Bill Text: NJ A1641 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits sale, distribution, and use of urea as an ice melt.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-11 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee [A1641 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-A1641-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN CATALANO
District 10 (Ocean)
Assemblyman GREGORY P. MCGUCKIN
District 10 (Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits sale, distribution, and use of urea as an ice melt.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act prohibiting the sale, distribution, and use of urea as an ice melt, and supplementing Title 58 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. No person may sell, distribute, or use urea as an ice melt in the State.
b. No other uses of urea are prohibited by this act.
c. Any person who violates subsection a. or b. of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $500 for the first offense and up to $1,000 for the second and each subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. The Superior Court and the municipal court, as appropriate, shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" pursuant to this subsection.
d. The provisions of this act may be enforced by the Department of Environmental Protection, or by any municipality, county, or local health agency.
e. For the purposes of this section:
"Ice melt" means a substance applied to an outdoor surface for the purpose of melting or removing ice or snow, or as a preventative measure against the formation of ice.
"Urea" means the nitrogen-producing substance and commercially produced products often used as fertilizer, but also used to melt, prevent the formation of, or remove ice. "Urea" may include, but is not limited to, ammonia sulfates used to melt, prevent the formation of, or remove ice, but "urea" shall not include rock salt.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the sale and use of urea as an ice melt in the State, but does not prohibit any of its other uses. An ice melt, as defined in the bill, is a substance applied to an outdoor surface for the purpose of melting or removing ice or snow, or as a preventative measure against the formation of ice. Urea, as also defined in the bill, is the nitrogen-producing substance and commercially produced products often used as fertilizer, but also used to melt, prevent the formation of, or remove ice. The bill specifies that the term urea may include ammonia sulfates used to melt, prevent the formation of, or remove ice, but does not include rock salt. The bill also establishes a civil penalty of up to $500 for the first offense and up to $1,000 for the second and each subsequent offense, for violations of the bill. This penalty may be collected in a civil action by summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
