New Jersey § 4:1c-10

§ 4:1c-10.

a. Any person aggrieved by the operation of a commercial farm , or the operation of a shellfish commercial farm, shall file a complaint with the applicable county agriculture development board or

the State Agriculture Development Committee in counties where no county board exists

prior to filing an action in court. b. In the event the dispute concerns activities that are addressed by an agricultural

management practice recommended by the committee and adopted pursuant to the provisions

of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), the county board shall hold a public hearing and issue findings and recommendations

within 60 days of the receipt of the complaint. c. In the event the committee has not recommended an agricultural management practice

concerning activities addressed by a complaint, the county board shall forward the

complaint to the committee for a determination of whether the disputed agricultural

operation constitutes a generally accepted agricultural operation or practice. Upon receipt of the complaint, the committee shall hold a public hearing and issue

its decision, in writing, to the county board. The county board shall hold a public hearing and issue its findings and recommendations

within 60 days of the receipt of the committee's decision. d. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the county board shall appeal the decision

to the committee within 10 days. The committee shall schedule a hearing and make a determination within 90 days of

receipt of the petition for review. e. The decision of the State Agriculture Development Committee shall be binding, subject

to the right of appeal to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. Any decision of a county agriculture development board that is not appealed shall

be binding.