New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 91 - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 3 - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 2:91-3.6 - Farms with 300 or more animal units (AUs)

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:91-3.6

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

(a) Farms with 300 or more animal units shall:

1. Implement the general requirements at 2:91-3.1 by March 16, 2010; and

2. Develop a CNMP in consultation with the NRCS, TSP, or an appropriate agent, which conforms to the NJ-FOTG, and submit the CNMP to the local District for review and approval in accordance with (b) and (c) below.
i. Copies of the NJ-FOTG are available from the NRCS Field Offices and the State Office at 220 Davidson Ave, 4th Floor, Somerset, NJ 08873.

ii. An electronic copy of the NJ-FOTG is available at http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=NJ.

iii. A copy of this document is on file in the NJDA Office of the Director, Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Health and Agriculture Building, Market and Warren Streets, Trenton, New Jersey 08625.

(b) If a District approved CNMP was developed and implemented between October 1, 2001 and March 16, 2009, full implementation of such plan shall suffice to comply with these rules until modifications are needed to the plan in accordance with (g) below.

(c) The CNMP shall include the following:

1. The name, physical address and phone number of the farm;

2. The owner or operator name, address, signature and date;

3. The Premises Identification Number as assigned by USDA (if available);

4. Manure and wastewater handling and storage that addresses collection, storage, treatment and/or transfer practices;

5. Land treatment practices;

6. Nutrient management that identifies source, amount, timing and method of application of nutrients by field;

7. Recordkeeping that documents and demonstrates implementation activities associated with CNMPs;

8. Feed management activities that address nutrient reduction in manure; and

9. Other utilization activities.

(d) The District shall approve the CNMP when it is in conformance with the standards and criteria of the NJ-FOTG. Once approved by the District, the owner or operator shall provide a copy of the CNMP to the Department for certification along with a signed authorization releasing the plan to the Department on a form provided by the NRCS for this purpose.

(e) Upon receiving the approved CNMP, the Department shall issue a certification to the applicant. The Department shall retain a copy of the certification and CNMP and mail the original to the owner or operator. The owner or operator shall retain a copy of the certification and CNMP on the farm.

(f) The certification shall be valid for a period of five years. An application for certificate renewal shall be filed with the Department on forms developed by the Department for such purposes no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the certification.

(g) The owner or operator shall review the CNMP annually to assure compliance with the rules. An updated CNMP shall be filed within 30 days of the occurrence an increase in the number of AUs by 25 percent. All revised CNMPs shall comply with the provisions of (c) through (f) above.

(h) By March 16, 2012, the CNMP shall be completely implemented.

(i) New farms and/or farms meeting the 300 AUs or more threshold after March 16, 2009 shall implement the general requirements at 2:91-3.1 within 12 months of date they meet the 300 or more AUs threshold and shall implement (a) through (h) above within 36 months from the date the farm reaches the 300 or more AUs threshold.

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