New Jersey § 4:8-17
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 4:8-17, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4:8-17.
a. No person shall engage in the business of a wholesale seedsman or seed conditioner
unless the person is registered with the State Board of Agriculture in accordance
with this section. b. A person engaged in the business of a wholesale seedsman or seed conditioner shall
register with the State board on January 1 of each year or prior to commencing operation
in the business. Registration as a wholesale seedsman or seed conditioner shall expire on December
31. An application for registration shall be filed in a form and according to procedures
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $125.00. The State board shall approve or disapprove the application, in writing, no later
than the 10th day after its receipt. c. The State board may disapprove an application for registration filed under subsection
b. of this section and revoke at any time a registration issued previously, if it
determines that the applicant or registrant violated a provision of the New Jersey
State Seed Law (Revision of 1963), P.L.1963, c. 29 ( C. 4:8-17.13 et seq. ). If the State board disapproves an application or revokes a registration, it shall
provide the applicant or registrant, as the case may be, with a concise written statement
of reasons therefor. The statement of reasons shall be transmitted to the applicant or registrant simultaneously
with the notice of disapproval or revocation. d. An applicant or registrant may file a notice of appeal of a disapproval or revocation
with the Secretary of Agriculture no later than the 10th day after receipt of the
notification of the disapproval or revocation. The secretary shall afford the applicant or registrant a hearing not later than
the 10th day after receipt of the notice of appeal. The secretary shall recommend to the State board that it reverse or affirm the disapproval
or revocation no later than the fifth day after the hearing, accompanying the recommendation
with a concise written statement of the reasons therefor. A copy of the secretary's recommendation and reasons therefor, in writing, shall
be transmitted simultaneously to the applicant or registrant. The State board shall notify the applicant or registrant of its decision to reject
or uphold the appeal no later than the fifth day after its receipt of the secretary's
recommendation.
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What does New Jersey Statutes § 4:8-17 cover?
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