Sponsored by:
Assemblyman PARKER SPACE
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Assemblyman ERIC HOUGHTALING
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
Assemblywoman GAIL PHOEBUS
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Peterson
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act authorizing counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products and supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A county, after consulting with the Department of Agriculture may create, adopt, and issue promotional labels to be used on agricultural products to identify agricultural products, either fresh or processed, that are produced in the county.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes counties to create, adopt, and issue promotional labels to be used on agricultural products to identify agricultural products either fresh or processed that are produced in the county. The bill also requires counties to consult with the Department of Agriculture in the development, adoption, and issuance of the promotional labels.