§ 106-23. Right to Farm Act.

A. 

The right to farm, as defined in N.J.S.A. 4:1C-3, is hereby recognized to exist in the Township of Mount Holly, in the County of Burlington, and is hereby declared a permitted use in all zones of this Township where an agricultural use is preexisting and current. Nothing in this article shall be permitted to limit this right to farm. This right to farm includes, but not by way of limitation:

(1) 

The grazing of animals and use of range for fowl; and

(2) 

The construction of fences for livestock and fowl, as well as to control depredation by wildlife; and

(3) 

Processing and packaging of the agricultural output of a commercial farm.

B. 

The foregoing activities must be in conformance with applicable federal and state law.

C. 

The foregoing practices and activities may occur on holidays, weekdays and weekends by day or night and shall include the attendant or incidental noise, odors, dust and fumes associated with these practices.

D. 

It is hereby determined that whatever nuisance may be caused to others by these uses and activities is more than offset by the benefits of farming to the neighborhood community and society in general.

E. 

Any person aggrieved by the operation of a commercial farm shall file a complaint with the Burlington County Agriculture Development Board prior to filing an action in court.

Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.

Added 1-14-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-30