Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:3-11.11

  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:

(a) “Eggs” means eggs in the shell that are the product of domesticated chickens.

(b) “Consumers” means any person who acquires eggs for consumption in his own household and not for resale.

(c) “Institutional consumer” means a restaurant, hotel, boarding house, or any other business, facility, or place in which eggs are prepared or offered as food for use by its patrons, residents, inmates or patients.

(d) “Retailer” means any person who markets eggs to ultimate consumers.

(e) “Market” means sell, offer for sale, give, barter, exchange, or distribute in any manner.

(f) “Person” means any individual, producer, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, or any other entity and any member, officer, employee or agent thereof.

(g) “Grade” means specifications defining the limits of variation in quality of eggs in such a manner as to differentiate among classes of eggs, and the letter, number, or other symbol by which reference thereto may be made.

(h) “Standard” means specifications of the physical characteristics of any or all of the component parts of individual eggs.

(i) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey or his duly authorized deputy or agent.

(j) “State board” means the State Board of Agriculture of the Department of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey.

L.1965, c. 94, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.