SENATE ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 111  

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 4, 2023

      The Senate Economic Growth Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 111 (1R).

      As reported, this bill provides that any farmstand or location on a farm, or location used by a farm or other agricultural operation, to sell firewood obtained from property other than the seller’s land would not be considered a lumber yard under municipal land use regulations or for other regulatory purposes. The bill also prohibits any firewood obtained from outside of the State from being sold or offered for sale at any farmstand or location on a farm, or location used by a farm or other agricultural operation, in the State unless the firewood is heat treated and certified as heat treated and pest free by the state of origin.

      As reported, Assembly Bill No. 111 (1R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 3201, which was also reported by the committee on this date.