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NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-20.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-20.10 - Definitions.

50:3-20.10 Definitions.  1. As used in P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.): "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.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-20.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-20.11 - Licensure for oyster shucking house, planter, dealer.

50:3-20.11 Licensure for oyster shucking house, planter, dealer.  2. No person shall operate within this State an oyster shucking house or engage in or carry on the business of an oyster planter or an oyster dealer, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10), without first obtaining a license for this purpose from the commissioner as provided in P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.).  L.1945, c.39, s.2; amended 1979, c.199, s.52; 1996, c.112, s.6; 2007, c.338, s.78.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-20.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-20.12 - Term of license.

50:3-20.12 Term of license.  3. Such license, when issued, shall authorize the licensee to operate the oyster shucking house therein named or to engage in and conduct the business of an oyster planter or an oyster dealer, as the case may be, for the term of one year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of the year issued.  L.1945, c.39, s.3; amended 2007, c.338, s.79.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-20.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-20.13 - Issuance of license, disposition of fees.

50:3-20.13 Issuance of license, disposition of fees.  4. The license required pursuant to P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.) to conduct an oyster shucking house or to engage in and conduct the business of an oyster planter or an oyster dealer shall be issued upon the payment of a license fee of $100. All license fees collected shall be deposited in the "Oyster Resource Development Account," established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1996, c.112 (C.23:3-12.2), and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of that section. L.1945, c.39, s.4; amended 1979, c.199, s.53; 1996, c.112, s.7; 2007, c.338, s.80.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-20.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-20.21 - Use of license fees.

50:3-20.21 Use of license fees.  12. All moneys received as license fees under the provisions of P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.) shall be used by the commissioner for the purchase of either cultch or oysters, or both, which shall be spread over and planted in natural oyster beds and seed grounds of the State and to establish and maintain oyster sanctuaries. L.1945, c.39, s.12; amended 1979, c.199, s.59; 2007, c.338, s.81.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-20.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-20.22 - Rules and regulations.

50:3-20.22 Rules and regulations.  13. The commissioner may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations for the carrying out of the purposes of, and enforcement of, the provisions of P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.).  L.1945, c.39, s.13; amended 1979, c.199, s.60; 2007, c.338, s.82.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-20.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-20.26 - Repeal

50:3-20.26. Repeal  "An act for the preservation and improvement of certain of the natural oyster beds and seed grounds of this State and providing for the issuance of licenses to persons engaged in the business of opening, shucking, processing and packing of oysters, taken from the tidal waters of the Delaware river, the Delaware bay, the Maurice river cove and their tributaries, for sale, within this State and persons engaged in the business of purchasing oysters so taken in the shells from growers within this State for the purpose of resale or shipment for resale or use other than the use of such persons and their families and of persons engaged in the business of packing and shipping oysters, grown by them in said tidal waters, in the shells for resale or such use, providing for the compensation to be paid for the issuance of such licenses and for the method of calculating the same and providing penalties for violations, and supplementing Title 50 of the Revised Statutes," filed April twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three, is repealed. L.1945, c. 39, p. 104, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:4-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:4-2 - Dredge, drag, scrape prohibited on certain lands; rules, regulations.

50:4-2 Dredge, drag, scrape prohibited on certain lands; rules, regulations.  50:4-2. No person shall use or cause to be used any dredge with bag or pocket, drag or scrape upon any of the natural oyster or clam beds under the tidal waters of the Atlantic seaboard of this State and tributaries thereof, except Delaware Bay, and no license shall be issued by the commissioner contrary to this section; but this section shall not prohibit the use of any fork, hoe or drag used by hand in the taking of soft clams; nor shall it prohibit the harvest of oysters with oyster dredges on designated leases used for oyster culture within the Mullica River-Great Bay estuary; nor shall it prohibit the taking of crabs with dredges; nor shall it preclude the department from adopting, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations governing the harvest of specific shellfish from specific areas by specific means, including, but not limited to, drags and scrapes.  Amended 1971, c.185, s.2; 1979, c.199, s.61; 1980, c.120, s.9; 2007, c.338, s.84.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:4-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:4-3 - Protection of leased lands; exception.

50:4-3 Protection of leased lands; exception.  50:4-3. No person shall dredge upon, throw, cast or drag an oyster dredge, use oyster tongs, rakes, forks or other instruments or appliances used for catching shellfish, or tread for shellfish, upon any of the leased lands of this State lying under the tidal waters of the Atlantic seaboard or tributaries thereof, above Cape May Point, other than land or ground for which the person or the person's employer then holds a lease from the council. A lessee may, however, authorize another validly licensed individual to harvest shellfish on the lease using authorized gear during the authorized season. Amended 1953, c.262, s.2; 1979, c.199, s.62; 1983, c.219, s.2; 2007, c.338, s.85.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-1 - Municipal power not impaired

51:1-1. Municipal power not impaired  Nothing in this title shall be construed to abrogate or impair the power of the governing body of any municipality or of the courts to enforce any provision now existing or hereafter adopted in any municipal charter, ordinance or regulation, not inconsistent with this chapter, or to prevent or punish violations thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-2 - Definitions

51:1-2. Definitions  51:1-2. As used in this chapter:  a. "Commodity" means any article of food, drink, trade or commerce, or any service or amusement, goods, wares, merchandise, or fuel measured by any weighing and measuring or counting system, but shall not include any article of food, drink, trade, commerce, goods, wares, merchandise, or fuel which is not sold or intended for sale to an entity distinct from the seller;  b. "Commodity in package form" means a commodity put up or packaged in any manner in advance of sale in units suitable for either wholesale or retail sale. An individual item or lot of any commodity not in package form as defined in this section, but on which there is marked a selling price based on an established price per unit of weight or of measure, shall be construed to be a commodity in package form. Where the term "package" is used in chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Revised Statutes, it shall be construed to mean "commodity in package form" as herein defined. For the purpose of this definition, single unit produce items wrapped in clear film shall not be construed as commodities in package form;  c. "Food" or "foods" means articles used for food or drink for man or animals, chewing gum and articles used as ingredients of the foregoing;  d. "Physical property" means mass, weight, length, volume, pressure, electricity, electromagnetic forces, radiation, thermodynamics, coefficients of expansion, gravitational forces or any other measurable attribute or quantity, including count;  e. "Weight and measure" or "weights and measures" means a device, apparatus, or instrument designed or used to weigh, measure, count or time any physical property or determine value, and any auxiliary apparatus and accessories that indicate quantity or value, or records representative thereof;  f. "Weights and measures official" or "weights and measures officer" means, at the State level, the State superintendent, deputy State superintendent, assistant State superintendent, State supervisor, State metrologist, and State weights and measures officers of all grades; and at the county and municipal levels, means the superintendent, deputy superintendent, assistant superintendents of all grades, and weights and measures officers of all grades; g. "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle in a loaded state; h. "Net weight" means the gross weight of a vehicle minus the tare weight of the vehicle; and i. "Tare weight" means the weight of a vehicle in an unloaded state. Amended 1986, c.167, s.1; 2001, c.95, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-3 - Use of both systems

51:1-3. Use of both systems  The inch-pound system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system or System International (SI) of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and one or the other, or both, of these systems shall be used for all purposes in this State. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weights and measures, and the weights and measures equivalents, as published by the National Bureau of Standards, are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in this State. It is the intent of the Legislature that nothing in this section shall mandate the exclusive use of SI; however, its use within this State is encouraged.  Amended by L. 1986, c. 167, s. 2, eff. Dec. 3, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-4 - Yard

51:1-4. Yard  The standard yard shall contain three feet of thirty-six inches.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-5 - Chain for measurement of land

51:1-5. Chain for measurement of land  The standard chain for the measurement of land shall consist of four rods of sixty-six feet.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-6 - Test of measuring devices

51:1-6. Test of measuring devices  Steel measuring tapes used by professional land surveyors and professional engineers shall be compared by the State superintendent at least once in five years with standards traceable to the National Bureau of Standards. Every professional land surveyor and professional engineer engaged in surveying and engineering within this State shall test and note the actual variation of his electronic distance measuring device from the "Calibration Base Lines" established by the National Geodetic Survey, at least once each year. He shall submit to the State superintendent, over the appropriate professional seal, a copy of his notes, including the date and time of the test, on forms acceptable to the National Geodetic Survey.  Amended by L. 1986, c. 167, | 3, eff. Dec. 3, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-7 - Standard ton

51:1-7. Standard ton  The standard gross ton shall consist of two thousand, two hundred and forty pounds. The standard net ton shall consist of two thousand pounds.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-8 - Pound; avoirdupois; troy

51:1-8. Pound; avoirdupois; troy  The standard avoirdupois pound, which shall be the standard for all commodities usually sold by weight, except gold, silver, jewels and drugs, shall contain seven thousand grains troy. The standard pound used in the sale of gold, silver, jewels and drugs, shall contain five thousand seven hundred and sixty grains troy.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-9 - Gallon; quart

51:1-9. Gallon; quart  The standard gallon shall contain two hundred and thirty-one cubic inches. The standard liquid quart shall contain fifty-seven and seventy-five one-hundredths cubic inches.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-10 - Sale of milk or cream

51:1-10. Sale of milk or cream  All milk, skimmed milk or cream, except such as may be bought or sold either by weight or on the butter fat basis, shall be sold, offered for sale or received for the purpose of sale by the liquid gallon, or the liquid quart or the proper and complete liquid subdivisions thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-11 - Labeling or tagging milk cans

51:1-11. Labeling or tagging milk cans  Each can originally containing more or less than forty quarts of milk or cream shall bear a label or tag naming in quarts its original capacity of liquid measure but no can originally containing forty quarts, liquid measure, shall be labeled or tagged.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-12 - Penalties; disposition

51:1-12. Penalties; disposition  51:1-12. A person violating any provision of sections 51:1-10 or 51:1-11 of this Title shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 to be recovered in the municipal court or Superior Court by any person who may sue therefor. Such penalty when recovered shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which the violation occurred.  Amended 1953,c.48,s.1; 1969,c.251,s.1; 1991,c.91,s.476.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-13 - Branding butter and cheese packages; penalty

51:1-13. Branding butter and cheese packages; penalty  Every firkin, tub or other vessel for the package of butter or cheese shall be branded in legible letters and characters by the cooper or manufacturer with his name and the actual and true weight of the firkin, tub or vessel. A cooper or manufacturer who shall dispose of any such firkin, tub or vessel without such brand or who shall falsely brand the same shall forfeit and pay to such person as shall prosecute for the same the sum of twenty-five dollars to be recovered by action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-14 - Use of unbranded package; defacing or altering brand; penalty

51:1-14. Use of unbranded package; defacing or altering brand; penalty  Any person who shall sell or dispose of butter or cheese in a firkin, tub or vessel manufactured for such purpose in this State which is not branded as required by section 51:1-13 of this Title and any person who shall alter or purposely deface such brand shall forfeit and pay the sum of $100.00 to such person as shall sue for the same in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction. Amended by L.1969, c. 251, s. 2, eff. Jan. 7, 1970.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-15 - Liquids only to be sold by liquid measure

51:1-15. Liquids only to be sold by liquid measure  No person shall use a liquid measure in the purchase or sale of other than liquid commodities.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-16 - Bushel

51:1-16. Bushel  The standard bushel shall contain two thousand one hundred and fifty and forty-two one-hundredths cubic inches which capacity shall apply to all articles usually sold by the bushel and not weighed.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-17 - Foods sold only by weight or numerical count; exceptions

51:1-17. Foods sold only by weight or numerical count; exceptions  All articles of food, other than liquids, which are capable of being measured by dry capacity measure and which heretofore have been sold by dry capacity measure in this State shall, except as hereinafter provided, be offered for sale or sold upon the basis of avoirdupois net weight or by numerical count only, and it shall be unlawful for anyone to use or employ any dry capacity measure, basket, barrel or container of any kind as a means of determining the amounts or quantities of any such articles of food offered for sale or sold. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to: a. Fruits and vegetables offered for sale or sold in closed or covered standard containers; or b. Articles of food offered for sale by bona fide farmers in any farmers' public market, in open or uncovered standard containers, which articles may be transferred to a bag or other suitable receptacle when such transfer is agreeable to, and made in the presence of, the buyer; or c. Vegetables which by common custom are offered for sale or sold by the bunch; or d. Fresh berries and other small fruits, which are customarily offered for sale and sold by the box, basket or other receptacle, except, however, when such fresh berries and other small fruits are offered for sale or sold in bulk, in which case the provisions of this section shall apply to the extent that such fresh berries and other small fruits shall be offered for sale and sold by avoirdupois net weight only, but all fresh berries and such other small fruits, when offered for sale or sold shall be so offered for sale or sold in boxes, baskets or receptacles of uniform size to hold one quart or one pint dry measure only, uniformly and evenly filled throughout. As used in this section: "Dry capacity measure" means only bushel, half-bushel, peck, half-peck, quarter-peck, quart, pint, half-pint, and similar measures. "Standard container" means only barrels, boxes, baskets, hampers or similar containers, the dimensions or capacity of which is established by law of this State or by Act of Congress, and upon which is plainly and conspicuously marked the net quantity of contents thereof in terms of weight, measure or numerical count. "Bona fide farmers" means agriculturists or growers of fruits and vegetables who actually produce the commodities they sell and who are registered as such either with the State Department of Agriculture or with any county agent or board of agriculture. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, for the first offense, be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00, for a second offense to a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $250.00, and for each subsequent offense to a penalty of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00. Amended by L.1969, c. 251, s. 3, eff. Jan. 7, 1970; L.1977, c. 201, s. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-18 - Bread to be sold by weight; specification of weight to purchaser

51:1-18. Bread to be sold by weight; specification of weight to purchaser  All bread shall be sold by weight. The weight of all loaves of bread offered for sale shall be specified by the baker or dealer to the consumer, if the consumer require it.
NJ Rev Stat § 51:1-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers|Section 51:1-25 - Peach basket; marking, etc.; penalty

51:1-25. Peach basket; marking, etc.; penalty  The standard peach basket shall be 16 quarts Winchester half-bushel measure. It shall be of the following dimensions: Height, 12 1/4 inches; width across the top, 13 1/2 inches; inside measurement, 1,075.10 cubic inches. Each basket shall be marked "Standard N.J." upon the staves just below the rim in Roman letters, not less than one inch in length and not less than 1/2 inch in width. Such letters shall be burned on or printed with permanent red paint in a straight line. All persons who shall manufacture for sale or who shall offer or expose for sale any nonstandard basket to be used for selling or shipping peaches shall distinctly and durably stamp, brand or mark upon such basket upon the stave just below the rim, the number of quarts such basket contains. Any person who shall manufacture, sell or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell or use any peach basket not stamped, branded or marked as by this section required shall for each offense forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 to be recovered with costs in any court of competent jurisdiction in an action to be prosecuted by the prosecutor of the pleas in the name of the State. Amended by L.1969, c. 251, s. 5, eff. Jan. 7, 1970.