Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:13-45

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
It is an unfair practice, and unlawful, for any processor, or for any other person, to do any of the following:

(a) Interfere with, restrain, coerce or boycott producers in the exercise of the rights guaranteed pursuant to section 2 hereof.

(b) Discriminate against producers with respect to price or other terms of purchase of agricultural commodities, by reason of the producer’s membership in or contract with a cooperative association.

(c) Pay or loan money, or give or loan any other thing of value to a producer as an inducement or reward for refusing to or ceasing to belong to a cooperative association.

(d) Knowingly give false reports about the finances, management or activities of a cooperative association.

L.1962, c. 131, s. 3, eff. July 27, 1962.