APPLICATION FOR AQUATIC FARMER LICENSE
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF AQUACULTURE COORDINATION
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Fish and Seafood Development Program
PO Box 330
Trenton, New Jersey
November 2003
The Aquatic Farmer License is issued by the New Jersey Department of
Agriculture to provide the following benefits to the New Jersey aquaculture
industry:
(1) Demonstrate definitive
ownership of the organisms being raised. This protection is especially important
when dealing with products that are under bag limits, size limits and seasonality
limitations such as summer flounder and hybrid striped bass.
(2) Prevention of the introduction of aquatic
pests that may be detrimental to wild stocks and other aquaculture
operations.
(3) A reduction in the
regulatory burden by providing a mechanism to assist in the identification of
additional permits, if any, that are required.
(4) Guidance so that an operation can be planned
in a manner to reduce the regulatory burden and reduce or eliminate excessive fees
while maintaining environmental integrity.
(5) Establish a production history for the aquatic
farm which is critical in the event that disaster relief or other available funding
is sought.
(6) Eligibility for a number
of programs operated by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the United
States Department of Agriculture.
(7)
Eligibility for
marketing assistance from the New Jersey
Department of Agriculture.
In return for these benefits, you are required, as an active member
of New Jersey's agricultural community, to provide production information for the
census of agriculture. All information will be held in confidence pursuant to any
limitations set forth by Federal or State law. Once this information is aggregated
by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, it is used for a variety of
purposes including disaster relief, development of additional opportunities for the
industry and demonstrating the impact of aquaculture to State and Federal decision
makers.
Any significant changes in your operation, such as a change in
genus, system capacity or type of system, must be reported to the NJDA at least 30
days prior to the implementation of that change. Any change in ownership of the
Aquatic Farmer License must be made within 14 days of any such transfer.
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