Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:47A-2

  • 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
The following words and phrases, when used in this act, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

“Council” the agency created by this act.

“Department” the Department of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey.

“Distributor of poultry feed” any person who sells feed or grain for poultry consumption, or who imports feed or grain or raises grain for his own use as a grower or jointly for his own use as a grower and for use by other growers.

“Grower” any person who produces or causes to be produced poultry products in this State.

“Poultry” chickens and turkeys.

“Poultry feed” feed and grain for use and consumption by poultry.

“Poultry product” poultry eggs for table use, hatching or other purposes or poultry produced for meat, breeding or other purposes.

L.1957, c. 47, p. 84, s. 2. Amended by L.1957, c. 96, p. 186, s. 2; L.1960, c. 21, s. 1.