Prohibits Dept. of Agriculture from regulating minimum property size required per number of honeybee hives.
This bill (A160) prohibits New Jersey's Department of Agriculture from establishing or enforcing minimum property size requirements per honeybee hive for beekeeping operations. It directly affects beekeepers and apiary businesses by preventing the state from imposing such size regulations. The key provision explicitly states the Department "shall not regulate" these minimum property size requirements for keeping honeybees or related activities. The law takes effect immediately upon passage, removing the Department's authority to create such rules in the future.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
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