Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2A-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
The public policy of this State is to safeguard the health and well-being of the citizens of this State with reference to the use of blood in the treatment of many human diseases, as well as its use in treatment of injuries as a result of casualties or disasters. Use of blood in this manner has increased to such proportions that, in the public interest there is need for establishing minimum standards for the control and licensing of the activities of “blood banks.”

L.1963, c. 33, s. 1.