New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 76 - STATE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Subchapter 27 - WINERY SPECIAL OCCASION EVENTS ON PRESERVED FARMLAND
Section 2:76-27.10 - Violations and penalties

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:76-27.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) An owner or operator of the winery who violates N.J.S.A. 4:1C-32.7 et seq., or these regulations shall be liable to a civil penalty of up to $ 1,000 for the first offense, up to $ 2,000 for the second offense, or up to $ 3,000 for a subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action commenced by the Committee.

(b) In addition to the penalties established pursuant to (a) above:

1. For a second offense, the Committee shall, after a hearing, suspend the owner or operator of the winery from conducting special occasion events for a period of up to six months;

2. For a third offense, the Committee shall, after a hearing, suspend the owner or operator of a winery from conducting special occasion events for a period of at least six months, but not more than one year; and

3. For a fourth or subsequent offense, the Committee shall, after a hearing, suspend the owner or operator of the winery from conducting special occasion events for a period of at least one year, but not more than two years.

(c) Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be collected, with costs, in a summary proceeding pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq. The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999 in connection with N.J.S.A. 4:1C-32.7 et seq.

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