Status of NJ Fertilizer Legislation
Aug. 25, 2010

NJ Fertilizer Pre-emption Bills:
There are ongoing initiatives by NJGIC, other green industry associations and stakeholders to secure a science-based NJ Fertilizer Pre-Emption Bill! 
What we have right now  is a bad bill that will create big problems.  
Two bills (S. 1411/ A. 2290) that were currently passed out of both the
Senate and Assembly Environment Committees on Aug. 12^th include
elements that move away from science and reason.   These bills pro-
pose to reduce the fall fertilization window by 2 -4 weeks that will
create severe economic impact on green industry businesses and the
NJ economy and propose to create nitrogen limits that will require
reformulation of all fertilizer products and  will create a NJ only
consumer fertilizer product that will be inferior to other states. 
Additionally, as written, there are excessive fines of $5000 for
violation of the law and there in no exemption for golf courses. 

This legislation will be the most stringent, precedent setting
fertilizer law in the nation!  Other states are already looking to NJ
to see what happens and initiatives to mimic our fertilizer pre-
emption law are happening now!  (See what states are regulating phosphorus)

Industry participation the Aug. 12, 2010 Joint Senate and Environment Committee meeting in Toms River:  
NJGIC rallied 15 Green industry speakers, 50 green industry attendees and
over 300 letters of opposition to fertilizer bills (S. 1411/A 2290): committements for amendments were promised by legislators. (See photos and read more about those who testified. )

Your continued support is needed now to get
needed amendments to these bills NOW!
see NJGIC Call to Action

MEMBERSHIP:  Why Join NJGIC?
We're fighting on your behalf, but need your support (read more about membership).  Also go to the Calendar section of this web site and see detailed list of monthly NJGIC intitiatives...how we are working on your behalf. 

Who Do We Represent?
The NJGIC represents, promotes and defends the interests of our Green Industry partners through legislative lobbying efforts, ducation and public relations on both the state and local level.
These efforts are coordinated with, and are an extension to, various national industry trade associations such as RISE, PLANET, CROPLIFE and Project Evergreen.