New Jersey § 4:1c-13

§ 4:1c-13.

As used in this act: a. “ Agricultural development areas ” means areas identified by a county agricultural development board pursuant to the

provisions of section 11 of this act 1 and certified by the State Agriculture Development Committee; b. “ Agricultural use ” means the use of land for common farmsite activities, including but not limited

to: production, harvesting, storage, grading, packaging, processing and the wholesale

and retail marketing of crops, plants, animals and other related commodities and the

use and application of techniques and methods of soil preparation and management,

fertilization, weed, disease and pest control, disposal of farm waste, irrigation,

drainage and water management, and grazing; c. “ Board ” means a county agriculture development board established pursuant to section 7 2 or a subregional agricultural retention board established pursuant to section 10

of this act; 3 d. “ Committee ” means the State Agriculture Development Committee established pursuant to section

4 of the “Right to Farm Act,” P.L.1983, c. 31 ( C. 4:1C-4 ); e. “ Cost, ” as used with respect to cost of fee simple absolute title, development easements

or soil and water conservation projects, includes, in addition to the usual connotations

thereof, interest or discount on bonds; cost of issuance of bonds; the cost of inspection,

appraisal, legal, financial, and other professional services, estimates and advice;

and the cost of organizational, administrative and other work and services, including

salaries, supplies, equipment and materials necessary to administer this act; f. “ Development easement ” means an interest in land, less than fee simple absolute title thereto, which enables

the owner to develop the land for any nonagricultural purpose as determined by the

provisions of this act and any relevant rules or regulations promulgated pursuant

hereto; g. “ Development project ” means any proposed construction or capital improvement for nonagricultural purposes; h. “ Farmland preservation program ” or “municipally approved farmland preservation program” (hereinafter referred to

as municipally approved program) means any voluntary program, the duration of which

is at least 8 years, authorized by law enacted subsequent to the effective date of

the “Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981,” P.L.1981, c. 276, which has as its principal

purpose the long-term preservation of significant masses of reasonably contiguous

agricultural land within agricultural development areas adopted pursuant to this act

and the maintenance and support of increased agricultural production as the first

priority use of that land. Any municipally approved program shall be established pursuant to section 14 of

this act; 4 i. “ Fund ” means the “Farmland Preservation Fund” created pursuant to the “Farmland Preservation

Bond Act of 1981,” P.L.1981, c. 276; j. “ Governing body ” means, in the case of a county, the governing body of the county, and in the case

of a municipality, the commission, council, board or body, by whatever name it may

be known, having charge of the finances of the municipality; k. “ Secretary ” means the Secretary of Agriculture; l . “ Soil and water conservation project ” means any project designed for the control and prevention of soil erosion and sediment

damages, the control of pollution on agricultural lands, the impoundment, storage

and management of water for agricultural purposes, or the improved management of land

and soils to achieve maximum agricultural productivity; m. “ Soil conservation district ” means a governmental subdivision of this State organized in accordance with the

provisions of R.S. 4:24-1 et seq. ; n. “ Agricultural deed restrictions for farmland preservation purposes ” means a statement containing the conditions of the conveyance and the terms of the

restrictions set forth in P.L.1983, c. 32 and as additionally determined by the committee

on the use and the development of the land which shall be recorded with the deed in

the same manner as originally recorded. 1

N.J.S.A. § 4:1C-18. 2

N.J.S.A. § 4:1C-14. 3

N.J.S.A. § 4:1C-17. 4

N.J.S.A. § 4:1C-21.