Title 51, Title 51: STANDARDS, WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND CONTAINERS

51:11-13. Receipt showing amount delivered; retention by licensee for three years After every sale each licensee shall execute in duplicate a serially numbered receipt showing the quantity of soil amendment delivered, the type delivered, the date of the sale and delivery, the nam…

51:11-14. Display of signs on vehicles No licensee shall use any vehicle for transporting any soil amendments unless the vehicle displays a sign stating the type or kind of soil amendment in such manner as the superintendent shall by regulation or rule prescribe. L.1968, c. 450, …

51:11-15. Portion of licensing fee returned to county or municipality 30% of each vendor and canvasser licensee fee shall be returned to the county or municipality from which said licensing fee originated. The counties and municipalities shall appropriate the moneys so received t…

51:11-16. Enforcement of act In addition to their powers and duties as prescribed by Title 51 of the Revised Statutes, all weights and measures officials in this State shall have the duty of enforcing the provisions of this act. L.1968, c. 450, s. 16.

51:11-17. Rules and regulations The superintendent is authorized to establish and promulgate such rules, regulations or orders as he may deem necessary to implement the administration or the enforcement of this act. L.1968, c. 450, s. 17.

51:11-18. Administration and enforcement of act; powers of weights and measures officials The superintendent shall have general supervision of the administration and enforcement of this act. All weights and measures officials shall have full power and authority to: (a) Inspect an…

51:11-19. Revocation, suspension, restriction or refusal to issue or renew license The superintendent may, after proper notice and hearing revoke, suspend, restrict, or otherwise limit, or refuse to issue or renew any license issued or granted pursuant to the provisions of this a…

51:11-2. Sale by standard dry measure or avoirdupois net weight; exception All soil amendments shall be sold, offered or exposed for sale by standard dry measure or by avoirdupois net weight except in cases of liquid, gaseous or solid, soil amendments which may be sold or offered…

51:11-20. Legal proceedings or processes The superintendent is empowered to institute, or cause to be instituted such legal proceedings or processes as may be necessary to enforce and give effect to any of his powers and duties as prescribed by this act. L.1968, c. 450, s. 20.

51:11-21. Subpoenas; oaths 21. The superintendent shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel production of any pertinent records, books, or documents or the attendance of witnesses in any matter pertaining to his duties and shall have the power to administer oaths in takin…

51:11-22. Violations; penalties Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act for which a specific penalty is not otherwise provided, shall be liable to a penalty of $25.00 to $50.00 for the first offense; not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 for the second offe…

51:11-23. Double penalties for certain violations Any person who knowingly violates sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14 shall be liable to twice the penalties as stated in section 22 of this act and any person who knowingly violates the requirements of sections 6, 12 and 18 of …

51:11-24. Separate violations for different days and places Violations of any of the provisions of this act or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder shall be deemed a separate violation for each different day on which they have occurred and a separate violation for each dif…

51:11-25. Jurisdiction; enforcement of penalties; arrest without warrant 25. The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement and collection of a penalty imposed because of the violation, within the territorial jurisdiction of the …

51:11-26. Application of chapter Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal, amend, or alter in any way the provisions concerning horse manure contained in chapter 43 of the laws of 1944. L.1968, c. 450, s. 26.

51:11-27. Prosecutions Prosecutions for any violations of this act are declared to be valid and proper notwithstanding the existence of any other valid general or specific act of this State dealing with matters that may be the same as or similar to those covered by this act. L.19…

51:11-28. Partial invalidity If any section of this act or any provision thereof, shall be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative such section or provision shall to the extent it is not unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative, be enforced and effectuated, and no…

51:11-3. Sale in package form; marking No person shall distribute, sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to distribute or sell any soil amendment in package form unless he complies with the provisions of this act and the regulations and rules promul…

51:11-4. Delivery in bulk lots exceeding 100 pounds; sale in liquid or gaseous form; delivery ticket No person shall deliver, start out for delivery or cause to be delivered soil amendments in bulk lots exceeding 100 pounds and not in package form unless he complies with the prov…

51:11-5. Sale in bulk amounts of 100 pounds or less; receipt; contents; exception No person shall sell soil amendments in bulk in amounts of 100 pounds or less unless such sale is accompanied by a receipt containing the net weight of the soil amendment, the type or kind of soil a…

51:11-6. Sale or delivery of less than quantity represented Any person who sells, exposes or offers for sale, or delivers, either in bulk or package form, less than the quantity he represents of any soil amendment subject to the provisions of this act shall be liable to the penal…

51:11-7. License to sell from vehicle No person shall canvass or solicit for the sale of, or sell, offer or expose for sale, directly from a vehicle of any kind, soil amendments for use on lawns, gardens or landscaping of any kind, unless he is licensed to do so by the superinten…

51:11-8. Applications; renewals; forms Applications for a license or for renewal of a license shall be in writing, under oath, on forms prescribed and furnished by the superintendent and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. L.1968, c. 450, s. 8.

51:11-9. Fee Every person required to be licensed according to the provisions of this act shall for such license pay a fee of $50.00 per annum which fee shall be paid to the superintendent and by him turned over to the State Treasurer. The said fee shall entitle the licensee to o…