New Jersey Statutes Title 4. Agriculture and Domestic Animals 4 § 1B-5

There is hereby established the Agricultural Preserve Demonstration Program. The purpose of this program shall be the creation of an agricultural preserve, which shall remain undeveloped for other than agricultural purposes as determined in accordance with the provisions of this act. Such preserve shall be established through the State purchase of development easements to such lands. It shall further be the purpose of this program to provide information and experience concerning such State efforts to preserve agricultural open space. It shall be the goal of the program to acquire such easements to approximately 5,000 acres of such land within the agricultural preserve.