New Jersey Statutes 4:6-15. Requirements respecting importation of bees or used supplies; penalty
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:6-15
- 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
No colony or nucleus of bees or used apiary supplies coming from a state or country having apiary inspection service shall be accepted by any person or common carrier for transportation to a point within this State unless accompanied by a valid certificate of inspection stating that the colony or supplies are free from infectious or contagious bee diseases.
A colony or nucleus of bees or used apiary supplies coming into this State from a state or country having no apiary inspection service shall be immediately reported by the consignee and by the person or carrier delivering them in this State, giving the name and address of the consignee, to the department, which shall cause the shipment to be inspected at such time as shall be expedient.
This section shall not apply to the delivery of queen bees when not accompanied by brood or comb, or to bees shipped in wire cages when not accompanied by brood or comb.
A person who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 for each offense.
Amended by L.1977, c. 159, s. 5, eff. July 14, 1977.