Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:4-3

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
Every municipality, corporation or person owning and maintaining or having control of any reservoir or dam shall, upon written request therefor, furnish to the commissioner as full, true and particular description of the reservoir or dam as may be practicable, and shall, when so requested by the commissioner cause to be made such surveys, plans and drawings of the reservoir or dam as may be necessary to give sufficient information for the determination of its safety as may be required by the commissioner.

Amended by L.1981, c. 249, s. 5, eff. Aug. 6, 1981.

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