Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:5-57

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
All tuberculin tests shall be made according to the standards established by the department and executed by a veterinarian in good standing recognized by the department.

In the case of tests made outside of the state the certificates of tests of the veterinarians shall be certified by the authorities of the state in which the test is made, having jurisdiction similar to that of the department in this state. The department may refuse to accept any such certificate if in its judgment the veterinarian is not competent.