A 4076 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Allows Right to Farm Act complaints to be filed with county agriculture development board in adjacent county under certain circumstances and creates alternate voting members on such boards.

This bill allows individuals with complaints about farming operations (like noise, odors, or land use) to file their complaint with the agriculture development board in a neighboring county if their local board cannot meet due to conflicts of interest. It also creates two new alternate voting members for these county boards, who must be residents of the county or members of an adjacent county’s agriculture board. These changes aim to ensure complaints are processed when local boards are unable to act, directly affecting farmers, landowners, and county boards handling Right to Farm Act disputes. The policy focuses on streamlining complaint resolution without altering the existing legal framework for farm operations.
Tags: Agriculture
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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