New Jersey Statutes 50:3-20.10. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 50:3-20.10
- 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
“Oyster dealer” means any person who, for himself or as an agent or broker, purchases from oyster planters, within this State, oysters so originating, in the shells, for purpose of resale or shipment for resale or for use other than the use of himself and his family, in the shells, and, also, any person who plants and grows oysters so originating and packs and ships or otherwise sells oysters so originating, in the shells, to persons not required to be licensed under P.L.1945, c.39 (C. 50:3-20.10 et seq.).
“Oyster planter” means any person who plants and grows oysters so originating and who sells oysters so planted and grown, in the shells, to persons required to be licensed under P.L.1945, c.39 (C. 50:3-20.10 et seq.).
“Oyster shucking house” means a plant for the opening, shucking, processing and packing of oysters which originate on the natural oyster beds in the tidal waters of the Delaware River, the Delaware Bay or the Maurice River Cove or any of their tributaries.
L.1945, c.39, s.1; amended 2007, c.338, s.77.