[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Vernon 2-15-1996 by Ord. No.
96-1.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dumping and littering — See Ch. 227.
Farmland and open space preservation — See Ch.
244.
Land development — See Ch. 330.
Noise — See Ch. 363.
Pesticides — See Ch. 440.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 447.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was specifically readopted 4-27-1998
by Ord. No. 98-3.
The pursuit of horticultural, agricultural and animal husbandry are farming activities which are hereby recognized as a natural right which is entitled to be protected and entitled to be conducted and/or established as permitted by the terms of Chapter 330, Land Development, and these pursuits also include the following activities under the general heading of "Right to Farm."
The right to farm includes:
A.
The producing, from the land, agricultural products such as, but
not limited to, vegetables, greens, hay, fruit, fibers, wood, plants,
shrubs, flowers and seeds.
B.
The use of land for grazing by animals.
C.
The use of irrigation pumps and equipment. A priority water use for
agricultural, second only to human consumption and household needs,
is hereby recognized.
D.
The clearing of woodlands to expand production, the alteration of
vegetation and terrain, the installation of physical facilities for
soil and water conservation and the harvesting of timber.
E.
The right and ability to market a particular farm's output on
site, including the construction of buildings and parking areas for
farm markets and U-pick marketing and sales.
F.
The on-site handling and disposal of organic wastes and materials
in accordance with acceptable management practices and the ability
to replenish soil nutrients as recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural
Experimental Station.
G.
The ability to use federally approved products, in accordance with
the labeled instructions, as recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural
Experimental Station, the US Environmental Protection Agency, for
the control of pests and diseases affecting plants and livestock and
for the control of weed infestation and the aerial and ground seeding
and spraying on farms in accordance with generally accepted agricultural
practices.
H.
The right and ability to conduct farming activities on holidays,
Sundays and weekdays, in the evening and during the day, notwithstanding
the production thereby of normal noise, dust, odors and fumes that
are caused by such necessary activities when conducted in accordance
with generally accepted agricultural practices.
The foregoing rights are subject to restrictions and regulations
of state and Township health and sanitary codes and, in addition thereto,
the restrictions and regulations of the State Department of Environmental
Protection and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency.
