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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-10 - Powers of commission

26:9-10. Powers of commission
The commission shall have all the powers of a local board in so far as the same pertain to a mosquito breeding nuisance artificially created and water in which mosquito larvae breed, but such power shall not extend over any lands owned by a municipality, county, or the state. The powers granted by this article shall not be construed as to limit the powers conferred on county mosquito extermination commissions by sections 26:9-13 to 26:9-26 of this title.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-11 - Extermination budget; payment of bills

26:9-11. Extermination budget; payment of bills
The director of the state experiment station may expend annually for mosquito extermination such amount of money as may be appropriated by the legislature.
All moneys so appropriated shall be paid out by the state comptroller upon the certificates of the director that the conditions and requirements of this article have been complied with.
The state comptroller shall draw his warrant in payment of all bills approved by the director and the state treasurer shall pay all warrants so drawn to the extent of the amount appropriated.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12 - Appropriation to municipalities

26:9-12. Appropriation to municipalities
The director may, if in his judgment public interests will be served, set aside out of the moneys appropriated for such purposes such an amount as may be necessary to abate the mosquito breeding areas found in any municipality. In such case, payment shall be made to the contractor upon a statement by the person in charge of the work, attested by the director, showing the amount due and that the work has been completed in accordance with the specifications of the contract.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.1 - Airplane spraying for mosquito extermination; use of State aid appropriation

26:9-12.1. Airplane spraying for mosquito extermination; use of State aid appropriation
The amount annually appropriated as State aid for mosquito extermination and control in counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean to the State Department of Health shall be used by the State Commissioner of Health in airplane spraying for mosquito extermination in each of such counties in accordance with the health needs of the respective counties as determined by the State Commissioner of Health, said work to be done in conjunction with the work of the Mosquito Extermination Commission in said county.
L.1949, c. 89, p. 407, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.3 - State Mosquito Control Commission; membership; appointment

26:9-12.3. State Mosquito Control Commission; membership; appointment
There is hereby created in the Department of Environmental Protection a permanent commission to be known as the State Mosquito Control Commission, which shall consist of 10 members, six of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and four of whom shall be the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the Department of Health, the Secretary of Agriculture, or their designated representatives, and the Director of the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station, ex officio.
L.1956, c. 135, p. 556, s. 1. Amended by L.1977, c. 366, s. 1, eff. Feb. 6, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.4 - Tenure; vacancies; compensation

26:9-12.4. Tenure; vacancies; compensation
The appointed members of the commission shall serve for terms of 4 years, except that of the first appointed members of the commission 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 1 for a term of 2 years, and 2 for terms of 3 years. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the appointments were made but for the unexpired terms only. All members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all expenses incurred in connection with the commission's work.
L.1956, c. 135, p. 556, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.5 - Meeting and organization

26:9-12.5. Meeting and organization
The commission shall meet at the call of the Director of the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station and shall organize as soon as may be after the appointment of its members and shall select a chairman from among its members and a secretary who need not be a member of the commission.
L.1956, c. 135, p. 556, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.6 - Duties of commission

26:9-12.6. Duties of commission
It shall be the duty of the commission to carry on a continuous study of mosquito control and extermination in the State, to recommend to the Governor and the Legislature, from time to time, changes in legislation which in its judgment may be necessary or desirable to be enacted in order to enforce and carry out mosquito extermination and control work throughout the State, to recommend to the Legislature the amount of money which in its judgment it shall deem necessary and desirable to be appropriated each year by the State for mosquito control purposes and to allocate funds appropriated for State aid to counties in the performance of such work among the various counties through the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station, to act in an advisory capacity in all matters pertaining to mosquito extermination and control and to co-operate with the agencies of other States and the Federal Government in the elimination of mosquito breeding areas under their control.
L.1956, c. 135, p. 557, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.7 - Enforcement of recommendations

26:9-12.7. Enforcement of recommendations
The commission shall have power to call to the attention of the director any mosquito breeding places in the State which may come to its attention and in cases in which any recommendations made by the experiment station to abate mosquito breeding places in any particular areas of the State are being disregarded, to call to his attention the fact that the same are being disregarded and to order him to take such measures as will cause abatement of said mosquito breeding places or compliance with his recommendations as are provided by law.
L.1956, c. 135, p. 557, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.8 - Cooperation

26:9-12.8. Cooperation
The New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station and the several county mosquito extermination commissions shall cooperate with the commission in the furnishing of information and the performance of any services which may be requested of them by the commission in the carrying out of the purposes of this act.
L.1956, c. 135, p. 557, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-12.9 - Hearings; annual reports

26:9-12.9. Hearings; annual reports
The commission may meet and hold hearings at such place or places as it shall designate from time to time and shall report annually its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature, accompanying the same with any legislative bills which it may desire to recommend for adoption by the Legislature.
L.1956, c. 135, p. 558, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-13 - Extermination commission; appointment

26:9-13. Extermination commission; appointment
The board of chosen freeholders of each county shall appoint a board of commissioners to be known as "the (here insert name of county) county mosquito extermination commission" for the county.
Amended by L.1948, c. 383, p. 1564, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-13.1 - Incumbents to continue in office

26:9-13.1. Incumbents to continue in office
The members of the county mosquito extermination commissions of the several counties, in office when this act takes effect, shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms of office.
L.1948, c. 383, p. 1564, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-14 - Composition of commission

26:9-14. Composition of commission
Each county mosquito extermination commission shall be composed of six members in addition to the Director of the State Experiment Station and the Commissioner of Health, who shall be ex-officio members and who shall cooperate with them for the effective carrying out of their plans and work. At least three of the appointive members shall be persons who are or have been members or employees of boards of health, and one appointive member shall be a member of the board of chosen freeholders of the county.
Amended by L.1971, c. 207, s. 1, eff. June 9, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-14.1 - Additional member

26:9-14.1. Additional member
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, a county mosquito extermination commission shall be composed of the members appointed pursuant to R.S. 26:9-14 plus one additional member appointed for a term of 3 years.
L.1973, c. 295, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-17 - Oath

26:9-17. Oath
Each appointive commissioner, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath, before the clerk of the county in and for which he is appointed, to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of his office. The oath shall be filed with such clerk.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-19 - Officers and employees

26:9-19. Officers and employees
The commission shall choose annually from among its members a president and treasurer, appoint a clerk or secretary and such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary, but it shall not employ any of its own members. The commission shall also make rules and regulations governing the duties and compensation of its employees.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-21 - Powers of commission

26:9-21. Powers of commission
The commission shall constitute a body politic, with power:
a. To sue and be sued;
b. To use a common seal;
c. To make by-laws; and
d. To perform all acts which in its opinion may be necessary for the elimination of mosquito breeding areas, or which will tend to exterminate mosquitoes within the county.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-22 - Plans and estimates; filing and approval

26:9-22. Plans and estimates; filing and approval
The commission shall, on or before the first of November in each year, file with the director a detailed estimate of the moneys required for the ensuing year, and a plan of the work to be done. The director shall approve or modify such estimate and plan, and when finally approved by him shall forward them, on or before the first of December each year, to the board of freeholders of the county.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-23 - Tax levy; limitations

26:9-23. Tax levy; limitations
The board of freeholders of the county or other body having control of the finances thereof, shall include annually in the tax levy the amount of money needed for mosquito control; but in no year shall the amount so raised exceed the following amounts:
a. In counties where the assessed valuations are not more than $25,000,000.00, a sum not greater than one mill on every dollar of assessed valuations.
b. In counties where the assessed valuations are not more than $50,000,000.00, a sum not more than one-half of one mill on every dollar of assessed valuations.
c. In counties in which the assessed valuations are in excess of $50,000,000.00, a sum of not more than one-quarter of one mill on every dollar of assessed valuations.
Amended by L.1977, c. 366, s. 2, eff. Feb. 6, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-25 - Annual report

26:9-25. Annual report
The commission shall, on or before the first of November in each year, submit to the director and to the board of freeholders a report setting forth the amount of moneys expended during the previous year, the methods employed, the work accomplished, and any other information which in its judgment may seem pertinent.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-26 - Other laws not affected

26:9-26. Other laws not affected
Nothing in sections 26:9-13 to 26:9-25 of this title shall be construed to alter, amend, modify or repeal the provisions of article 1 of this chapter (s. 26:9-1 et seq.), or to alter, amend, modify or repeal any law conferring upon the state department or local boards of health any powers or duties in connection with the extermination of mosquitoes, but shall be construed to be supplementary thereto.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-27 - Powers of board of freeholders

26:9-27. Powers of board of freeholders
The board of freeholders in any county may:
a. Eliminate all breeding places of mosquitoes within the county;
b. Adopt and execute such plans as in its judgment will tend to exterminate mosquitoes; and
c. Purchase such material and equipment as may be necessary or proper for said purpose.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-28 - Funds provided by bond issue

26:9-28. Funds provided by bond issue
When the board of freeholders of any county, by resolution approved by a majority of the members of the board, shall declare that it is expedient or necessary to eliminate breeding places of mosquitoes within the county, the board may issue bonds, in the corporate name and under the corporate seal of the county, to provide moneys for such work. Such bond issue shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-30 - Delegation of work to commission

26:9-30. Delegation of work to commission
The board of freeholders of any county in which there is a county mosquito extermination commission may authorize, designate, and employ such commission to submit plans and to perform the work and furnish the material which, in the judgment of the board, may exterminate mosquitoes or eliminate their breeding places.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:9-31 - Other laws not affected

26:9-31. Other laws not affected
Nothing in sections 26:9-27 to 26:9-30 of this title shall be construed to alter, amend, modify or repeal the provisions of sections 26:9-13 to 26:9-26 of this title.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-1 - Forbidden material in manufacture

26:10-1. Forbidden material in manufacture
No cotton, wool or other material which has been used in, or has formed part of, any mattress, bed spring, cot, lounge, or sofa used in or about a public or private hospital, or about any person having a contagious or infectious disease shall be used, in whole or in part, in the manufacture of any bed spring, cot, lounge or sofa.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-2 - Labeling required

26:10-2. Labeling required
No bed spring, cot, lounge, or sofa which is not labeled as provided in sections 26:10-3 and 26:10-4 of this title, or which is falsely labeled, shall be sold, or offered for sale, delivered, or held in possession with intent to sell or deliver.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-3 - Contents, color of label; "secondhand" defined.

26:10-3 Contents, color of label; "secondhand" defined.
26:10-3. The label required by R.S.26:10-2 shall:
a. If the materials used in the manufacture of the article to which it is to be attached are entirely new, contain the following statement:
"The materials used in the manufacture of this bed spring" (or other article as the case may be) "are entirely new".
b. If the materials used are in whole or in part secondhand, the label shall be yellow in color, and shall contain the following statement:
"The materials used in the manufacture of this bed spring" (or other article as the case may be) "are in whole or in part secondhand"; which statement must be followed by a specific enumeration and description of the secondhand materials used.
The term "secondhand" as here used shall include any material which has been used before in any of the articles above enumerated or in any article of household or wearing apparel, however afterwards treated.
amended 2015, c.183, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-4 - Form of label

26:10-4. Form of label
The label shall be in the form of a cloth tag, not less than two and one-half by three inches, which shall be sewed or otherwise securely attached to the article. The statements required by section 26:10-3 of this title shall be in plain print, in the English language, and in large type.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-6 - "Mattress," "box spring" defined.

26:10-6 "Mattress," "box spring" defined.
26:10-6. The term "mattress" as used in this article shall be construed to mean any quilted pad, mattress, mattress pad, bunk quilt, or cushion stuffed or filled with wool, hair, or other soft material, except feathers, to be used on a couch or other bed for sleeping or reclining purposes.
The term "box spring" as used in this article shall be construed to mean any bed base, typically consisting of a wooden frame, covered in cloth and containing springs.
amended 2015, c.183, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-7 - Forbidden material in manufacture

26:10-7. Forbidden material in manufacture
No person shall use in the making, remaking, or renovating of any mattress:
a. Any material of any kind that has been used in, or has formed a part of, any mattress, bed spring, cot, lounge, or sofa, used in or about a public or private hospital or for or about any person having a contagious or infectious disease;
b. Any material known as "shoddy", and made in whole or in part from old or worn clothing, carpets or other fabric, or material previously used, or any other fabric or material from which shoddy is constructed; or
c. Any material, not otherwise prohibited by this article, of which prior use has been made, unless the material has been thoroughly sterilized and disinfected by a reasonable process approved by the state department.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-8 - Forbidden sales

26:10-8. Forbidden sales
No person shall sell, lease, offer to sell, lease or deliver, or consign in sale or lease, or have in his possession with intent to sell, lease, deliver, or consign in sale or lease:
a. Any mattress that has been used for or about any person having a contagious or infectious disease;
b. Any mattress made, remade, or renovated in violation of section 26:10-7 of this title; or
c. Any mattress, not otherwise prohibited by this article, of which prior use has been made, unless since last used it has been thoroughly sterilized and disinfected by a reasonable process approved by the state department.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-9 - Labeling requirements.

26:10-9 Labeling requirements.
26:10-9. No person shall, directly or indirectly, at wholesale or retail, or otherwise, sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or consign in sale or lease, or have in possession with intent to sell or lease, or consign in sale or lease, any mattress that shall not have plainly and indelibly written or printed thereon, or upon a plain muslin or linen label securely sewed to the covering thereof, a statement in the English language containing the items required by R.S.26:10-10 to R.S.26:10-12. This label shall not be less than three by four and a half inches in size and shall be yellow in color if the label is for a mattress which was used in whole or in part or contains any material which was used prior to any sale, lease, or consignment.
amended 2015, c.183, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-10 - Contents and form of label

26:10-10. Contents and form of label
The label provided for in section 26:10-9 of this title shall contain the items specified below and be in substantially the following form:
"Official Statement
Material used in filling
Made by
Address
Vendor (or successive vendors)
Address
This article is made in compliance with article 2 of chapter 10 of the title Health and Vital Statistics of the Revised Statutes (s. 26:10-6 et seq.)."
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-11 - Special labeling requirements

26:10-11. Special labeling requirements
In addition to the requirements of section 26:10-10 of this title every mattress made from new material or from secondhand material, in whole or in part, shall have printed on the label in the manner prescribed therein the following:
"The materials used in the manufacture of this mattress are entirely new (or in whole or in part secondhand, as the case may be)."
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-12 - Labeling secondhand mattress, box spring.

26:10-12 Labeling secondhand mattress, box spring.
26:10-12. In addition to the requirements of R.S.26:10-10, every secondhand mattress and box spring shall have printed on the yellow label in the manner prescribed in R.S.26:10-10 the following:
a. Date of sterilization and disinfection for bedbugs and other contaminants.
b. Name of person performing same.
c. Address of person performing same.
amended 2015, c.183, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-14 - Use of word "felt" on label

26:10-14. Use of word "felt" on label
The word "felt", or words of like import, shall not be used in the description of materials on the label if there has been used in filling the mattress any material which is not felted and filled in layers, unless the statement shall plainly set forth all the different materials so used.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-17 - Each mattress, box spring separate offense.

26:10-17 Each mattress, box spring separate offense.
26:10-17. The unit for a separate and distinct offense in violation of this article shall be each and every mattress and box spring made, remade, renovated, sold, offered for sale, delivered, consigned, or possessed with intent to sell, deliver or consign, contrary to the provisions of this article.
amended 2015, c.183, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-18 - Penalties, recovery

26:10-18. Penalties, recovery
26:10-18. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be liable to a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense, to be recovered in a civil action before the Superior Court or a municipal court; provided, the violation occurs within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
Amended 1953,c.26,s.62; 1991,c.91,s.302.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-19 - Findings, declarations relative to used mattresses, box springs.

26:10-19 Findings, declarations relative to used mattresses, box springs.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Bedbugs are small insects with flat bodies, antennae and small eyes; adult bedbugs are oval, wingless and rusty-red in color and are visible to the naked eye, and often hide in cracks and crevices; in homes, bedbugs are commonly found in areas where people sleep, concentrating in mattresses, box springs, and bed frames; bedbugs feed primarily on the blood of humans, usually at night when people are sleeping;
b. According to a joint statement issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, bedbugs have been common throughout United States history; although bedbug populations dropped dramatically during the mid-20th century, the United States is one of many countries now experiencing an alarming resurgence in the population of bedbugs, and public health agencies across the country have been overwhelmed by complaints about bedbugs;
c. According to the New Jersey Department of Health, in most cases, bedbugs are transported from infested areas to non-infested areas when they cling onto a person's clothing, or crawl into luggage, furniture, or bedding that is then brought into the home; if a mattress is contaminated with bedbugs, it is easy for bedbugs to spread to non-contaminated items that are within close proximity;
d. Although bedbugs are not known to transmit disease, they are considered to be an extreme nuisance to the general public and can cause a variety of negative physical and mental health concerns and economic consequences; and
e. To help curtail widespread infestation of bedbugs, it is necessary to take measures to prevent cross-contamination of bedbugs from used mattresses and box springs to other furniture or bedding.
L.2015, c.183, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-20 - Requirements for lease, sale, delivery, consignment of used mattresses, box springs.

26:10-20 Requirements for lease, sale, delivery, consignment of used mattresses, box springs.
2. a. No person shall sell, lease, offer to sell, lease or deliver, or consign in sale or lease, or possess with intent to sell, lease, deliver, or consign in sale or lease, a used mattress or box spring unless that mattress or box spring is encased in plastic, polyethylene film, or similar material designed to prevent the transfer of insects or other contaminants.
b. No person shall sell a used mattress or box spring unless that mattress or box spring has been cleaned and disinfected using a reasonable process approved by the Commissioner of Health.
L.2015, c.183, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:10-21 - Regulations.

26:10-21 Regulations.
8. The Commissioner of Health may promulgate regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
L.2015, c.183, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-2 - Purpose

26:12-2. Purpose
It is the purpose of this act to promote, protect and safeguard the health and well-being of the youth of the State attending day camps and resident camps by providing for establishment of standards for the safe operation of such camps, thereby providing assurance to parents and interested citizens that youth camps meet minimum safety standards.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 2, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-3 - Definitions

26:12-3. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Youth camp" means any parcel or parcels of land having the general characteristics and features of a camp as the term is generally understood, used wholly or in part for recreational or educational purposes and accommodating five or more children under 18 years of age for a period of, or portions of, 2 days or more, and includes a site that is operated as a day camp or as a resident camp, except that a day program which offers only a minimal recreational component shall not be considered a youth camp; however, no such program shall include any hazardous recreational activity such as but not limited to aquatics, archery, horseback riding and riflery without first obtaining the prior written approval of the Department of Health. Failure to obtain such approval or comply with the regulations established for the activity involved shall subject the program to penalties in accordance with sections 10 and 11 of P.L.1973, c. 375 (C. 26:12-10 and 26:12-11).
b. "Youth camp safety standards" means criteria directed toward safe operations of youth camps, in such areas as, but not limited to, personnel qualifications for director and staff, ratio of staff to campers, sanitation and public health, personal health, first aid and medical services, food handling, mass feeding and cleanliness, water supply and waste disposal, water safety including use of lakes and rivers, swimming and boating equipment and practices, vehicle condition and operation, building and site design, equipment, condition and density of use, emergency evacuation procedures and fire safety.
c. "Youth camp operator" means any private agency, organization, or person, and any individual, who operates, controls or supervises a youth camp, whether such camp is operated for profit or not for profit.
d. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health or any of his authorized deputies, representatives, agents or employees.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 3, eff. Jan. 9, 1974. Amended by L.1981, c. 536, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-4 - Provision of safe and healthful conditions, facilities and equipment to campers

26:12-4. Provision of safe and healthful conditions, facilities and equipment to campers
Every youth camp operator shall provide to each camper safe and healthful conditions, facilities and equipment which are free from hazards that are causing, or may reasonably be expected to cause, death, serious illness, or serious physical harm, as well as adequate and qualified instruction and supervision at all times, wherever or however such camp activities are conducted and with due consideration of conditions existing in nature.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 4, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-5 - Safety standards; development; rules and regulations

26:12-5. Safety standards; development; rules and regulations
The commissioner shall develop, and shall by rule and regulation promulgate, modify or revoke youth camp safety standards. In developing such standards, the commissioner shall consult with other State and local officials and with representatives of appropriate public and private organizations, and shall consider existing State and local regulations and standards and standards developed by private organizations which are applicable to youth camp health and safety. The commissioner shall make the initial promulgation of standards required by this act within 6 months of the effective date of this act.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 5, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-6 - Certificate of approval; issuance; fee

26:12-6. Certificate of approval; issuance; fee
No youth camp which is now or hereafter shall be established shall be operated or conducted, except by authority of a valid certificate of approval issued by the commissioner under the rules and regulations prescribed by him. Application for the issuance or renewal of certificate shall be made upon a form prescribed by the commissioner, shall set forth the location of the camp and the operator thereof, and shall be accompanied by a fee to be set in the discretion of the commissioner but not to exceed $50.00 for day camps and $100.00 for resident camps which fee shall be returned if the application is denied.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 6, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-7 - Duration of certificate; provisional certificate

26:12-7. Duration of certificate; provisional certificate
Each certificate of approval shall be valid for a period of 1 year from the date of issue. The commissioner may issue a provisional certificate subject to later approval by the commissioner, after inspection of the youth camp during the period when the camp is operational.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 7, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-8 - Safety standards; enforcement; hearings; investigations

26:12-8. Safety standards; enforcement; hearings; investigations
The commissioner shall be responsible for the enforcement of youth camp safety standards in this State and the commissioner is empowered to hold hearings and otherwise to investigate charges of any violation of this act.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 8, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-9 - Powers of commissioner; annual report on accidents by camps and by commissioner

26:12-9. Powers of commissioner; annual report on accidents by camps and by commissioner
a. In order to carry out his duties under this act, the commissioner may enter and inspect any youth camp and its records, may question employees, and may investigate facts, conditions, practices or other matters to the extent he deems it necessary or appropriate.
b. The commissioner shall have the power to administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath, issue subpenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, records, payrolls, documents and testimony and to take depositions and affidavits in any proceeding before the commissioner.
c. To determine the areas in which safety standards are necessary and to aid in promulgating meaningful regulations, camps subject to the provisions of this act shall be required to report annually, on the date prescribed by the commissioner, all accidents resulting in death, injury and illness, other than minor injuries which require only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of activity or motion, or premature termination of the camper's term at the camp. The commissioner shall compile the statistics reported and include summaries thereof in his annual report to the Governor and the Legislature.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 9, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-10 - Revocation of certificate of approval; violations; penalty; collection by summary proceeding

26:12-10. Revocation of certificate of approval; violations; penalty; collection by summary proceeding
The commissioner, upon notice and hearing, may revoke the certificate of approval and may impose a penalty not exceeding $1,000.00 for any violation of this act or of any rule or regulation duly issued hereunder or order issued pursuant thereto. If any penalty imposed pursuant to this act is not paid, then the penalty shall be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the commissioner in a summary proceeding under the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). In such summary proceeding, the commissioner need only prove that notice was given, a hearing held, a decision rendered and a penalty imposed which has not been paid.
Where any violation of this act or of any rule or regulation duly issued hereunder is of a continuing nature, each day during which such violation continues after the date fixed by the commissioner in any order or notice for the correction or termination of such violation or each day the camp operates without a valid certificate of approval or continues to operate after notification of revocation of its certificate of approval, shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct violation, except during the time an appeal from said order or notice may be taken or is pending.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 10, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-11 - Violations; injunction

26:12-11. Violations; injunction
Upon a violation of this act or of any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, the commissioner shall be entitled to institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to restrain such violation and for such other relief as the court shall deem proper, and the court may proceed in a summary manner in such action. Neither the institution of such action, nor any of the proceedings therein shall relieve any party to such proceedings from the penalty prescribed for a violation of this act.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 11, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-12 - Exemptions from safety standards

26:12-12. Exemptions from safety standards
The commissioner, upon application by a camp owner showing extraordinary circumstances or undue hardship, and upon the determination by a field inspector, after inspection of the affected premises and facilities, that the conditions, practices, or activities proposed to be used are as safe and healthful as those which would prevail if the camp owner complied with the standard, may exempt such camp or activity from specific requirements of this act, but the terms of such exemption shall require appropriate notice thereof to parents or other relatives of affected campers.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 12, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-14 - Annual report by commissioner; information from other departments or agencies

26:12-14. Annual report by commissioner; information from other departments or agencies
a. The commissioner shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature at least once during each fiscal year a comprehensive report on the administration of this act, which report may be contained in the general annual report of the department.
b. The commissioner is authorized to request directly from any other department or agency of State Government information, suggestions and other data that may be needed to carry out his functions under this act; and such department or agency is authorized to furnish the information, suggestions or other data requested.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 14, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-15 - Inapplicability of act to curriculum, program or ministry of youth camp

26:12-15. Inapplicability of act to curriculum, program or ministry of youth camp
Nothing in this act shall authorize the commissioner or any other official acting under this act to restrict, determine, or influence the curriculum, program or ministry of any youth camp.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 15, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-16 - Inapplicability of act to persons who object to medical examination, immunization or treatment on religious grounds

26:12-16. Inapplicability of act to persons who object to medical examination, immunization or treatment on religious grounds
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to authorize or require medical examination, immunization or treatment for those who object thereto on religious grounds, except where such is necessary for the protection of the health or safety of others.
L.1973, c. 375, s. 16, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-18 - Findings, declarations relative to emergency epinephrine administration at youth camps.

26:12-18 Findings, declarations relative to emergency epinephrine administration at youth camps.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Insect and food allergies are the leading cause of anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition that is easily treatable with epinephrine, a medication only available via prescription;
b. Individuals who are known to be at risk of anaphylaxis may carry emergency doses of epinephrine with them at all times. However, many individuals may not be aware of their allergy and therefore do not carry epinephrine medication;
c. New Jersey's youth camps offer a broad array of outdoor educational and recreational opportunities to youth campers, which may expose campers and staff members to various different kinds of insects and foods for the first time;
d. Youth camps are often located in remote settings where medical professionals or first responders are not available to provide emergency care for anaphylaxis;
e. The State of New Jersey, at P.L.1997, c.368 (C.18A:40-12.5 et seq.) and P.L.2013, c.211 (C.18A:61D-11 et seq.), has already recognized the value of training non-medical professionals to administer this life-saving drug in K-12 educational settings and institutions of higher education when a medical professional is not physically present at the scene; and
f. It is prudent to similarly provide youth camp staff members, who are responsible for the safety of one or more campers, with the tools necessary to respond to emergency anaphylaxis situations, particularly where exposure to unfamiliar insects or foods is likely, and where assistance from medical professionals and first responders is not readily available.
L.2015, c.231, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-19 - Definitions relative to emergency epinephrine administration at youth camps.

26:12-19 Definitions relative to emergency epinephrine administration at youth camps.
3. As used in this act:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health.
"Member of the youth camp community" means a person who is a camper at, or a staff member of, a youth camp.
"Professionally qualified health care provider" means a licensed health care professional whose authorized scope of practice includes the administration of medication, whether independently, or through a joint protocol or standing order from a physician.
"Trained designee" means a youth camp staff member who has been trained by the youth camp health director or, if the youth camp health director is not professionally qualified to administer epinephrine, by a professionally qualified health care provider, in the detection of anaphylaxis and the emergency administration of epinephrine using a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism.
"Youth camp" means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1973, c.375 (C.26:12-3).
"Youth camp health director" means and includes a person, 18 years of age or older, who meets the qualifications required by N.J.A.C.8:25-5.2 and who is responsible for the proper medical recordkeeping, care, and treatment of campers at a youth camp. Youth camps that do not have a health director who is a medical professional may use one of the following options: a youth camp health director trained in the emergency administration of epinephrine via a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism by the professionally qualified health care provider responsible for writing the prescription with documentation; an emergency medical technician certified in emergency epinephrine auto-injector administration; or an individual trained in the detection of anaphylaxis and the emergency administration of epinephrine using a pre-filled auto-injector device.
"Youth camp operator" means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1973, c.375 (C.26:12-3).
L.2015, c.231, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-20 - Development of policy.

26:12-20 Development of policy.
4. a. A youth camp operator, as part of a youth camp medical program, and in accordance with the provisions of the "New Jersey Youth Camp Safety Act," P.L.1973, c.375 (C.26:12-1 et seq.) and rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Health pursuant thereto, may develop a policy for the emergency administration of epinephrine via a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism to a member of the youth camp community for anaphylaxis when a professionally qualified health care provider is not immediately available. The policy shall:
(1) permit the youth camp health director and trained designees to administer epinephrine via a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism to a member of the youth camp community for whom the youth camp health director or trained designee is responsible, when the youth camp health director or trained designee believes, in good faith, that the member of the youth camp community is having an anaphylactic reaction; and
(2) permit the youth camp health director and trained designees, when responsible for the safety of one or more members of the youth camp community, to carry, in a secure but easily accessible location, a supply of pre-filled epinephrine auto-injectors that is prescribed under a standing protocol from a licensed physician or other authorized prescriber.
b. If a youth camp develops a policy for the emergency administration of epinephrine via a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism, the youth camp operator, in cooperation with the youth camp health director, shall:
(1) maintain and adhere to a standardized training protocol for the emergency administration of epinephrine by trained designees under the youth camp medical program, which training protocol shall be established and administered by a professionally qualified health care provider;
(2) ensure that trained designees have satisfactorily completed the training protocol;
(3) obtain and maintain a supply of pre-filled epinephrine auto-injectors, pursuant to a standing protocol from a licensed physician or other authorized prescriber, for use by the youth camp health director and trained designees in emergency anaphylaxis situations; and
(4) establish protocols and one or more secure locations for the safe and accessible storage of the youth camp's supply of pre-filled epinephrine auto-injectors.
L.2015, c.231, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-21 - Immunity from liability, disciplinary action.

26:12-21 Immunity from liability, disciplinary action.
5. A youth camp operator, youth camp health director, trained designee, professionally qualified health care provider, physician, pharmacist, or any other person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability, or professional disciplinary action, for any act or omission - including the prescription, distribution, or administration of epinephrine - which is undertaken in good faith thereby, in accordance with the provisions of this act. Good faith does not include willful misconduct, gross negligence, or recklessness.
L.2015, c.231, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics › Section 26:12-22 - Construction of act.

26:12-22 Construction of act.
6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to:
a. permit a trained designee to perform the duties or fill the position of a licensed medical professional;
b. prohibit the administration of a pre-filled epinephrine auto-injector mechanism by a person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription;
c. prevent a licensed and qualified member of a health care profession from administering a pre-filled epinephrine auto-injector mechanism if the duties are consistent with the accepted standards of practice applicable to the member's profession;
d. violate the "Athletic Training Licensure Act," P.L.1984, c.203 (C.45:9-37.35 et seq.) in the event that a licensed athletic trainer administers epinephrine to a member of the youth camp community as a trained designee pursuant to this act; or
e. require written authorization from a camper's parent or guardian, or from any youth camp staff member, prior to the emergency administration of epinephrine when:
(1) there is no identified medical diagnosis involving risk of anaphylaxis on record with the youth camp health director; or
(2) there is a medical diagnosis involving risk of anaphylaxis recorded with the youth camp health director, but the pre-filled epinephrine auto-injector was not provided to the youth camp by the camper or by the camper's parent or authorized guardian.
L.2015, c.231, s.6.