New Jersey Statutes 4:7-13. Right of entry to inspect; interference with inspectors
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:7-13
- 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
To make the inspections, investigations and examinations provided for in this article and to enforce the provisions of the same, the inspectors and agents of the department may enter upon lands open or inclosed, upon which such inspections, examinations or investigations are necessary, or where any nuisance as defined in section 4:7-6 of this title is maintained or charged, or into any storehouse or building containing plant material, cuttings, seeds, bulbs, tubers, trees, shrubs or vines, which they are directed or authorized by this article to inspect.
Any interference with or obstruction made to any such inspector or agent while engaged in the performance of the duties imposed by this article, shall subject the offender to punishment as a disorderly person under the general laws of this state upon a charge made against him by the inspector or agent interfered with.