New Jersey Statutes 2C:40-16. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:40-16
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. “Cosmetic” means any substance or other device which is used for the treatment of the skin, hair or nails.
b. “Drug” means any over-the-counter or prescribed medicine.
c. “Food product” means anything sold for human consumption, and includes tobacco products.
d. “Tamper” means to adulterate a cosmetic, drug or food product by adding any poisonous, deleterious or noxious substance or diluent which may be injurious or detrimental to a person‘s health. “Tamper” includes the addition of any substance or diluent or both to a prescribed drug resulting in a reduction or increase of the strength of that drug without so being ordered by the prescriber. Any change in the strength of the prescribed drug must be noted on the medication or prescription label and if not so noted the drug shall be considered to have been tampered with and mislabeled.
L.1987, c.421, s.1; amended 2007, c.69, s.1.