New Jersey Statutes Title 23. Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals 23 § 2A-18

a. The Legislature finds and declares that non-native invasive species of plants, animals, and other organisms, which were intentionally or accidentally introduced into habitats and geographical areas where they did not evolve, possess the ability to reproduce and spread without the natural limits present in their native ecosystems and pose a threat to New Jersey’s native species, natural resources, ecosystem function, human health, and economic vitality.

b.  The Legislature therefore determines that it is in the public interest to establish a permanent New Jersey Invasive Species Council to advise the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture, and the Legislature on the issue of invasive species;  to prohibit the sale of certain plant species that are known to be invasive;  and to provide adequate annual funding to the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture to control the spread of invasive plant species in the State.