New Jersey

Meat shares

No state MPI program (USDA FSIS inspects)

Federal custom exemption (9 CFR 303.1) applies; buy live-animal share before slaughter; meat Not for Sale; state specifics unverified

This is a share of a live animal, bought before slaughter and processed by a custom-exempt plant. Meat is marked Not for Sale and may not be resold or donated.

State-inspected meat may only be sold within this state unless the plant is federally inspected or in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.

Source: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-inspection/state-inspection-programs/states-and-without-inspection-programs www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-i

Raw milk and herd shares

The rules on file allow only pet food. Not for human consumption.

Herd shares on file: prohibited. A new herd-share listing is blocked. A raw milk sale is blocked.

Pet milk lawful with state permit.

Statute: NJ Statutes Title 24, Subtitle 1, Ch. 10, Art. 6: 24:10-57.17

Source: https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-interactive-map/ www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-int

Farm visits

No agritourism liability statute is on file for this state. You assume the risks of a working farm, including land, equipment, and animals. The farm is responsible for its own insurance.

On file: No agritourism liability statute

Source: https://www.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Defining-and-Regulating-Agritourism.pdf www.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024

Cottage food

unverified

CSA

unverified (no state CSA-specific rule found; federal SNAP 14-day rule applies)

A SNAP note is shown on a CSA only when that farm says it is SNAP-authorized. This market does not take SNAP online.