Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:3-48

  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
No person engaged in selling the products of a farm or garden, on commission or otherwise, shall allow the basket or other package containing any of such products, upon which the name or mark of the owner is distinctly branded, stamped, painted or otherwise impressed, to go out of his possession without first demanding and receiving a sum of money equal to the full value of such basket or other package. Such sum of money shall be refunded to the purchaser of such products upon the return of the basket or other package in as good condition as when he received the same. The money collected on baskets or other packages not returned shall be paid to the owner at the end of each month.
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