N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-4.2 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

"Agreement" means a legally binding written document between the landowner(s), the board, and the municipal governing body, which must be signed by all parties and certified by the State Agriculture Development Committee to signify approval of a petition for creating a municipally approved program.

"Agricultural Development Area", hereinafter referred to as ADA, means an area identified by a board pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:1C-18 and certified by the State Agriculture Development Committee.

"Board" means a county agriculture development board established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-14 or a subregional agricultural retention board established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-17.

"Committee" means the State Agriculture Development Committee established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-4.

"Governing body" means, in the case of a county, the board of chosen freeholders, 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.

"Municipally approved farmland preservation program", hereinafter referred to as municipally approved program, means any voluntary program, the duration of which is at least eight 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 N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11 et seq., P.L. 1983, C.32 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 N.J.S.A. 4:1C-21.

"Petition" means a formal written document adopted by the board, which an eligible landowner must submit to the board when applying for inclusion in a municipally approved program.

"Premises" means the property under easement which is defined by the legal metes and bounds description contained in the Agreement.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-4.2

Amended by R.1986 d.197, effective 6/2/1986.
See: 18 New Jersey Register 511(a), 18 New Jersey Register 1195(a).
Added definition "premises".