New Jersey § 4:1c-3

§ 4:1c-3.

As used in P.L.1983, c. 31 ( C.4:1C-1 et seq. ): “ Board ” or “ county board ” means a county agriculture development board established pursuant to section 7 of

P.L.1983, c. 32 ( C.4:1C-14 ). “ Commercial farm ” means (1) a farm management unit of no less than five acres producing agricultural

or horticultural products worth $2,500 or more annually, and satisfying the eligibility

criteria for differential property taxation pursuant to the “Farmland Assessment Act

of 1964,” P.L.1964, c. 48 ( C.54:4-23.1 et seq. ), (2) a farm management unit less than five acres, producing agricultural or horticultural

products worth $50,000 or more annually and otherwise satisfying the eligibility criteria

for differential property taxation pursuant to the “Farmland Assessment Act of 1964,”

P.L.1964, c. 48 ( C.54:4-23.1 et seq. ), or (3) a farm management unit that is a beekeeping operation producing honey or

other agricultural or horticultural apiary-related products, or providing crop pollination

services, worth $10,000 or more annually. “ Committee ” means the State Agriculture Development Committee established pursuant to section

4 of P.L.1983, c. 31 ( C.4:1C-4 ). “ Farm management unit ” means a parcel or parcels of land, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, together

with agricultural or horticultural buildings, structures and facilities, producing

agricultural or horticultural products, and operated as a single enterprise. “ Farm market ” means a facility used for the wholesale or retail marketing of the agricultural

output of a commercial farm, and products that contribute to farm income, except that

if a farm market is used for retail marketing at least 51 percent of the annual gross sales of the retail farm market shall be generated from sales

of agricultural output of the commercial farm, or at least 51 percent of the sales area shall be devoted to the sale of agricultural output of the commercial

farm, and except that if a retail farm market is located on land less than five acres

in area, the land on which the farm market is located shall produce annually agricultural

or horticultural products worth at least $2,500. “ Full-time, year-round equine-related farm employee ” means any person employed by the owner or operator of a commercial farm on a full-time,

year-round basis to provide proper care and ensure the safety of horses on the commercial

farm, including, but not limited to, a groom or other employee working in a stable.

“Full-time, year-round equine-related farm employee” shall not include a migrant,

seasonal, or temporary employee. “ Shellfish ” means the same as the term is defined in R.S.50:1-5 . “ Shellfish aquaculture ” means the propagation, rearing, and subsequent harvesting of shellfish in controlled

or selected environments, and the subsequent processing, packaging, and marketing

of such shellfish, and includes activities to intervene in the rearing process to

increase production such as stocking, feeding, transplanting, and providing for protection

from predators. “ Shellfish aquaculture management unit ” means an area, contiguous or noncontiguous, together with buildings, structures,

and facilities, on which shellfish aquaculture is occurring, and which is operated

as a single enterprise. “ Shellfish commercial farm ” means a shellfish aquaculture management unit that engages in shellfish aquaculture

and produces shellfish worth $40,000 or more annually. “ Shellfish farm market ” means a structure co-located with a shellfish post-harvest activities facility that

is part of the shellfish aquaculture management unit used for the wholesale or retail

marketing of the shellfish output of a shellfish commercial farm, and products that

contribute to farm income, except that if a shellfish farm market is used for retail

marketing at least 51 percent of the annual gross sales of the retail farm market

shall be generated from sales of shellfish output of the shellfish commercial farm,

or at least 51 percent of the sales area shall be devoted to the sale of shellfish

output of the shellfish commercial farm. “ Shellfish post-harvest activities ” means the storage, processing, and packaging activities carried out at a shellfish

aquaculture management unit. “ Single enterprise ” means a person, including a business entity, that coordinates operations and combines

resources in pursuit of the same business purpose, as evidenced by items including,

but not limited to: common owners, principals, managers, directors, shareholders,

or employees; integrated business records, financial statements, and tax returns;

shared business resources; centralized accounting processes; commingling of income

or expenses; the sharing of profits, losses, or liabilities; or common bank accounts.