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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-2 - Toys or furniture; sale or transfer for profit or knowingly transfer or exchange; prohibition

24:14A-2. Toys or furniture; sale or transfer for profit or knowingly transfer or exchange; prohibition
No person shall sell or transfer for profit or offer to sell or transfer for profit toys or furniture to which lead paint has been applied, and no person shall knowingly transfer or exchange or offer to transfer or exchange toys or furniture to which lead paint has been applied and which will be readily accessible to children.
L.1971, c. 366, s. 2. Amended by L.1976, c. 116, s. 2, eff. Nov. 16, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-4 - Definitions

24:14A-4. Definitions
For purposes of this act:
a. "Approved" means satisfactory compliance as determined and recorded by the Department of Health.
b. "Department" means the State Department of Health.
c. "Lead paint" means any pigmented, liquid substance applied to surfaces by brush, roller, spray or other means in which the total nonvolatile ingredients contain more than 1% of lead, by weight, calculated as metallic lead.
d. "Dwelling" means any building or structure or portion thereof which is occupied in whole or in part as the home, residence, or sleeping quarters of one or more persons and includes any dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit, and any facility occupied or used by children.
e. "Board" means local board of health, regional health commission or other locally constituted health agency having primary jurisdiction to enforce this act.
f. "Interior surfaces" and "exterior surfaces" shall include but shall not be limited to window sills, window frames, doors, door frames, walls, ceilings, stair rails and spindles or other appurtenances, including equipment on the premises of dwellings as defined herein.
L.1971, c. 366, s. 4. Amended by L.1976, c. 116, s. 3, eff. Nov. 16, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-5 - Lead paint upon interior of building or exterior surface accessible to children; public nuisance

24:14A-5. Lead paint upon interior of building or exterior surface accessible to children; public nuisance
The presence of lead paint upon the interior of any dwelling or upon any exterior surface that is readily accessible to children causing a hazard to the occupants or anyone coming in contact with such surfaces is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
L.1971, c. 366, s. 5. Amended by L.1976, c. 116, s. 4, eff. Nov. 16, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-6 - Responsibilities of board; enforcement, reports.

24:14A-6 Responsibilities of board; enforcement, reports.
6. The board in each municipality or other area of jurisdiction, shall have the primary responsibility for investigation of violations under P.L.1971, c.366 (C.24:14A-1 et seq.) and the enforcement of P.L.1971, c.366 (C.24:14A-1 et seq.), except as provided otherwise in accordance with P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.1 et al.) and shall make reports of all such violations and enforcement procedures to the State Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Community Affairs when relocation assistance is required pursuant to P.L.2003, c.311.
L.1971,c.366,s.6; amended 2003, c.311, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-7 - Order for remediation, disposition of lead-based paint hazard.

24:14A-7 Order for remediation, disposition of lead-based paint hazard.
7. When the board of health having primary jurisdiction under P.L.1971, c.366 (C.24:14A-1 et seq.) finds that there is a lead-based paint hazard on the interior walls, ceilings, doors, floors, baseboards or window sills and frames of any dwelling, or any exterior surface that is readily accessible to children it may order the remediation and appropriate disposition of such lead-based paint hazard by using abatement or lead hazard control methods approved in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.1 et al.), under such safety conditions as it may specify, and as shall be approved by the department.
L.1971,c.366,s.7; amended 1976, c.116, s.5; 2003, c.311, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-8 - Notification to owner of hazard, contents.

24:14A-8 Notification to owner of hazard, contents.
8. When the board of health having primary jurisdiction hereunder finds that there is a lead-based paint hazard on the interior walls, ceilings, doors, floors, baseboards or window sills and frames of any dwelling or any exterior surface that is readily accessible to children and further finds a person occupying or using such dwelling is an unequivocal case of lead poisoning or at high risk of lead intoxication as defined by department regulation it shall at once notify the owner that he is maintaining a public nuisance and order him to remediate the nuisance by using abatement or lead hazard control methods approved in accordance with P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.1 et al.) and in accordance with the following:
a. In the event of the identification of a lead-poisoned child, the interior of the residence of the child shall be evaluated for lead-based paint hazard.
b. If no lead-based paint hazard is found in the interior of the residence, then the exterior of the residence shall be evaluated.
c. If no lead-based paint hazard is discovered in either the interior or exterior of the residence, then the soil on the property on which the residence and other structures, if any, are located shall be examined for lead hazards.
A duplicate of the notice shall be left with one or more of the tenants or occupants of the dwelling. If the owner resides out of the State or cannot be so notified speedily, a notice left at the house or premises shall suffice.
L.1971,c.366,s.8; amended 1976, c.116, s.6; 2003, c.311, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-8.1 - Eviction of occupants to avoid corrective maintenance

24:14A-8.1. Eviction of occupants to avoid corrective maintenance
No person found to be in violation of the law shall evict, or cause to be evicted, occupants for the purpose of avoiding corrective maintenance ordered by the local board of health to eliminate hazardous lead exposure.
L.1976, c. 116, s. 7, eff. Nov. 16, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-9 - Failure of owner to obey notice or order to abate; removal of nuisance; payment of expenses by owner; action to collect; lien

24:14A-9. Failure of owner to obey notice or order to abate; removal of nuisance; payment of expenses by owner; action to collect; lien
If the owner so notified shall not comply with the notice or order of the board of health having primary jurisdiction hereunder within the time specified, the board shall proceed to remove the nuisance and make the necessary repairs, bill the owner therefor, and, if necessary, to recover the expense in a civil action against the owner. The unpaid expense of the board shall become a lien on the real property immediately upon removal of the nuisance and completion of necessary repairs.
L.1971, c. 366, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-10 - Nonenforcement by board; enforcement by department

24:14A-10. Nonenforcement by board; enforcement by department
If the department finds that any board having primary jurisdiction under this act is not enforcing the provisions of this act or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the department may cause a disorderly person's complaint to be made against persons violating the provisions of this act, or may bring action requiring such board to show cause why it is not enforcing this act.
L.1971, c. 366, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14A-11 - Rules and regulations by department

24:14A-11. Rules and regulations by department
The commissioner of the department shall have the power to prescribe rules and regulations establishing criteria for the identification of areas and conditions involving high risk of lead poisoning or intoxication, specifying methods of detection of lead in dwellings, and standards for the repair of premises containing lead paint, and other rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.1971, c. 366, s. 11. Amended by L.1976, c. 116, s. 8, eff. Nov. 16, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:14B-1 - Sale of paint or coating removal product containing methylene chloride; conditions, violations, penalties.

24:14B-1 Sale of paint or coating removal product containing methylene chloride; conditions, violations, penalties.
1. a. A person shall not sell or offer for sale in the State any paint or coating removal product that contains methylene chloride (dichloromethane) except as provided in subsection b. of this section.
b. A person may sell a paint or coating removal product that contains methylene chloride (dichloromethane) to a person who can demonstrate to the seller that the product will be used only by persons with safety equipment, training on the use of that equipment, and proper handling instructions for methylene chloride consistent with the requirements of 29 C.F.R. s.1910.1052.
c. A person who violates this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation, to be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999." The Department of Health or any local health agency may institute a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce this act and to prevent a violation of its provisions, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impose liability on any news outlet that accepts or publishes advertising for any product that would otherwise be subject to the provisions of this section.
L.2021, c.266.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-1 - Definitions

24:15-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, "food establishment" includes any place used in the production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, transportation or handling of food intended for sale or distribution.
A "drug establishment" includes any place used in the production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, transportation and handling of drugs intended for sale or distribution.
A "cosmetic establishment" includes any place used in the production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, transportation and handling of cosmetics intended for sale or distribution but not including pharmacies licensed by the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 17, eff. June 14, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-2 - Cleanliness, lighting, plumbing and ventilation

24:15-2. Cleanliness, lighting, plumbing and ventilation
Every room in the building of a food, drug or cosmetic establishment shall be properly lighted, drained, plumbed and ventilated and the operations carried on therein shall be conducted in such a manner that the purity, quality and wholesomeness of the food, drug or cosmetic therein produced, manufactured, prepared, packed, stored, sold or distributed shall not be impaired.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-3 - Construction of walls and floors

24:15-3. Construction of walls and floors
The side walls of every room in a food, drug or cosmetic establishment wherein food or drugs are produced, manufactured, packaged, stored or handled, shall be made of or coated with a suitable washable surface.
Every room of a food, drug or cosmetic establishment in which food, drugs or cosmetics are exposed shall have a tight floor made of cement or of tile laid in cement, brick, hard wood or other suitable material which can be properly cleaned.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-4 - Cleanliness of walls, floors, furniture and machinery; use of hydrocyanic acids or salts; running water; multi-use utensils

24:15-4. Cleanliness of walls, floors, furniture and machinery; use of hydrocyanic acids or salts; running water; multi-use utensils
(a) The floors, side walls, ceilings, furniture, receptacles, implements and machinery of every food, drug or cosmetic establishment and all vehicles used in the transportation of food products, drugs or cosmetics shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. No person shall transport food, drugs or cosmetics in such manner that the purity, quality or wholesomeness thereof shall be impaired.
(b) No polishes or substances containing hydrocyanic acid or salts thereof shall be used for the cleaning or polishing of articles or utensils used for the service or preparation of food or foodstuffs in any food establishment or articles used in the processing, packing or storage of drugs or cosmetics in a drug or cosmetic establishment.
(c) An adequate supply of running water under pressure shall be easily accessible to all rooms in which food, drugs or cosmetics are prepared, manufactured, packed, stored or handled and shall be provided in all rooms in which utensils and equipment are washed.
(d) All multi-use utensils, equipment, tools and receptacles in a food, drug or cosmetic establishment, used in connection with the processing, manufacture, packing, storage or handling of food, drugs or cosmetics intended for distribution or sale, shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized immediately after each usage.
Amended by L.1942, c. 43, p. 250, s. 1; L.1966, c. 74, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-5 - Protection of food, drugs or cosmetics from contamination; removal of refuse

24:15-5. Protection of food, drugs or cosmetics from contamination; removal of refuse
All food, drugs or cosmetics intended for distribution or sale in the process of production, manufacture, preparation, packing, storing or transportation shall be securely protected from flies, vermin, dust, dirt and so far as possible, by the use of all reasonable means, from all other foreign or injurious contamination. The refuse, dirt and waste products subject to decomposition or fermentation shall be removed daily.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-6 - Clothing of employees to be kept clean

24:15-6. Clothing of employees to be kept clean
The clothing worn by all persons while engaged in work in any food, drug or cosmetic establishment shall be in a clean condition at all times.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-7 - Toilet facilities for and personal cleanliness of employees

24:15-7. Toilet facilities for and personal cleanliness of employees
All employees of a food, drug or cosmetic establishment who handle the material from which food, drugs or cosmetics intended for distribution or sale are prepared, or the finished product shall, before beginning work and after visiting the toilet, wash their hands and arms thoroughly with clean water and soap. Every person owning or operating a food, drug or cosmetic establishment shall provide adequate facilities for such washing and shall take all reasonable means to compel such employees to perform such washing.
Adequate, conveniently located toilet facilities shall be provided for employees on the premises of a food, drug or cosmetic establishment.
All toilet rooms shall be separate from the rooms where any processes incident to the production, manufacture, preparation, packing, storage, sale or distribution of food, drugs or cosmetics are carried on and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-8 - Expectoration prohibited

24:15-8. Expectoration prohibited
No person shall expectorate in any room in a food, drug or cosmetic establishment used for the production, manufacturer, preparation, packing, storage, sale or distribution of food, drugs or cosmetics.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-9 - Sleeping in rooms of food establishment

24:15-9. Sleeping in rooms of food establishment
No person shall be allowed to live or sleep in any room where food, drugs or cosmetics intended for sale or distribution are produced, manufactured, packed, stored, distributed or sold.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-10 - Persons affected with communicable disease

24:15-10. Persons affected with communicable disease
No employer shall require, permit or allow any person to work, nor shall any person work in any food, drug or cosmetic establishment who is ill or infected with a communicable disease as defined in section 26:4-1 of the Revised Statutes.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-11 - Order to abate violation in lieu of prosecution

24:15-11. Order to abate violation in lieu of prosecution
Whenever a person shall violate any provision of this chapter the state department or local board may, in its discretion, instead of prosecuting such person for the recovery of any prescribed penalty, cause an order to be served on such person commanding him to discontinue or abate the violation or to make such improvements as may be necessary to abate the violation within a reasonable time to be fixed in the order by the state department or local board. The order shall be in writing and the person receiving it shall have the right to be heard either in person or by attorney by the department or board issuing the order.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-12 - Furnishing and posting abstract of law

24:15-12. Furnishing and posting abstract of law
Every person conducting a food, drug or cosmetic establishment shall upon request be furnished by the State department with an abstract of this chapter. The person receiving such abstract shall keep it posted in plain view in such place so that it can be easily read by the employees entering and leaving the establishment.
Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-13 - License; necessity; fee; exemptions

24:15-13. License; necessity; fee; exemptions
Every establishment falling within the scope of this chapter shall be licensed by the Commissioner of Health with a fee to be charged therefor, except that a license pursuant to this chapter need not be secured by any such establishment, the activities of which are subject to licensure pursuant to any other provision of this Title or to inspection and licensure by a local department of health, or the facilities and warehouses of growers and associations or organizations of growers of raw agricultural commodities and all raw agricultural commodity farm area sales and shipping points where such raw agricultural commodities are not subjected to processing other than washing, cleaning, cooling, waxing, grading, sizing and packaging.
L.1971, c. 158, s. 1, eff. May 20, 1971. Amended by L.1973, c. 12, s. 1, eff. Jan. 25, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15-14 - Fee for license or inspection.

24:15-14 Fee for license or inspection.
2. Where no other fee is provided by law or regulation, the commissioner may in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the department as a rule or regulation establish and charge reasonable fees for any service performed in the licensing and inspection of any premises coming within the provisions of this chapter. The fees charged as provided for by this section shall be no more than $1,000 based on criteria set forth in the rule or regulation.
L.1971,c.158,s.2; amended 1983, c.275, s.11; 2003, c.117, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15A-1 - Equipment of lead, cadmium, or metallic substance; formation of dangerous compounds; unwholesome, dangerous or detrimental

24:15A-1. Equipment of lead, cadmium, or metallic substance; formation of dangerous compounds; unwholesome, dangerous or detrimental
No person shall keep or use in the manufacture, sale or keeping for sale, of any drink, beverage or food, nor shall any person offer for sale, sell or manufacture, for use in the preparation, storage or dispensing of a drink, beverage or food, any tap, faucet, tank, fountain, refrigerator, utensil, vessel, apparatus, or any pipe, or conduit, or parts in connection therewith, which is composed or made either wholly or in part of lead, cadmium, or other metal or metallic substance that is or will be affected by the drink, beverage or food so that dangerous, unwholesome, or deleterious compounds are formed therein or thereby or such that the drink, beverage or food made or stored therein or drawn therefrom shall be unwholesome, dangerous or detrimental to health.
L.1942, c. 42, p. 249, s. 1, eff. April 20, 1942.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15A-2 - Penalties; recovery and enforcement

24:15A-2. Penalties; recovery and enforcement
Any person violating any provision of this act shall be subject to the penalties provided in chapter seventeen of Title 24 of the Revised Statutes. Such penalties shall be recovered and enforced in the same manner and in accordance with the procedure detailed in said chapter seventeen of Title 24 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1942, c. 42, p. 249, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15A-3 - Packaging of meat

24:15A-3. Packaging of meat
No prepackaged unprocessed or untreated fresh or frozen meat shall be sold or exposed for sale at retail on the same premises where packaged, unless such package is colorless and transparent on at least one of the sides with the largest exposed surface area, exclusive of labeling which shall not occupy more than 10% of such side or 5 square inches, whichever is greater.
L.1968, c. 428, s. 1, eff. Feb. 4, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:15A-4 - Applicability of act; enforcement

24:15A-4. Applicability of act; enforcement
The provisions of this act shall be applicable throughout the State and shall supersede any ordinance or regulation inconsistent therewith. The provisions of this act shall be enforced by the State Department of Health and local boards of health.
L.1968, c. 428, s. 2, eff. Feb. 4, 1969. Amended by L.1979, c. 289, s. 1, eff. Jan. 14, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-2 - Declaration of policy

24:16B-2. Declaration of policy
It is essential to the public interest that the health and welfare of consumers be protected by assuring that meat and meat food products distributed to them are wholesome, unadulterated, and properly marked, labeled and packaged. Unwholesome, adulterated or mislabeled meat or meat food products are injurious to the public health and welfare; and may provide unfair competition to wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged meat and meat food products. Therefore, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of New Jersey to provide for the inspection of animals to be slaughtered, and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products processed therefrom, capable of use as human food, at certain establishments in order to prevent the distribution, for human consumption, of animals, meat and meat food products, which are unwholesome, adulterated, misbranded, improperly labeled or otherwise unfit for use as human food.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-4 - Transfer of authority from Department of Health to Department of Agriculture; general power of Department of Agriculture

24:16B-4. Transfer of authority from Department of Health to Department of Agriculture; general power of Department of Agriculture
The jurisdiction and authority to provide for the proper inspections of animals to be slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products, animal food product or by-product of animals; packaging and labeling of animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products, animal food products or by-products of animals, is hereby transferred from the Department of Health to the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is hereby declared to be the principal instrumentality of the State for attaining the ends declared in this act. The department shall have all necessary power to carry out and enforce the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations of the board.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-5 - General power of the board; rules and regulations

24:16B-5. General power of the board; rules and regulations
The board is hereby vested with power as provided in this act. The board shall have power to make rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the provisions of this act and shall implement this act by prescribing such rules and regulations necessary to equal the Federal Meat Inspection Act. All such rules and regulations shall be made in the name of the board over their signatures.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 5, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-6 - General powers of the secretary

24:16B-6. General powers of the secretary
The secretary shall supervise and enforce the proper administration of the provisions of this act and all rules and regulations made thereunder for the purpose of attaining the ends declared in this act.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 6, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-7 - Enforcement by municipalities

24:16B-7. Enforcement by municipalities
Municipalities may continue conducting meat inspection programs within their jurisdiction and shall enforce the provisions of this act under the supervision of the secretary.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 7, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-8 - State inspectors, analysts and employees; continuation of former practices and procedures for a period not in excess of 1 year

24:16B-8. State inspectors, analysts and employees; continuation of former practices and procedures for a period not in excess of 1 year
The secretary may appoint such analysts, chemists, chief inspectors and other inspectors and employees as may be authorized by law, and the persons thus appointed shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the secretary. The secretary shall fix the salaries of all such officers and employees subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes except when otherwise provided by statute. The secretary, in order to facilitate the orderly transition and implementation of this act, may continue the practices and procedures formerly conducted by the Department of Health in administering the meat inspection program for a period not in excess of 1 year from the effective date of this act.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 8, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-10 - Powers and duties of local inspectors

24:16B-10. Powers and duties of local inspectors
The local inspector shall have, within the jurisdiction of the municipality appointing him, all the power and authority given an inspector appointed by the secretary under the authority of section 8 of this act.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 10, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-17 - Inspections

24:16B-17. Inspections
For the purposes hereinbefore set forth, the secretary shall cause to be made by inspectors an examination and inspection of animals, carcasses and parts thereof, meat and meat food products prepared in licensed establishments and of the sanitary conditions of licensed establishments and the manner of handling of carcasses, parts thereof and meat and meat food products therefrom by any licensee and, for the purposes of an examination and inspection, said inspectors shall have access to every part of said establishment at any time, whether the establishment is in operation or not.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 17, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-18 - Disposition of dead animals

24:16B-18. Disposition of dead animals
The board shall prescribe such rules and regulations for the disposition of animal carcasses as it may deem necessary to discover and control contagious, infectious or communicable animal diseases and to protect the public health and welfare. Any person owning or having custody of an animal that has died shall dispose of the carcass in accordance with such rules and regulations and under such conditions as the board prescribes. No secondary licensee shall remove, render, or otherwise dispose of any animal except in accordance with such rules and regulations and under such conditions as the board prescribes.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 18, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-19 - Diseased or physically impaired animals

24:16B-19. Diseased or physically impaired animals
The board shall have power to prescribe by regulations the type and extent of the disease or other physical conditions found in any animals as shall render it unfit for use as food for animal consumption.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 19, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-20 - Antemortem inspections

24:16B-20. Antemortem inspections
The secretary shall cause an antemortem inspection of animals by duly authorized inspectors prior to the entry of such animals into that area of any licensed primary establishment wherein slaughtering or processing is conducted.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 20, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-21 - Unauthorized entry of uninspected animals prohibited

24:16B-21. Unauthorized entry of uninspected animals prohibited
No primary licensee shall permit or allow any animal to enter into that area of any licensed primary establishment wherein slaughtering or processing is conducted unless a duly authorized inspector has examined and inspected such animal prior to the entry of such animal into that area.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 21, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-22 - Separate slaughter of animals found to show symptoms of disease

24:16B-22. Separate slaughter of animals found to show symptoms of disease
A licensee shall cause any animal found to show symptoms of disease to be set apart and slaughtered separately from other animals and, when so slaughtered, the carcasses of said animal shall be subject to a careful examination and inspection and shall be disposed of in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 22, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-23 - Separate slaughter and preparation of horsemeat

24:16B-23. Separate slaughter and preparation of horsemeat
The secretary, in order to effectuate the provisions of this act, may require any primary licensee to conduct the slaughter and preparation of horses, mules or other equines, the carcasses and parts thereof, and meat and meat food products resulting therefrom, in licensed primary establishments, separate and apart from establishments in which the slaughter and preparation of other animals, carcasses and parts thereof, meat and meat food products are conducted.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 23, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-24 - Postmortem inspection

24:16B-24. Postmortem inspection
The secretary shall cause a postmortem inspection by duly authorized inspectors of animal carcasses and parts thereof which are slaughtered in any licensed primary establishment. Upon such examination and inspection, such carcasses or parts thereof found to be unadulterated and wholesome shall be labeled, marked, stamped or tagged with the official inspection mark.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 24, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-25 - Inspection mark required before processing

24:16B-25. Inspection mark required before processing
No primary licensee shall permit or allow any animal carcass or part thereof to be prepared, processed, packaged, shipped, sold or offered for sale unless it has been examined and inspected by an inspector and labeled, marked, stamped, or tagged with the official inspection mark.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 25, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-26 - Inspection during processing or preparation

24:16B-26. Inspection during processing or preparation
The secretary shall cause an examination and inspection by duly authorized inspectors of all meat and meat food products processed or prepared in any licensed primary establishment. Upon such examination and inspection, such carcasses or parts thereof found to be unadulterated and wholesome shall be labeled, marked, stamped or tagged with the official inspection mark.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 26, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-27 - Inspection required before packaging or shipment

24:16B-27. Inspection required before packaging or shipment
No primary licensee shall permit or allow any meat or meat food product to be packaged, shipped, sold or offered for sale unless it has been examined and inspected by an inspector and labeled, marked, stamped or tagged with the official inspection mark or has been inspected and passed.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 27, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-28 - Condemnation; disposition

24:16B-28. Condemnation; disposition
All animal carcasses and parts thereof, meat and meat food products, found by an inspector to be unwholesome or adulterated in any licensed primary establishment shall be condemned and shall be labeled, marked, stamped, or tagged as "New Jersey Inspected and Condemned" by said inspector; and all carcasses and parts thereof thus inspected and condemned shall be destroyed for food purposes by the said establishment in the presence of the inspector; provided however, that articles which may, by reprocessing, be made wholesome and unadulterated need not be so condemned and destroyed, if the articles are within a reasonable time thereafter reprocessed under the supervision of an inspector and, upon such reprocessing, found to be wholesome and unadulterated by said inspector.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 28, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-29 - Disposition of by-products

24:16B-29. Disposition of by-products
The board shall prescribe by rule or regulation the manner and disposition of the by-products of animals slaughtered or processed in any licensed primary establishment.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 29, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-30 - Actions authorized

24:16B-30. Actions authorized
The secretary may cause, at any time, such quarantine, segregation, embargo, seizure, detention, destruction, removal of the official inspection mark, re-examination or re-inspection of any animal or carcass, part thereof, or meat or meat food product as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 30, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-31 - Handling, transporting and storing

24:16B-31. Handling, transporting and storing
The secretary shall cause to be made, from time to time, an examination and inspection of the sanitary conditions existing in all licensed establishments, warehouses, or transportation vehicles and the conditions under which carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products are handled, transported or stored by licensees. The board shall, by rule or regulation, prescribe minimum standards with regard to the sanitary conditions existing in licensed establishments or transport vehicles and the conditions under which carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products are handled, transported or stored by licensees.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 31, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-32 - Packaging

24:16B-32. Packaging
No primary licensee shall seal or enclose any carcass, part thereof, or meat or meat food product into any package or container unless said meat or meat food product bears the official inspection mark or has been inspected and passed and is placed or packaged into said package or container under the supervision of a duly authorized inspector.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 32, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-33 - Contents of labels

24:16B-33. Contents of labels
The board may prescribe by rule or regulation such information to appear on any container, package or label bearing any animal carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food product or animal food product as follows:
(a) The styles and sizes of types to be used with respect to material required to be incorporated in labeling to avoid false or misleading labeling of animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products or animal food products; provided, however, the board must first obtain the advice and consent of the State Superintendent, Division of Weights and Measures, to such rules and regulations.
(b) Definitions and standards of identity or composition of meat or meat food products.
(c) Such other information as may be necessary in order to prevent any false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent labeling; mislabeling, misbranding or otherwise improper labeling; provided, however, the board must first obtain the advice and consent of the State Superintendent, Division of Weights and Measures, to such rules and regulations.
Nothing herein shall be construed to confer authority upon the board to prescribe rules and regulations affecting the quantitative statement appearing on the container, package or label.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 33, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-34 - Registration of labels, marks

24:16B-34. Registration of labels, marks
Primary and secondary licensees shall register a facsimile copy of all names, labels, marks, brands, trade names or identification used on animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products or animal food products with the secretary upon forms to be provided and upon compliance with regulations prescribed by the board. The secretary shall cause to be set up a registry of such names, labels, marks, brands, trade names or other identifications for animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products or animal food products.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 34, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-35 - Sale or shipment of mislabeled packages prohibited

24:16B-35. Sale or shipment of mislabeled packages prohibited
No licensee shall sell, offer to sell or cause to be shipped any package or container which is falsely, deceptively or fraudulently labeled, mislabeled, misbranded, improperly labeled or which fails to comply in any respect with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 35, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-36 - Sale or shipment of unwholesome meat prohibited

24:16B-36. Sale or shipment of unwholesome meat prohibited
No primary licensee shall sell, offer for sale or cause to be shipped any adulterated, misbranded or unwholesome animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products unless they are plainly and conspicuously labeled, marked, stamped or tagged as "New Jersey inspected and condemned."
L.1968, c. 105, s. 36, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-37 - Acceptance by handler-distributor of unwholesome meat prohibited

24:16B-37. Acceptance by handler-distributor of unwholesome meat prohibited
No "handler-distributor" shall knowingly accept for shipment, storage or distribution any adulterated, misbranded or unwholesome animal carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food product unless they are plainly and conspicuously labeled, marked, stamped or tagged as "New Jersey inspected and condemned."
L.1968, c. 105, s. 37, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-38 - Sale or shipment of horsemeat prohibited

24:16B-38. Sale or shipment of horsemeat prohibited
No licensee shall sell, offer for sale or cause to be shipped, any carcass of horses, mules, or other equines, or parts of such carcass, or the meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and conspicuously marked, labeled or otherwise identified so as to show the animal or animals from which they were derived in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the board.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 38, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-39 - Vehicle permits

24:16B-39. Vehicle permits
The secretary shall cause to be issued a permit for each vehicle used by a licensee to transport any animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food product, animal food products or by-products of animals. The board may by rules or regulation prescribe the minimum sanitary equipment and conditions in each vehicle, the use of each vehicle, and the method of handling animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products, animal food products and by-products of animals in said vehicle.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 39, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-40 - Display of vehicle permits required

24:16B-40. Display of vehicle permits required
No vehicle shall be used by any licensee to transport any animal carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food products, animal food product or by-product of any animal unless he has first obtained a permit for said vehicle from the secretary and has caused the permit number to be prominently displayed on both sides of the body of the vehicle so as to be plainly visible to the public.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 40, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-41 - Other applications of this act

24:16B-41. Other applications of this act
The foregoing provisions shall also apply to all carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products capable of use as human food, which may be brought into any licensed primary establishment wherein examination and inspection under this act is maintained, and such examination and inspection shall be made before the said carcasses or parts thereof, meat or meat food products shall be allowed to enter into any licensed primary establishment wherein the same are to be treated or prepared for meat or meat food products; and the foregoing provisions shall also apply to all such products which, after having been shipped or transported from any establishment, shall be returned to a licensed primary establishment wherein such examination and inspection are maintained. The secretary may limit the entry of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat and meat food products, and other materials into any primary establishment at which examination and inspection under this act is maintained under such conditions as may assure that allowing the entry of such articles into such licensed primary establishments will be consistent with the purposes of this act.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 41, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-42 - Exemption from inspection

24:16B-42. Exemption from inspection
The provisions of this act requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and of the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at establishments conducting such operations shall not apply to:
A. The slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; or
B. The custom slaughter by any person of any animal delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter, and the preparation by such slaughterer and transportation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals, exclusively for use, in the household of such owner, by the members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; provided that such custom slaughterer does not engage in the business of buying or selling any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of any animal; or
C. Operations of types traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores and restaurants, when conducted at any retail store or restaurant or similar retail-type establishment for sale in normal retail quantities or service of such articles to consumers at such establishments; or
D. The slaughter of animals or the preparation of any carcasses or parts or products of such animals, which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their offer for sale or shipment, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified to deter their use for human food as prescribed by regulations of the board; or
E. Any licensed establishment in which Federal inspection service is provided under the Federal Meat Inspection Act; or
F. Any licensed secondary establishment.
The slaughter of animals and preparation of articles referred to in paragraphs B, C, D and F shall be conducted in accordance with such sanitary conditions as the board may, by regulation, prescribe. The adulterated and misbranding provisions of this act shall apply to articles which are not required to be inspected under this section.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 42, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-43 - Removal of inspectors

24:16B-43. Removal of inspectors
The secretary, upon reasonable belief that any provision of this act, the rules or regulations prescribed by the board, or orders of the secretary have been violated, may remove inspection service from any licensed establishment for a period not in excess of 30 days.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 43, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Food and Drugs › Section 24:16B-44 - Engaging in business prohibited after removal of inspectors

24:16B-44. Engaging in business prohibited after removal of inspectors
No person shall continue to engage in business as a primary licensee after the secretary has withdrawn inspection service in accordance with the provisions of this act or the Federal Government has withdrawn inspection service in accordance with the Federal Meat Inspection Act. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor and, if convicted, shall, in addition to any other penalties imposed, forfeit any license issued to him under this act and shall be forever ineligible to hold a license pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.1968, c. 105, s. 44, eff. July 1, 1968.