[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Jefferson 9-2-1998
by Ord. No. 25-98 (Ch. 26 of the 1967 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The right to farm land within the Township of Jefferson is hereby recognized
to exist, and the following farming activities shall be deemed established
as acceptable, recognized and entitled to encouragement and protection as
the collective embodiment of the "right to farm," subject in all cases, however,
to any applicable Township ordinances, including the Township Zoning Ordinances,[1] federal, state or county laws or regulations respecting the public
health or safety:
A.
Produce agricultural and horticultural crops, trees and
forest products, livestock, poultry and other related commodities.
B.
Process and package the agricultural output of the commercial
farm.
C.
Provide for the wholesale and retail marketing, including
"U-Pick" marketing and sales, of the agricultural output of the commercial
farm and related products that contribute to farm income, including the construction
of buildings and parking areas in conformance with the applicable municipal
standards.
D.
Replenish soil nutrients, including but not limited to
the spreading of manure and applying chemical and organic fertilizers.
E.
Use federally approved products, in accordance with labeled
instructions, as recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, for control of pests,
predators, varmints, diseases affecting plants and livestock and for the control
of weed infestation.
F.
Use irrigation pumps and equipment and undertake aerial
and ground seeding and spraying, using airplanes, tractors and other necessary
equipment.
G.
Conduct farming activities on holidays and Sundays as
well as weekdays, in the evening and during the day, notwithstanding the production
thereby of normal but unavoidable noise, dust, odors and fumes caused by such
necessary activities when conducted in accordance with recognized agricultural
practices.
