New Jersey Statutes 4:13-43. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:13-43
- 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) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey or his duly authorized agent.
(b) “Cooperative association” means any association authorized to do business in New Jersey pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes and the amendments and supplements thereto.
(c) “Producer” means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in producing or raising any agricultural commodities.
(d) “Processor” means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation who cans, freezes, dries, or otherwise preserves or processes, handles, hauls, carries, transports, or distributes any agricultural commodities as herein defined and shall include any agent of any such processor.
(e) “Agricultural commodities” include horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any farm products including fresh and salt water products.
L.1962, c. 131, s. 1, eff. July 27, 1962.