New Jersey Statutes 34:6-159. Definitions relative to procurement of apparel
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:6-159
- 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
“Apparel” means any clothing, headwear, linens or fabric.
“Apparel contracts” shall include all purchases, rentals or other acquisitions of apparel products by the State of New Jersey, including authorizations by the State of New Jersey for vendors to sell apparel products through cash allowances or vouchers issued by the State of New Jersey, and license agreements with a public body.
“Apparel production” shall include the cutting and manufacturing of apparel products performed by the vendor or by any sub-contractors, not including the production of supplies or sundries such as buttons, zippers, and thread.
“Bidder” means any person making a bid with a public body to serve as a vendor to a public body.
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
“Poverty line” means the official poverty line based on family size, established and adjusted under section 673 (2) of Subtitle B of the “Community Services Block Grant Act,” Pub.L.97-35 (42 U.S.C. § 9902 (2)).
“Public body” means the State of New Jersey, any agency of the State or any authority created by the Legislature.
“Vendor” means any person or business selling or otherwise providing apparel to or for a public body or entering into a license agreement with a public body to produce or provide items of apparel bearing names, trademarks or images of, or related to, the public body.
L.2009, c.247, s.2; amended 2013, c.253, s.19.