This subchapter applies to transactions in which the State Agriculture Development Committee purchases development easements on farmland pursuant to the Garden State Preservation Trust Act, P.L. 1999, c. 152. In order to receive the priority consideration contained in N.J.A.C. 2:76-8.5, the landowner must be an established farmer as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 1945.154. In order to receive the priority an applicant who conducts the farming operation as an individual must manage the farming operation. If the applicant is another entity, at least one stockholder, member, partner or joint operator must manage the farming operation.
N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-11.1