Bill Text: NJ A3812 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates "Dairy Animal of the Year" award.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-05 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee [A3812 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A3812-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ARTHUR BARCLAY
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Creates "Dairy Animal of the Year" award.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act creating a "Dairy Animal of the Year" award 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. Each year the Department of Agriculture shall select a dairy animal for the "Dairy Animal of the Year" award. The department shall:
(1) create a competitive process among farms in order to select a dairy animal each year to receive the "Dairy Animal of the Year" award;
(2) allow the farmer of the dairy animal to be the dairy spokesperson of the year and use the dairy animal in promotional material for the farm; and
(3) create an educational section on the department's website which:
(a) features the dairy animal of the year and includes background information about the dairy animal, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the name of the animal and the animal's age, gender, and weight; and
(b) discusses the benefits of consuming dairy and dairy products, which may also include an interactive component such as multiple choice questions.
b. The department may collaborate with for-profit and non-profit entities to update the department's website for the purposes set forth in this act.
2. Any person may donate to the department, funds, supplies, or services for use in the development of an educational section on the department's website, and the department is authorized to accept such donations.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill creates a Dairy Animal of the Year" award. Under this bill, the Department of Agriculture is required to select a dairy animal for the "Dairy Animal of the Year" award. The department is required to:
(1) create a competitive process among farms in order to select a dairy animal each year to receive the "Dairy Animal of the Year" award;
(2) allow the farmer of the dairy animal to be the dairy spokesperson of the year and use the dairy animal in promotional material for the farm; and
(3) create an educational section on the department's website which features the dairy animal of the year and includes background information about the dairy animal, which should include the name of the animal and the animal's age, gender, and weight. In addition, the website is required to discuss the benefits of consuming dairy and dairy products, and it may also include an interactive component such as multiple choice questions.
The department may collaborate with for-profit and non-profit entities to update the department's website. In addition, the department is authorized to accept donations for the development of an educational section on the department's website which discusses the benefits of consuming dairy and dairy products.
