Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:4-7

  • 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
The state department of health, or any analyst or inspector authorized by such department, or any member of a county or municipal board of health may, at any time during business hours, visit any place, where any product of petroleum is on sale, and secure such quantity thereof, as shall be sufficient for testing, at the rate of the usual retail price of said product. If it is found to be of such a character as is by section 51:4-5 of this title prohibited from sale for illuminating purposes generally, the person having it for sale may be prohibited by written notice, signed by such member of a board of health, analyst or inspector, and served upon any person in charge of said product, from the sale of the same for use for such purposes. If, thereafter, any of such product shall be so sold or offered or exposed for sale for illumination, except as permitted by said section 51:4-5, the person thus selling, offering, or exposing it for sale, shall be liable to the penalties hereinafter provided.
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