N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-3.2
As used in this subchapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
"Agreement" means a legally binding written document between the landowner(s), and the board which must be signed by both parties and certified by the State Agriculture Development Committee to signify approval of a petition for creating a farmland preservation program.
"Agricultural Development Area" hereinafter referred to as ADA, means an area identified by a board pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:1C-18 and certified by the State Agriculture Development Committee.
"Board" means a county agriculture development board established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-14 or a subregional agricultural retention board established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-17.
"Committee" means the State Agriculture Development Committee established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-4.
"Development easement" means an interest in land less than fee simple absolute title thereto, which enables the owner to develop the land for any nonagricultural purpose as determined by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11 et seq., P.L. 1983, C.32 and any relevant rules or regulations promulgated pursuant hereto.
"Farmland preservation program" means any voluntary program, the duration of which is at least eight years, authorized by law enacted subsequent to the effective date of the "Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981," P.L. 1981, C.276, which has as its principal purpose the long term preservation of significant masses of reasonably contiguous agricultural land within agricultural development areas adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11 et seq., P.L. 1983, C.32 and the maintenance and support of increased agricultural production as the first priority use of that land.
"Petition" means a formal written document adopted by the board, which an eligible landowner must submit to the board when applying for inclusion in a farmland preservation program.
"Premises" means the property under easement which is defined by the legal metes and bounds description in the Agreement.
"Soil and water conservation project" means any project designed for the control and prevention of soil erosion and sediment damages, the control of pollution on agricultural lands, the impoundment, storage and management of water for agricultural purposes, or the improved management of land and soils to achieve maximum agricultural productivity.
N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-3.2
See: 18 New Jersey Register 508(a), 18 New Jersey Register 1193(b).
Added definition "premises".