New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 76 - STATE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Subchapter 2 - RIGHT TO FARM
Section 2:76-2.4 - Determinations of site-specific agricultural management practices where a board does not exist
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) In counties where a board does not exist, a commercial farm owner or operator that meets the eligibility criteria pursuant to 4:1C-3 and 9 may submit an application to the Committee to determine if his or her operation constitutes a generally accepted agricultural operation or practice included in any of the permitted activities set forth in 4:1C-9.
(b) The provisions of 2:76-2.3(b) through (l) shall apply to the Committee's consideration of the application.
(c) The Committee shall pass a resolution granting, with or without conditions, or denying the request for a site-specific agricultural management practice determination. The resolution shall contain detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law, including commercial farm eligibility, the relationship(s), if any, between the operation or practice that is the subject of the application submitted pursuant to 2:76-2.3 and any activity permitted pursuant to 4:1C-9, and include references to any supporting documents. The resolution shall be forwarded to the commercial farm owner and commercial farm operator, if applicable, the municipality(ies) in which the commercial farm is located, and any other individuals or organizations deemed appropriate by the Committee within 30 days of passage of the resolution.