New Jersey Statutes 51:1-14. Use of unbranded package; defacing or altering brand; penalty
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:1-14
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
Any person who shall sell or dispose of butter or cheese in a firkin, tub or vessel manufactured for such purpose in this State which is not branded as required by section 51:1-13 of this Title and any person who shall alter or purposely deface such brand shall forfeit and pay the sum of $100.00 to such person as shall sue for the same in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Amended by L.1969, c. 251, s. 2, eff. Jan. 7, 1970.