This is a courtesy copy of the AMP text. Should there be any discrepancies between this text and the official version, the official version will govern.


(a) The installation of fencing on farmland for protection against wildlife damage shall be a generally accepted agricultural management practice recommended by the Committee.

1. The installation of fencing on farmland for protection against wildlife damage shall be performed in accordance with the following:
i. With respect to high-tensile woven wire fencing, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension publication entitled "High-Tensile Woven Wire Fences for Reducing Wildlife Damage," FS 8XX, which the State Agriculture Development Committee hereby adopts and incorporates by reference, as amended and supplemented, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 1:30-2.2;

ii. With respect to electric fencing, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension publication entitled "Vertical Seven-Wire Deer Control Fence," FS151, which the State Agriculture Development Committee hereby adopts and incorporates by reference, as amended and supplemented, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 1:30-2.2; and

iii. The particular fence manufacturer's installation instructions and guidelines.

2. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-9, N.J.A.C. 2:76-2.3 and N.J.A.C. 2:76-2.4, a commercial farm operator shall request a site specific agricultural management practice recommendation from the appropriate County Agriculture Development Board or the State Agriculture Development Committee in counties where no County Agriculture Development Board exist, when installing, maintaining or utilizing a type of fence not specifically recommended in this agricultural management practice.

3. Copies of "High-Tensile Woven Wire Fences for Reducing Wildlife Damage" and "Vertical Seven-Wire Deer Control Fence" may be obtained from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Publications Distribution Center, RCE, Cook College, 57 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520.

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