NJ S1029

Prohibits the sale, distribution, import, export, and propagation of 30 named invasive plant species in New Jersey, including Norway maple, Japanese barberry, Callery pear, and running bamboo, with propagation restrictions beginning 13 months after enactment and sales restrictions beginning 49 months after enactment.

Establishes a 19-member New Jersey Invasive Species Council within the Department of Environmental Protection, consisting of 6 ex-officio state officials and 13 Governor-appointed public members representing environmental organizations, agriculture, landscaping, nursery industry, higher education, and county parks.

Authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to issue conditional use waivers allowing limited use of prohibited invasive species under strict conditions, with the Department of Agriculture having primary enforcement responsibility for sales-related violations.

Civil administrative penalties range from $1,000 to $2,000 per violation, with court-ordered civil penalties up to $2,000 per day; sales violations are counted per instance while other violations are counted per day of continuation.

Exempts certain sterile cultivars of Japanese barberry and Chinese silver grass from the prohibitions, though these exemptions expire two years after enactment unless extended by department regulations.