The New Jersey Right to Farm Act (N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.) shields eligible commercial farms from nuisance suits and preempts unreasonable municipal ordinances when farms follow agricultural management practices; N.J.S.A. 4:1C-9 lists the protected activities.
The Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq., declares agriculture a permissible statewide use and shields eligible commercial farms from nuisance actions and unreasonably restrictive municipal regulation. Under N.J.S.A. 4:1C-9, commercial farms operating in conformance with Agricultural Management Practices recommended by the State Agriculture Development Committee receive an irrebuttable presumption and preemption of conflicting local ordinances. A "commercial farm" under N.J.S.A. 4:1C-3 is generally at least five acres producing $2,500 or more in agricultural or horticultural products annually (smaller farms must make $50,000). County Agriculture Development Boards (CADBs) resolve site-specific disputes with neighbors and municipalities.
Municipalities enforcing ordinances against protected commercial farm activities risk SADC override and CADB rulings invalidating restrictions; private nuisance plaintiffs face suit dismissal.
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