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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 34, LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
Chapter 1a: Department of Labor and Industry established; "department" defined
Section: 34:1a-53.4: "Agritourism Fund" established; definition.
1. a. As used in this section:
"Agritourism" means a form of commercial enterprise that links agricultural production or agricultural processing with tourism to attract visitors onto a farm, ranch, winery, brewery, or other agricultural business for the purpose of entertaining or educating the visitors and generating income for the farm, ranch, winery, brewery, or agricultural business owner.
b. There is established in the Department of State a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Agritourism Fund," to be held separate and apart from all other funds of the State. The Division of Travel and Tourism shall administer the fund and ensure that monies deposited in the fund, and any interest earned thereon, shall be used for the purpose of making grants to New Jersey businesses involved in agritourism. The division shall award grants annually through a process established by the division.
c. There shall be appropriated annually from the General Fund to the Department of State the sum of $2.5 million for deposit in the "Agritourism Fund" to effectuate the purposes and objectives of this section. Any unspent monies in the fund shall be carried forward.
L.2023, c.87.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2023-09-26 17:54:33.
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