Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:4-11

  • Food: means (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals (2) chewing gum and (3) articles used for components of any such article. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
  • 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 state department or the local board shall condemn any food of a perishable nature and cause it to be destroyed or disposed of in such a manner as to make it impossible to be thereafter used for human food, whenever found:

a. Exposed or offered for sale, or had in possession with intent to sell, in violation of any provision of this subtitle; or

b. In a state of rottenness or putrefaction, or in any condition which renders it unwholesome or unfit for use for human food.