopt additional definitions by regulations in accordance with section 33 of this act. Definitions of ingredients adopted by regulation shall be derived from authoritative publications and sources…

4:9-15.40. Minor violations; warnings Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring the State Chemist or the Department of Agriculture to report a minor violation for prosecution or seizure proceedings when the State Chemist determines that the public interests will best be…

4:9-15.41. Exempt transactions Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioners between importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale or as preventing the free and unrestricted sh…

4:9-15.42. Severability If any provision of this act, or any application of any provision, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other applications of the provision, or other provisions of the act, which reasonably can be given effect despite the invalidity. To this en…

4:9-15.43 Record of sales of restricted commercial fertilizer. 2. a. Every manufacturer or distributor of a restricted commercial fertilizer shall record, on forms provided by the secretary, the number of a valid State or federal driver's license bearing a photograph, or other pi…

4:9-15.44 Report of suspect purchase, theft, loss by distributors. 3. A distributor of restricted commercial fertilizer shall immediately report any suspect purchase pattern, theft or loss of inventory of a restricted commercial fertilizer to the appropriate law enforcement agenc…

4:9-15.45 Immunity for refusal to sell, report of suspect purchases, certain circumstances. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who refuses to sell a restricted commercial fertilizer to any person, or any person who reports information to a law enf…

4:9-15.5. Necessity of license Every person who owns or operates a manufacturing facility in this State or under whose name commercial fertilizers or soil conditioners are distributed in this State shall obtain a license to manufacture or distribute such products. L.1970, c. 66, …

4:9-15.6 License fee 6. The minimum annual license fee for a manufacturer or distributor shall be $250.00. In the case of each person who owns or operates more than one manufacturing facility within this State there shall be an additional annual license fee of $250.00 for each su…

4:9-15.7. Application; issuance; expiration Applications for licenses shall be submitted to the State Chemist on forms furnished by his office and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee. Upon approval by the State Board of Agriculture, a license shall be issued to the applic…

4:9-15.8. Specialty fertilizers; furnishing of label on application for license A person applying for a license to distribute specialty fertilizers shall, at the time of submitting his application, furnish the State Chemist with a label or facsimile thereof for each brand and gra…

4:9-15.8a Requirements for specialty fertilizer; definitions. 10. Any specialty fertilizer labeled for use on turf and intended for use by consumers shall: a. Contain no more than 0.7 pounds of water-soluble nitrogen and no more than 0.9 pounds of total nitrogen at least 20 perce…

4:9-15.9. Soil conditioners; furnishing of label on application for license A person applying for a license to manufacture or distribute soil conditioners shall, at the time of submitting his application, furnish the State Chemist with a label or facsimile thereof for each soil c…

4:9-21.1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as "The New Jersey Agricultural Liming Materials Act." L.1968, c. 392, s. 1.

4:9-21.10 Violations; penalties 10. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 to be enforced by summary proceedings under the "Penalty E…

4:9-21.11. Rules and regulations The State Board of Agriculture after reasonable notice and hearing is empowered to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of this act and to grant exemptions from specific requirements of this act as, from time to time…

4:9-21.12. Issuance of stop sale, use, removal order 8. The State Board or its authorized agent may issue in writing a stop sale, use or removal order to the owner or custodian of any agricultural liming material when the State Chemist finds that the material is being offered for…

4:9-21.2. Definitions 2. As used in this act: (a) "Agricultural liming materials" means all suitable materials containing calcium or magnesium in chemical form, physical condition and quantity capable of neutralizing soil acidity, which shall include, but need not be limited to, …

4:9-21.3. Information affixed to each package of agricultural liming materials 3. (a) Agricultural liming materials sold or offered for sale in the State shall have affixed to each package in a conspicuous manner on the outside thereof, a plainly printed, stamped or otherwise mar…

4:9-21.4. Requirements for sale of agricultural liming material 4. (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale in this State agricultural liming material unless it complies with the provisions of "The New Jersey Agricultural Liming Materials Act," P.L.1968, c.392 (C.4:9-21.1 et se…

4:9-21.6. License required; expiration 6. No person shall manufacture for distribution in this State or distribute in this State any agricultural liming material until a license has been obtained by the person whose labeling is applied to such agricultural liming material from th…

4:9-21.7 Annual license fee 7. The annual license fee shall be $250.00 payable on January 1 of each year or prior to the distribution in such year. L.1968,c.392,s.7; amended 1975, c.140, s.3; 2002, c.34, s.8.

4:9-21.8 Statement submitted by licensee 8. Within the 30-day period following December 31 of each year, each licensee shall submit on a form furnished by the State board or its authorized agent a statement setting forth the number of net tons of each agricultural liming material…

4:9-21.9. Empowerment of State board, authorized agent 9. The State board or its authorized agent is hereby empowered and it shall be the duty of its agent to sample, inspect, test, and analyze agricultural liming materials to determine compliance with the provisions of P.L.1968,…

4:9-22. Definitions As used in this article: "Director" means the director of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station. "Experiment station" means the New Jersey agricultural experiment station. "Legume inoculants" means any material which contains the nitrogen-gathering or…

4:9-23. Information on label of inoculants sold Every package of legume inoculant sold, offered or exposed for sale in this state shall have attached or affixed to the outside of the container a printed tag or label giving the following information: a. The brand name; b. The kind…

4:9-24. Annual statement filed with director A person offering or exposing for sale legume inoculants in this state shall file annually with the director, a statement showing the brands of legume inoculants which he intends to sell, offer or expose for sale in this state, togethe…

4:9-25. Taking and analysis of samples; publication of results For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article, the director or his deputy, shall take or cause to be taken, as samples, packages of legume inoculants sold, offered or exposed for sale in the state, an…

4:9-26. Rules regarding analyses and sales The director may establish such rules and regulations in regard to inspection, analysis and sale of legume inoculants as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.

4:9-27. Free examination of samples A citizen of this state may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the experiment station for this purpose, and by prepaying the transportation charges, send samples of legume inoculants to the experiment station for examination and anal…

4:9-28. Penalty for violations or interference A person who shall: a. Sell, offer or expose for sale any package of legume inoculant which does not comply with the provisions of this article; or b. Interfere with any official employed in the enforcement of this article-- Shall be…

4:9-29. Unmanufactured manure; sale or delivery unadulterated Whenever unmanufactured horse manure is furnished, sold, or delivered in this State, such manure shall be only the natural product as the same is produced by horses in the stable, together with the straw bedding, witho…

4:9-30. When unmanufactured manure deemed adulterated For the purposes of this act, unmanufactured horse manure shall be deemed to be adulterated if it contains any water, intentionally or deliberately added, or if any other manure, or any other foreign substance is intentionally…

4:9-31. Sale or delivery of adulterated manure prohibited No person, copartnership, association, or corporation shall furnish, sell or offer for sale, or deliver in this State any unmanufactured horse manure that is adulterated as defined in this act. L.1944, c. 43, p. 98, s. 3.

4:9-32. Representation on sale or delivery No person, copartnership, association, or corporation in connection with any sale, furnishing, or delivery of manure, shall represent the same as being unmanufactured horse manure if such manure is adulterated within the meaning of this …

4:9-33. Sale by weight; adulteration of manure unlawful Whenever any unmanufactured horse manure is or has been sold by weight, and the price to be paid therefor is to be fixed by weighing the same at any point within this State, it is unlawful for any person, copartnership, asso…