Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:5-75.7

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • 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 all cases where an immediate agreement cannot be reached as to the value of animals or materials, the appraisement of such animals or materials shall be made by an authorized agent or representative of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and an authorized agent or representative of the United States Department of Agriculture, together with a third person who shall be a disinterested citizen appointed by the first two. The valuation shall be determined as provided in sections five and six of this act. Such appraisal shall be official and shall be accepted by the owner and the department, and no further claim shall be made against the State by the owner.

L.1948, c. 436, p. 1687, s. 7.