Bill Text: NJ S450 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-26 - Withdrawn from Consideration [S450 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S450-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator DAWN MARIE ADDIEGO
District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)
Senator STEVEN V. OROHO
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes counties to issue promotional labeling for county agricultural products.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
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 1,1 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 creation, adoption, and issuance of the promotional labels.
