Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:10-35.1

  • 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
No person shall drill, bore, drive, dig, or otherwise conduct any operation for the purpose of obtaining access to a pocket or other underground area or place for the purpose of storing natural or artificial gas or petroleum products and their derivatives, unless a permit for such operation, construction and storage shall be first obtained from the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to the installation or maintenance of underground tanks or vessels commonly used to store such products.

L.1951, c. 80, p. 471, s. 1.