New Jersey Statutes 4:11-35. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:11-35
- 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) “Dealer” means any person engaged in the business of buying or receiving any live poultry from poultry raisers for the purpose of sale, resale or manufacture.
(b) “Broker” means any person engaged in the business of soliciting or negotiating the sale or exchange of live poultry on behalf of poultry raisers.
(c) “Agent” means any person buying, receiving, soliciting or negotiating the sale of live poultry from poultry raisers on behalf of any dealer or broker.
(d) “Department” means the State Department of Weights and Measures.
(e) “Weights and measures officer” means the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures or his assistants or inspectors, county superintendents of weights and measures or their assistants or inspectors, and municipal superintendents of weights and measures or their assistants and inspectors.
(f) “Person” means any individual, association, firm, partnership or corporation.
(g) “Poultry” means domestic fowl, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guineas not sold for show or breeding purposes.
(h) “Poultry raiser” means any person engaged in the business of raising poultry or any legally incorporated agricultural co-operative association.
L.1942, c. 248, p. 669, s. 1.