Bill Text: NJ S4369 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Deems farming permitted and inherently beneficial use in all municipal zoning districts under MLUL.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-06-01 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee [S4369 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2026-S4369-Introduced.html

---

SENATE, No. 4369

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 1, 2026

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  OWEN HENRY

District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Deems farming permitted and inherently beneficial use in all municipal zoning districts under MLUL.   

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning farming as a permitted use and supplementing P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). 

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.     For the purposes of this section:

     "Farming" means the production of agricultural or horticultural products, consistent with applicable law. 

     b.    Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, rule, or regulation to the contrary, farming on a parcel or parcels of land, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, shall be a permitted use in all municipal zoning districts and shall be considered an inherently beneficial use.  

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately. 

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill deems farming a permitted use in all municipal zoning districts and provides that farming is to be considered an inherently beneficial use.  For the purposes of this bill, "farming" is defined as the production of agricultural or horticultural products, consistent with applicable law.