New Jersey Statutes 34:9A-37. Definitions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:9A-37
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
As used in this act:
(a) “Farm operator” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, firm, company, or other legal entity, or any officers or agents thereof, in immediate possession of any farm as owner or lessee, and, as such, responsible for its management and condition.
(b) “Seasonal farm worker” means any person who is engaged in seasonal or temporary farm work and is a term that may be used interchangeably with the terms “migrant laborer” and “temporary farm worker.”
L.1971, c. 193, s. 1.