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NJ Rev Stat § 4:11-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:11-43 - Subpenas; issuance; failure to obey

4:11-43. Subpenas; issuance; failure to obey  The superintendent shall have the power to issue subpenas to compel production of any pertinent records, books or documents or the attendance of witnesses in any matter pertaining to his duties under this act and shall have the power to administer oaths in taking testimony. Subpenas shall be issued under the seal of the superintendent and shall be served in the same manner as subpenas issued out of any court of this State. Upon the failure of any person to obey a subpena as aforesaid, the superintendent may apply to the Superior Court for appropriate relief. L.1942, c. 248, p. 674, s. 9. Amended by L.1979, c. 307, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:11-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:11-44 - Enforcement; rules and regulations

4:11-44. Enforcement; rules and regulations  The superintendent of the department shall have general supervision of the administration of this act and shall make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for its enforcement and all weights and measures officers in this State, in addition to their various powers and duties now provided for by law, are hereby charged with the duty of enforcing and executing the provisions of this act. L.1942, c. 248, p. 674, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:11-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:11-45 - Weight tickets for crates being transported; tags on crates; removal of poultry in transit

4:11-45. Weight tickets for crates being transported; tags on crates; removal of poultry in transit  Where crates or other containers containing live poultry as originally purchased by the buyer are transferred from one vehicle to another for the purpose of transportation, the weight ticket covering each crate or container so transferred shall accompany the same; each crate or container shall be marked by means of a tag firmly fixed or attached thereto with the name and address of the person from whom the poultry in such crate or container was bought. It shall be unlawful for any dealer, broker or agent of such dealer or broker to transfer or cause the transfer of poultry from one crate or container to another before returning to a warehouse, established place of business or distribution point; provided, however, if part of the live poultry is sold before returning to any of the said locations it shall be lawful if at the time of sale, a sales slip or ticket is made out, in duplicate, showing his name and address, the name and address of the person to whom the poultry is sold, the number of units of poultry and the avoirdupois net weight of the same, together with identification of the crate or container from which the poultry was taken. The original copy of the sales ticket shall be given to the person buying the said poultry and the duplicate copy shall be retained by the seller for a period of one year and shall be subject at all times to inspection by a duly authorized weights and measures officer. L.1942, c. 248, p. 674, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:11-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:11-46 - Article inapplicable to certain associations, storekeepers, restaurants, etc.

4:11-46. Article inapplicable to certain associations, storekeepers, restaurants, etc.  The provisions of this act shall not apply to any legally incorporated agricultural co-operative association in dealings with its members, nor to storekeepers having not more than two stores where poultry is bought in small quantities and foods of all kinds are sold at retail, nor to any hotel, restaurant or establishment where poultry is bought for consumption on the premises. L.1942, c. 248, p. 675, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:11-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:11-47 - Fines; jurisdiction; process; arrest

4:11-47. Fines; jurisdiction; process; arrest  Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, upon being found guilty, shall pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the second offense, and not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the third or subsequent offense; if unable to forthwith pay any fine the violator shall be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety days. Any fine shall be recovered in the manner specified in article 4 of chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Revised Statutes. Jurisdiction of all cases arising out of violations of the provisions of this act is hereby conferred upon the municipal courts in the municipality in which such violations are committed. In any proceeding process shall be the same as that provided for in said article, and any weights and measures officer shall have the power to arrest any violator without warrant where there is a violation within his view and conduct him to a court having jurisdiction in the municipality where the arrest is made or the violation committed. L.1942, c. 248, p. 675, s. 13. Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 36, s. 27.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:11-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:11-49 - Partial invalidity

4:11-49. Partial invalidity  Should any section or provision of this act be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the act as a whole or any other part thereof shall not be affected. L.1942, c. 248, p. 676, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-1 - Definitions

4:12-1. Definitions  As used in this article: "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. "Station" or "milk gathering station" includes any established office when the business of buying milk or cream as provided for in this article, is carried on either with or without a place or premises in connection therewith for the physical handling of milk or cream, if such station or office is a suitable place for keeping such records and accounts and posting such notices and statements as are required or may be ordered under the provisions of this article, and for keeping for inspection, as hereinafter provided, a copy of the license under which the business is conducted. "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying or receiving milk or cream from a producer of this State for the purpose of shipping or for sale, resale or manufacture. "Producer" means any person engaged in the business of producing milk or cream in this State and any agricultural co-operative association organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13 of this Title. "Producer-Creditors," "Producers who have sold milk or cream," shall include any agricultural co-operative association which deals only with its members and is organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13 of this Title. "Milk" means the lacteal secretion obtained from 1 or more cows or goats and includes fluid milk and cream. Amended by L.1945, c. 295, s. 1, eff. May 3, 1945; L.1949, c. 249, p. 799, s. 1; L.1959, c. 81, p. 206, s. 1, eff. June 9, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-1.1 - Applicability of act

4:12-1.1. Applicability of act  The provisions of this act shall apply to licenses issued for the license year commencing July 1, 1959, and thereafter. L.1959, c. 81, p. 207, s. 2, eff. June 9, 1959.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-2 - Licensing of dealers who buy for shipment, sale, resale or manufacture

4:12-2. Licensing of dealers who buy for shipment, sale, resale or manufacture  No person, unless exempted by the secretary as provided in this section, shall engage in or carry on the business of buying milk or cream in this state for shipment, sale, resale or manufacture, unless the business is regularly transacted or conducted at an office or station within the state and unless such person is duly licensed as provided in this article. The secretary may, in his discretion, exempt from the provisions of this article any dealers who do not make purchases of milk or cream from more than two producers, or whose total monthly purchases do not exceed two hundred dollars.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-3 - Application for license

4:12-3. Application for license  A person before engaging in the business of buying milk or cream for the purposes specified in section 4:12-2 of this Title shall, annually on or before June first, file an application and ten dollars ($10.00) license fee with the secretary for a license to transact such business. The application shall state: a. The nature of the business; b. The full name of the applicant, and, if the applicant is a firm or association, the full name of each member thereof; c. The municipality and street number at which the business is to be conducted; and d. Such other facts as the secretary shall prescribe. The applicant shall further satisfy the secretary of his character, financial responsibility and good faith in seeking to engage in such business. Amended by L.1949, c. 249, p. 800, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-4 - Bond or deposit for protection of creditors.

4:12-4 Bond or deposit for protection of creditors.  4:12-4. A license shall not be issued unless and until the applicant shall file with the secretary a good and sufficient surety bond, executed by a surety company duly authorized to transact business in this State, in a sum not less than one and one-half times the estimated maximum monthly value of the milk or cream to be purchased or received or which may have been purchased or received by the applicant from a producer or producers during the preceding 12 months.  The bond shall be approved as to form and sufficiency by the secretary, shall be given to the secretary in the secretary's official capacity and shall be conditioned for the faithful compliance by the licensee with the provisions of this article and for the payment of all amounts due to producers who have sold milk or cream to the licensee, during the period that the license is in force. The applicant may, in lieu of a bond, deposit with the secretary money, or transferable United States Treasury bonds, notes, certificates, bills or other obligations issued or fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government both as to principal and interest in transferable bearer form, in an amount equal to the sum secured by the bond required to be filed. The money or securities so deposited shall constitute a separate fund and shall be held in trust for, and applied exclusively to, the payment of claims against the licensee making the deposit, arising from the sale of milk or cream to the licensee, and all proceeds from the surety bonds, money or securities shall be distributed to the producer-creditors by the secretary. Amended 1949, c.249, s.3; 1971, c.83, s.1; 2004, c.13, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-5 - Issuance of license

4:12-5. Issuance of license  The secretary shall, upon the compliance with sections 4:12-2 to 4:12-4 of this Title, issue to the applicant a license entitling him to conduct the business of buying milk and cream from producers for the purposes specified in section 4:12-2 of this Title, at an office or station at the place named in the application until July first next following. If application is made subsequent to July first in any year the license shall run until July first next following. A license shall not be issued, however, to any applicant if, during the year preceding the application, a complaint from any producer and seller of milk and cream has been filed with the secretary against the applicant on any ground specified in section 4:12-17 of this Title, and such complaint has been established as true and just to the satisfaction of the secretary after such complaint has been investigated by him in the manner provided in sections 4:12-14 and 4:12-15 of this Title. This paragraph shall not apply to any complaint which has been adjusted to the satisfaction of the secretary. Amended by L.1949, c. 249, p. 801, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-6 - Posting copy of license

4:12-6. Posting copy of license  Every licensee who carries on or conducts business under his license shall post a copy of the license to be furnished by the secretary, in a conspicuous place in or at his place of business, and shall keep it so posted and exposed for inspection by any person who may properly make such inspection.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-7 - Filing of claims by creditors upon default by licensee

4:12-7. Filing of claims by creditors upon default by licensee  Upon default by the licensee in the payment of any money due for the purchase of milk or cream from producers of this state, which payment is secured by a bond or a deposit of money or securities as provided in section 4:12-4 of this title, the creditor may file a verified statement of his claim with the secretary upon a form prescribed by the latter. If the creditor has reduced his claim to judgment, a transcript of the judgment shall also be filed with the secretary. Such statements may be filed at any time during the period of the license for purchases made during such period and within ninety days from the termination of such period.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-8 - Proceedings by secretary to determine amount due each creditor

4:12-8. Proceedings by secretary to determine amount due each creditor  The secretary shall audit claims properly filed and determine the amounts due all such creditors. After the expiration of ninety days from the termination of a license period or sooner if it appears practicable to do so, the secretary shall, by sale of the securities or by demand upon the surety secure an amount necessary to satisfy all claims properly filed. If the surety shall not make payment upon demand by the secretary, he shall by action recover from the surety the amount necessary to satisfy such claims, which sum shall not exceed the amount of the bond filed. Upon securing moneys available for the satisfaction of such claims in accordance with this section, the secretary shall make distribution to the claimants in accordance with the proofs filed, either ratably, or in full as the case may be. If a creditor has reduced his claim to judgment, the judgment shall be presumptive proof of the amount due him.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-9 - Claims to which bonds, moneys or securities applicable

4:12-9. Claims to which bonds, moneys or securities applicable  Every bond given and all moneys or securities deposited pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be applicable to the payment of all claims arising during the license period for which such bond was filed, or moneys or securities deposited. Claims not filed during the license period or within ninety days from the termination of the license period, shall not be received, acted upon or paid and shall not participate in the proceeds of any bond, moneys or securities deposited with the secretary.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-11 - Investigation of adequacy of, and requirement of additional, bond or deposit; payments in lieu thereof

4:12-11. Investigation of adequacy of, and requirement of additional, bond or deposit; payments in lieu thereof  A licensee shall make a verified statement of his disbursements during a period to be prescribed by the secretary, containing the names of the producers from whom such products were purchased and the amount due to said producers. The statement shall be submitted to the secretary when requested by him and shall be in form as prescribed by him. If it appears from such statement or other facts ascertained by him, upon inspection or investigation of the books and papers of the licensee as authorized by sections 4:12-14 and 4:12-15 of this Title, that the security afforded to producers selling milk or cream to the licensee, by the bond executed or deposit made as provided in this article, does not adequately protect said producers, the secretary may require the licensee to give an additional bond or to deposit additional money or securities, to be executed or deposited as provided in this article, in a sum to be determined by the secretary but, such additional requirement as provided under this section shall not exceed $100,000.00. Before making a determination on the requirement of an additional bond, money or securities as provided in this section, the secretary shall hold a hearing if requested in writing by the licensee. In making such determination, the secretary shall consider the volume of milk currently being purchased; indebtedness; assets; accounts payable and receivable; sales trends; and other factors he may consider relevant in determining the financial condition of the licensee. The licensee may in lieu of additional bond or deposit of additional money or securities, as provided under this section, offer and the secretary may approve payment to producers on a more frequent schedule than that provided by law. Amended by L.1949, c. 249, p. 801, s. 5; L.1971, c. 83, s. 2, eff. April 8, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-12 - Record of purchases and periodical statement thereof to vendor

4:12-12. Record of purchases and periodical statement thereof to vendor  A proprietor of a milk gathering station shall keep, in such form as the secretary may prescribe, a record of transactions of purchases of milk or cream by him. He shall, at least semimonthly, deliver to each person from whom he receives or purchases milk or cream and in the unit of measure used in computing the amount due therefor, an itemized statement of the several amounts or quantities of such milk or cream so received or purchased at such milk station from such person during the prior half month, or, if statements are delivered more frequently than semimonthly, during the period which has elapsed since the delivery of such last prior statement. If the milk or cream is purchased or received on a butter fat basis, the statements shall include the percentage, or average percentage, of butter fat contained in the milk or cream as determined by tests, periodical or otherwise. A proprietor shall keep a correct account of all the milk or cream daily received or purchased from each person at such milk station, which account shall be open to inspection by such person.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-13 - Posting schedule of prices

4:12-13. Posting schedule of prices  The secretary may require a proprietor of a milk gathering station to post in a conspicuous place therein a schedule of the prices being paid for milk or cream, including the premiums paid or deductions made, if any, for milk or cream containing milk fat either in excess of or in lesser amount than the agreed standard. Amended by L.1949, c. 249, p. 802, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-14 - Investigation of record of applicant or licensee

4:12-14. Investigation of record of applicant or licensee  The secretary and any of his assistants may investigate, upon the complaint of any interested person, or of the secretary's own motion, the record of any applicant for or holder of a license, or any transaction involving the purchase of milk for shipment as provided in this article, and for such purpose may examine the ledgers, books of account, memoranda or other documents of any applicant or licensee and may take testimony therein under oath. Information relative to the general business of an applicant or licensee, disclosed by such investigation and not relating to the immediate purpose thereof, shall be deemed of a confidential nature by the secretary, his assistants, representatives and employees.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-15 - Hearing by secretary on complaint after notice

4:12-15. Hearing by secretary on complaint after notice  When a complaint mentioned in section 4:12-14 of this title is filed with the secretary, he shall attempt to secure an explanation or adjustment, and, failing this within ten days, he shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place for a hearing thereon, to be served personally or by mail upon the applicant or licensee. If served by mail, the complaint and notice shall be directed to the applicant or licensee at his place of business, with postage prepaid thereon. Such service shall be made at least seven days before the hearing. At the time and place appointed for the hearing, the secretary, or any of his assistants, shall hear the parties to the complaint, may administer oaths and shall enter in the records of the office of the secretary a decision either dismissing the complaint or specifying the facts which he deems established on the hearing.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:12-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:12-16 - Application for investigation by either party to transaction

4:12-16. Application for investigation by either party to transaction  If either party to the transaction of purchase and sale of milk between a milk producer or a milk seller and a licensed buyer of milk shall be dissatisfied relative to the transaction, he may apply to the secretary in writing, within sixty days after the delivery of the milk to the licensed buyer, for an investigation. The secretary shall treat such application as a complaint and shall cause a full investigation of the transaction complained of to be made either by himself or one of his assistants, in the manner provided in sections 4:12-14 and 4:12-15 of this title.