Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 4501 (2024)

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An Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee statement to Assembly, No. 4501, State of New Jersey, dated December 16, 2024, reporting the bill favorably. The bill amends and supplements the "Right to Farm Act" to make housing for resident farm employees on a commercial farm a permissible activity eligible for Right to Farm protections. It directs the State Agriculture Development Committee to adopt an agricultural management practice permitting such housing. A "resident farm employee" is defined as a full-time agricultural production employee of a commercial farm, not including a full-time, year-round equine-related farm employee.

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ASSEMBLY COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURE
COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY,
No. 4501

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: DECEMBER
16, 2024

The Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and
Agriculture Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4501.

This
bill amends and supplements the “Right to Farm Act,” P.L.1983, c.31 (C.4:1C-1
et seq.), to allow housing for resident farm employees on a commercial farm to
be a permissible activity and eligible for Right to Farm protections.

The
bill directs the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) to adopt an
agricultural management practice that permits the housing of resident farm
employees. The bill defines “resident farm employee” as a person employed by
the owner or operator of a commercial farm to engage in agricultural production
activities on a full-time basis on the commercial farm. The term does not
include a full-time, year-round equine-related farm employee.

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