New Jersey Statutes 4:5-4. Notice to department by veterinarians and others of existence or appearance of disease
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:5-4
- 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
In case certain contagious or infectious diseases, which are designated by the Department of Agriculture as a particular and dangerous menace to the animal health of the State, shall appear or be suspected to exist in any locality, all veterinarians practicing in the State who shall gain knowledge of the existence or suspected existence of such disease, or any person who shall gain knowledge of the existence or suspected existence of such disease among animals owned by him or on premises owned or controlled by him, shall notify the Department of Agriculture of the facts within forty-eight hours.
Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 869, s. 1.