New Jersey Statutes 51:1-25. Peach basket; marking, etc.; penalty
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:1-25
- 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
All persons who shall manufacture for sale or who shall offer or expose for sale any nonstandard basket to be used for selling or shipping peaches shall distinctly and durably stamp, brand or mark upon such basket upon the stave just below the rim, the number of quarts such basket contains.
Any person who shall manufacture, sell or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell or use any peach basket not stamped, branded or marked as by this section required shall for each offense forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 to be recovered with costs in any court of competent jurisdiction in an action to be prosecuted by the prosecutor of the pleas in the name of the State.
Amended by L.1969, c. 251, s. 5, eff. Jan. 7, 1970.