New Jersey Statutes 4:11-1. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:11-1
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Agent” means any person buying, receiving, soliciting or negotiating the sale of cattle, sheep, horse or swine for or on behalf of any dealer or broker.
“Broker” means any person engaged in the business of soliciting or negotiating the sale, resale, exchange or shipment of cattle, sheep, horse or swine.
“Cattle” means all dairy, feeding, beef or breeding animals of bovine genus.
“Sheep” means all animals of ovine genus.
“Swine” means all animals of porcine genus.
“Dealer” means any person engaged in the business of buying, receiving, selling, exchanging, soliciting or negotiating the sale, resale, exchange or shipment of any cattle, sheep , horse or swine.
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
“Board” means the State Board of Agriculture.
“Horse” means all animals of equus genus.
Amended 1949, c.209, s.1; 1966, c.27, s.1; 1998, c.105, s.4.