New Jersey Statutes 24:6B-12. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:6B-12
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
(a) “Commissioner” means Commissioner of Health or the commissioner’s designated representative.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Health.
(c) “Drugs” means “drugs” and “devices” as defined in R.S.24:1-1.
(d) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, or any other business association.
(e) “Registrant” means the person in whose name a drug manufacturing business or wholesale non-prescription drug business is registered.
(f) “Drug manufacturing business” means the business of creating, making, or producing drugs by compounding, growing, or other process. This definition shall apply to persons engaged in the drug manufacturing business who do not maintain a manufacturing location in this State but do operate distribution depots or warehouses of such business in this State. This definition shall not apply to licensed pharmacies or to licensed professional individuals such as, but not limited to, pharmacists, physicians, dentists, or veterinarians when engaged in the lawful pursuit of their professions.
(g) “Wholesale drug business” means the business of supplying non-prescription drugs to persons other than the ultimate consumer. This definition shall not apply to licensed pharmacies or to licensed professional individuals such as, but not limited to, pharmacists, physicians, dentists, or veterinarians when engaged in the lawful pursuit of their professions, and shall not apply to a registered drug manufacturing business.
L.1961, c.52, s.13; amended 2005, c.206, s.4; 2012, c.17, s.85.