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Senate committee releases aquaculture promotion bill, host-community rules and pesticide-flag measure
Summary
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee voted to release S-216 (Jersey Fresh aquaculture promotion), S-1991 (host-community benefit agreement procedures for certain solid-waste facilities) and S-1118 (uniform silver pesticide flags) after testimony from industry groups, municipal representatives and public-health advocates.
Acting Chair opened the committee and the panel voted to release three bills addressing agriculture, solid-waste host-community procedures and pesticide-marking standards.
S-216, sponsored by Senator Smith and Senator Greenstein, directs the Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products under the Jersey Fresh brand and establishes an annual $100,000 appropriation to support that marketing effort. Industry witnesses told the committee the measure would help New Jersey shellfish compete with out-of-state product and standardize sizes. "This is a big step for New Jersey farm raised…
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