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NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-20 - Rules, regulations and orders of director; promulgation; enforcement; service

4:12A-20. Rules, regulations and orders of director; promulgation; enforcement; service  The director may adopt, promulgate and enforce all rules, regulations and orders necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. An order applying only to a person named therein shall be served on the person affected by personal delivery of a certified copy or by mailing a copy thereof to him at his last known address, and if such person be a corporation then the order shall be served in the same manner upon any officer or agent of the corporation upon whom a summons may be served, pursuant to the provisions of section 2:26-43 of the Revised Statutes. All rules, regulations and orders adopted by the director shall be filed by him in his office and said file shall be a public record. All orders and determinations of the director shall include the findings of fact upon which such orders or determinations are based. L.1941, c. 274, p. 721, s. 20.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-21 - Powers of director enumerated

4:12A-21. Powers of director enumerated  The director may fix the price at which milk is to be bought, sold, or distributed; regulate conditions and terms of sale; establish and require observance of fair trade practices; supervise, regulate and control the entire milk industry of the State of New Jersey, including the production, importation, classification, processing, transportation, disposal, sale or resale, storage or distribution of milk as defined in this act in the State of New Jersey in those matters and in every way necessary to carry out the purposes of this act and necessary to control or prevent unfair, unjust, destructive or demoralizing practices which are likely to result in the demoralization of agricultural interest in this State engaged in the production of milk or interfere with the maintenance of a fresh, wholesome supply of sanitary milk for the consumers of this State; provided, however, that nothing contained in this act shall be construed as authorizing the director to adopt, promulgate or enforce orders, rules or regulations containing provisions or sanitary regulations as defined in section one of this act; and provided, further, that nothing contained in this act or orders, rules or regulations adopted thereunder shall conflict with or be construed to abrogate or affect the status, force or operation of any public health law, any sanitary regulation or any local health ordinance, code or regulation, or Title 24 of the Revised Statutes and amendments thereof and supplements thereto. L.1941, c. 274, p. 722, s. 21.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-22 - Minimum prices; power of director to fix

4:12A-22. Minimum prices; power of director to fix  The director may ascertain, determine and may fix or refix by investigation and proof, as the emergency permits, the minimum prices to be paid to the producer, the minimum prices to be charged by milk dealers to other milk dealers, processors, subdealers and stores, the minimum prices to be charged by processors to subdealers, the minimum prices to be charged by subdealers to stores, and the minimum prices to be charged the consumer for milk in the several municipalities or markets of this State, under varying conditions, as will best insure a sufficient quantity of fresh, pure and wholesome milk to the inhabitants of this State. The director may take into consideration the various grades of milk produced, the varying percentages of butter fat, plant volume, seasonal production, and other conditions affecting the cost of production, cost of transportation and marketing, and the amount necessary to yield a reasonable return to the producer and to the milk dealer, processor or subdealer. The term grades as used herein shall be for the purpose of fixing or refixing prices only and shall not supersede or abrogate or affect the status of standard or requirement for milk as are or may be established in ordinances of boards of health or other bodies exercising the powers thereof in any municipality. L.1941, c. 274, p. 722, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-22.1 - Minimum prices; limits on power of director to fix

4:12A-22.1. Minimum prices; limits on power of director to fix  The provisions of sections 21 and 22 of the act to which this act is a supplement notwithstanding, the director's power to fix or refix minimum prices to be charged the consumer for milk shall be subject to the following: a. In fixing or refixing the minimum price to be charged the consumer, the director shall utilize a single minimum marketing margin which will yield no more than a reasonable return for the lowest cost, most efficient milk dealers and store outlets. This minimum marketing margin shall represent the difference between the minimum price for producer milk established under the applicable Federal-State milk marketing orders (adjusted to 3.25% butterfat content) and the minimum price established for milk sold by stores to consumers. To provide assurance that low cost milk will continue to be available to consumers throughout the State, the director shall not increase the minimum marketing margin in effect under Order 69-1 of the Division of Dairy Industry (measured from the midpoint of the applicable Class I bracket) unless the director shall find, after such notice and hearing as are required by section 23 of the act to which this act is a supplement, that the costs of processing, distributing and selling milk through stores has increased above the average of such costs during the base year of 1974. In making such determination of subsequent cost increases, the director may utilize such economic formulas embodying indices of cost and productivity as may be appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this act and the act to which this act is a supplement. b. Pursuant to the provisions of section 23 of the act to which this act is a supplement, public hearings shall be held before the adoption or amendment of any such economic formula. Such hearings, however, shall not be required in order to implement changes in the minimum marketing margin pursuant to said economic formulas; provided, however, that any interested party who contends that the application of a specific economic formula will result in minimum milk prices charged the consumer in excess of that price level required to yield no more than a reasonable return for the lowest cost, most efficient milk dealers and store outlets shall be given a reasonable opportunity to demonstrate such contention at a public hearing. L.1976, c. 105, s. 1, eff. Oct. 18, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-22.2 - Prices dependent on size or type of container

4:12A-22.2. Prices dependent on size or type of container  Nothing contained herein shall preclude the director from establishing cost-justified lower minimum margins or differentials with respect to any particular size or type of container. L.1976, c. 105, s. 2, eff. Oct. 18, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-23 - Notice of hearing; order fixing prices; when effective

4:12A-23. Notice of hearing; order fixing prices; when effective  Before fixing or refixing any price, the director shall give a notice by public advertisement inserted in at least three daily newspapers of this State that he is considering the fixing or refixing of such price and that a public hearing will be held thereon on the day, time and place set forth in such notice, which day shall not be less than five days after the day of insertion. Within fifteen days after the conclusion of such public hearing the director shall issue findings of fact and an order based upon the evidence adduced at said hearing. Such order shall specify the date upon which any fixed or refixed price shall become effective and may contain provisions for specific price changes to become effective within three months from the date of such rule or order. In no case, however, shall any fixed or refixed price become effective sooner than the fifteenth day after such rule or order fixing or refixing the price and the findings of fact upon which it is based have been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. L.1941, c. 274, p. 723, s. 23. Amended by L.1952, c. 159, p. 527, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-24 - Mediation of controversies

4:12A-24. Mediation of controversies  The director or the board may act as mediator and arbitrator in any controversy or issue that may arise among or between producers, milk dealers, processors, stores, subdealers and consumers as between themselves or that may arise between them as groups. L.1941, c. 274, p. 723, s. 24.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-25 - Agreements with other agencies

4:12A-25. Agreements with other agencies  For the furtherance of the objects stated in this act the director shall have authority to enter into agreements with State county and municipal agencies and with other States and the Federal Government. L.1941, c. 274, p. 723, s. 25.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-26 - Sales; rules and regulations

4:12A-26. Sales; rules and regulations  To effectuate the orderly sale and distribution of milk between dealers, processors, subdealers and stores, and carry out the provisions of this act, the director is hereby empowered to promulgate and enforce conditions, terms and credit regulations governing such sales. L.1941, c. 274, p. 724, s. 26.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-27 - Inspection of premises; books and records; right of entry

4:12A-27. Inspection of premises; books and records; right of entry  The director or an employee designated by him for such purpose shall have access to and may enter at all reasonable hours all places where milk is being stored, bottled or manufactured into food products. The designated employee shall have power to inspect all books, papers, records or documents in any place within this State for the purpose of ascertaining facts to enable the director to administer the provisions of this act. L.1941, c. 274, p. 724, s. 27.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-28 - Licenses; dealers; processors; subdealers; stores

4:12A-28. Licenses; dealers; processors; subdealers; stores  No milk dealer, processor, subdealer or store, as defined in this act, shall buy milk from producers or others for sale, disposal, importation, transportation, storage or manufacture, or sell, transport, import, dispose of, store or distribute milk or otherwise engage in the milk business within this State, unless duly licensed as in this act provided, and it shall be unlawful for a milk dealer, processor, subdealer or store to buy milk from a milk dealer, processor, subdealer, or store who is unlicensed, or to sell to milk dealers, processors, subdealer or store in this State who is unlicensed, or in any way to deal in or handle milk which he may have reason to believe has previously been dealt in or handled in violation of the provisions of this act or any order, rule or regulation of the director promulgated pursuant thereto. The licenses required by this act are for the purpose of correcting unfair, unjust, destructive and demoralizing practices in the milk industry in this State, and to prevent demoralization of agricultural interests engaged in the production of milk in this State. The licenses required by this act shall be in addition to any other license or permit required by any law of this State, or by any ordinance of a local board of health or other body exercising the powers thereof in any municipality of this State, and shall not be considered as such a license or certificate as is contemplated by section 40:52-1 of the Revised Statutes. When the department of health of the State of New Jersey or any local board of health shall refuse to license, suspend or revoke the right of a licensee to sell or distribute milk or cream in a particular municipality, the license granted by the director shall so far as said municipality is concerned be suspended or revoked for such time as such suspension or revocation shall be continued by said municipality. L.1941, c. 274, p. 724, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-29 - Milk purchased for less than minimum price; prohibition against sale and distribution

4:12A-29. Milk purchased for less than minimum price; prohibition against sale and distribution  No milk dealer, processor, subdealer or store shall distribute, sell or handle milk in this State which is obtained from any producer, other milk dealer, processor, subdealer or store where the milk has been purchased either directly or indirectly for a price less than the minimum price fixed by the director to be paid for such milk to be distributed in a given market. L.1941, c. 274, p. 725, s. 29.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-30 - Secret agreement for price reduction prohibited; exception

4:12A-30. Secret agreement for price reduction prohibited; exception  No licensee or other person, association or corporation shall hereafter contrary to the public interest operate in any municipality under any mutual or secret agreement, arrangement, combination, contract or common understanding, with any other licensee or person, firm, association or corporation, whereby the price for milk to be paid to producers in this State is reduced or the price to be paid by dealers, processors, subdealers, stores or consumers for such milk is decreased in pursuance of such mutual or secret agreement, arrangement, combination, contract or common understanding, and each such contract, arrangement, agreement or understanding is hereby prohibited and declared to be contrary to the public interest and in restraint of trade and commerce, and shall subject the violator or violators to the penalty in this act prescribed; provided, however, that the right may be granted to deduct a check-off to be paid as association or corporation with consent of producer and approval of the director. L.1941, c. 274, p. 725, s. 30.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-31 - Blending proceeds of sales

4:12A-31. Blending proceeds of sales  It is the intent of the Legislature that no provisions of this act shall prevent a producer co-operative association or producer co-operative corporation approved by the director, which sells the milk of or for its members or of persons who are now or hereafter under contract with such producer co-operative association or producer co-operative corporation, from blending the proceeds of all its or their net sales either within or without the State, and so paying its members or contractees; provided, however, no producer co-operative association or producer co-operative corporation shall be exempt from any other orders, rules or regulations promulgated by the director. L.1941, c. 274, p. 726, s. 31.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-32 - Application for license; form; prerequisites

4:12A-32. Application for license; form; prerequisites  The application for license shall be made on a form prepared by the director. The director may require an applicant for a license to show that he has secured all other State licenses and such other permits or licenses as may be necessary for said applicant to carry on the milk business in his territory, and upon his failure to do so refuse to issue to said applicant a license. L.1941, c. 274, p. 726, s. 32.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-33 - Application for license, time for making; contents; display of license

4:12A-33. Application for license, time for making; contents; display of license  An application for a license to operate as a milk dealer or store shall be made before any person shall commence business as a milk dealer or store, and annually thereafter. Every person holding a license on the effective date of this act shall upon expiration of the license apply for renewal, but in order to spread the renewal dates throughout the year the director may issue licenses for a period of not less than three months nor more than 15 months and for stores the fee for the period shall be proportionately less or greater than the annual rates herein established. Subsequent licenses shall be issued for a period of one year. The applicant shall state the nature of the business to be conducted, the full name of the person applying for the license and, if the applicant be a firm or association, the full name of each member, and if a corporation the names and addresses of all officers and directors and the name or names of the municipality or municipalities in which the business is to be conducted; that he has complied with all the orders, rules and regulations of the predecessor board and the director, and such other facts with respect to the license as may be required by the said director. A license shall be granted to the applicant by the director subject to the provisions of this act. The original or a certified copy thereof shall be conspicuously displayed by the licensee at its principal place of business, and in each plant, store or sales branch delivery depot in this State. L.1941, c. 274, p. 726, s. 33. Amended by L.1983, c. 344, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-34 - Refusal or suspension or revocation of license; notice of hearing

4:12A-34. Refusal or suspension or revocation of license; notice of hearing  Before declining to grant a license or conditioning or limiting a license, or suspending or revoking a license previously granted, the director shall give notice to the applicant or licensee personally, or by mail addressed to his last known address, and afford him an opportunity to appear and be heard with respect thereto at a time and place specified in such notice. Such applicant or licensee shall have the right to be heard in person or by attorney, and to offer evidence pertinent to the subject of the hearing, and to that end to invoke the powers of the director with respect to the compulsory attendance of witnesses and the production of books, accounts, papers, records and documents by subpoena. A duly certified copy of the order of the director of such hearing shall be served upon the applicant or the licensee in the manner provided by section twenty of this act. L.1941, c. 274, p. 727, s. 34.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-36 - Fees

4:12A-36. Fees  Every person required by this act to be licensed shall pay a yearly license fee as follows:  Store--each and every store selling milk shall pay a license fee based on average volume of milk sold during the previous two months as follows: tores selling 500 quart equivalents or less per week .......... $12.00 Stores selling 501 to 1,500 quart equivalents per week .......... $24.00 Stores selling 1,501 to 3,000 quart equivalents per week .......... $36.00 Stores selling 3,001 quart equivalents or more per week .......... $48.00 provided, however, that a store selling milk exclusively for consumption on the premises shall not be required to obtain a license nor pay a license fee; and provided, further, that a store selling only milk which is evaporated or condensed in hermetically sealed cans shall not be required to obtain a license or pay a license fee.  Any person applying for a license to engage in business as a store at a new location shall pay a fee of $12.00 for the first year of operation, but any person acquiring an existing store shall pay a fee based upon the average volume of milk sold during the previous two months in accordance with the store fee schedule above.  Milk dealers--every milk dealer shall pay a fee of $0.01 per hundredweight of milk sold for consumption within the State excluding dealer to dealer sales; but a milk dealer processing milk for sale to other dealers shall pay a minimum fee of $650.00 per year and a milk dealer selling to stores and consumers shall pay a minimum fee of $30.00 per year.  A milk dealer engaged in handling milk in the State of New Jersey, but selling milk only in another state or engaged only in manufacturing shall pay a license fee of $150.00 per year. A milk dealer who during the year prior to the one for which the application is being made sold a quality of milk which would yield a fee of less than $300.00 per year may pay his full fee at the beginning of the license year based upon the prior year's business. Milk dealers shall pay the fee by the fifteenth of each month for the previous month. Failure to pay the fee shall be the basis for the suspension or revocation of license or the assessment of penalty as herein provided for any other violations of this act. There shall be no refund except to correct a clerical error or where a license is applied for and the director declines to grant the license to the applicant.  L.1941, c. 274, p. 729, s. 36. Amended by L.1956, c. 196, p. 724, s. 1; L.1962, c. 181, s. 1, eff. Dec. 5, 1962; L.1983, c. 344, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-37 - Records

4:12A-37. Records  The director may require the licensees to keep the following records: (1) A record of all milk received, detailed as to location, and as to names and addresses of suppliers, with butter fat test, prices paid, deduction or charges made. (2) A record of all milk sold, classified as to grade, location and market outlet and size and style of container, with prices and amounts received therefor. (3) A record of quantities and prices of milk sold. (4) A record of the quantity of each milk product manufactured and quantity of milk and cream used in the manufacture of these products. Also the quantity and volume of milk products sold. (5) A record of wastage or loss of milk or butter fat. (6) A detailed record of the costs incurred in carrying on the business of the licensee. (7) Such other records and information as the board may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of this act. L.1941, c. 274, p. 731, s. 37.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12A-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12A-38 - Reports of licensee

4:12A-38. Reports of licensee  Each licensee shall, from time to time, as required by the rule or order of the director, make and file a verified report on forms prescribed by the director, of all matters on account of which a record is required to be kept, together with such other information or facts as may be pertinent and material within the scope of this act. L.1941, c. 274, p. 732, s. 38.