New Jersey Statutes 4:27-6. Aquaculture considered component of agriculture
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:27-6
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a person engaged in aquaculture shall have exclusive ownership of the aquatic organisms being aquacultured by that person.
c. The Department of Agriculture shall be the lead State agency for the development, marketing, promotion, and advocacy of aquaculture in the State.
d. The Department of Environmental Protection shall be the lead State agency with respect to regulation of aquaculture activities in the waters of the State.
e. The Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, composed of the Multispecies Aquaculture Demonstration Facility at Rutgers, The State University, the Aquaculture Training and Information Center at Cumberland County College, and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, shall be the primary State facility for aquaculture education, extension, demonstration, and industry development and commercialization in the State.
L.1997,c.236,s.6.