Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:47B-2

  • 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 following words and phrases, when used in this act, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

“Council” the White Potato Industry Council created by this act.

“Department” the Department of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey.

“State Board” the State Board of Agriculture.

“Distributor of Seed Potatoes” any person who sells seed potatoes, or who imports or grows seed potatoes for his own use as a grower or for use by other growers or jointly for his own use as a grower and for use by other growers.

“Grower” any person who plants or causes to be planted seed potatoes in this State in order to produce a crop for his own use or benefit.

“Seed Potatoes” white potatoes to be used for the purposes of planting in this State in order to produce a crop.

L.1957, c. 169, p. 600, s. 2.