NJ A4603

Allows commercial farmers who prevail in complaints filed against them under the Right to Farm Act to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees from the complainant if the complaint is found to have been brought in bad faith

Requires the farmer to submit an application to the county agriculture development board or State Agriculture Development Committee detailing costs and attorney fees incurred in their defense

Applies when the farming operation is found entitled to the irrebuttable presumption that it does not constitute a nuisance because it conforms to adopted agricultural management practices and complies with federal and state regulations

The county board or committee must find by a preponderance of the evidence that the complaint was made in bad faith before ordering the complainant to pay costs and fees

Takes effect immediately upon enactment (approved November 13, 2025 as P.L. 2025, Chapter 156)