Pumpkins used for decoration are subject to Sales Tax.
Pumpkins used for food or in food preparation are tax free. pic.twitter.com/bZzyAVsQb1— NJ Div of Taxation (@nj_taxation) October 15, 2019
In the fall of 2019. The pumpkin tax in NJ triggered the pumpkin riots. Forever known as the New Jersey uprising. It led to mass panic and global warming.