New Jersey Statutes 4:5-93.21. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:5-93.21
- 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.
- 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
“Brucellosis,” commonly called Bang’s disease of live stock, is a disease that causes an economic loss in dairy herds and is a menace to public health.
“Board” means the State Board of Agriculture.
“Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
“Division” means the Division of Animal Health.
“Live stock” includes any domestic animal subject to brucella infection.
“Owner” includes any person, firm, co-partnership, association or corporation owning or leasing any live stock.
“Official test” includes all tests for brucellosis made by a veterinarian under the supervision of or authorization from the director of the division.
“Private test” includes all tests for brucellosis other than official tests made at the owner’s expense.
“Positive” applies to live stock giving a reaction sufficient to indicate the presence of brucellosis.
“Suspicious” applied to live stock tested for brucellosis and giving a reaction not sufficient to justify the classification as positive.
“Vaccine” means any type of brucella vaccine approved by the board to be administered by a veterinarian authorized by the division.
“Calfhood vaccination” means the administration by an authorized veterinarian of brucella vaccine to calves between the ages of 4 and 8 months.
“Adult vaccination” means the administration by an authorized veterinarian of brucella vaccine to animals over 8 months of age.
L.1946, c. 257, p. 893, s. 1. Amended by L.1950, c. 9, p. 30, s. 1; L.1967, c. 175, s. 6, eff. July 25, 1967.