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

51:10-4. Markings on containers or labels; tare weight Containers used where the gas content is sold by package weight must have the tare weight plainly and conspicuously marked on the container or on permanently attached appurtenances, and the net contents plainly and conspicuou…

51:10-5. Removal of container from premises; weighing liquefied petroleum gas remaining When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered in package form and the cylinder or container is connected to the consumer's apparatus, the said cylinder or container shall neither be discon…

51:10-6. Delivery tickets and duplicates Each delivery of liquefied petroleum gas sold on a package basis in cylinders or containers to consumers and each delivery of such gas from a vehicle tank or other vessel into tanks, cylinders or containers connected to consumer apparatus …

51:10-7. Meter and pertinent equipment When liquefied petroleum gas is sold by liquid measure and measured by meter, the meter and pertinent equipment must be such as to assure accurate liquid measurement within plus or minus one per centum (1%). L.1952, c. 143, p. 497, s. 7.

51:10-8. Artificial heat to expand liquefied petroleum gas being delivered prohibited The use of artificial heat for the purpose of expanding liquefied petroleum gas before or during the process of delivery, when the basis of settlement for such sale or delivery is liquid volume,…

51:10-9. Sealing of new meters; regulations New meters for measuring liquefied petroleum gas sold in the vapor state shall be sealed by the manufacturer thereof as hereinafter provided or by a weights and measures officer. The superintendent of the division of weights and measure…

51:11-1. Definitions As used in this act: "Consumer" means any person who purchases soil amendments for home use, for resale, for manufacturing or for landscaping purposes. "Dealer" means "equipped dealer" or "unequipped dealer." "Deputy superintendent" means the deputy superinte…

51:11-10. Term of license; contents Licenses shall be issued for a term of 1 year from the date of issue and shall be renewable at the expiration thereof. Each license issued shall state the name and business address of the person to whom it is issued and whatever other informati…

51:11-11. License tags and identification cards The superintendent shall issue license tags and identification cards to every licensee. The license tags shall be plainly and conspicuously exhibited on and shall be firmly attached to the left side of any vehicle used by the licens…

51:11-12. Estimates of amount required by consumer; regulation by superintendent The licensee shall, before every sale and delivery of soil amendment, execute in duplicate a written estimate of the total amount of soil amendment required by the consumer, the estimated total price…

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…

51:12-1. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Safety glazing material" means any glazing material, such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of the United States of America Standards Institute code numbers Z-97.1-1966 …

51:12-2. Label for safety glazing material a. Each light of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, or sold for use in hazardous locations or installed in such a location within the State shall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting or …

51:12-3. Installation of glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in hazardous locations; prohibition After the effective date of this act no person shall within the State knowingly sell, fabricate, assemble, glaze, install, consent or cause to be installed glazing m…

51:12-4. Transparent glass doors or adjacent fixed glass panels; marking All transparent glass doors or adjacent fixed glass panels subject to this act, and all doors or adjacent fixed glass panels which may reasonably be mistaken for a means of egress or ingress constructed of s…

51:12-5. Rules and regulations The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs is authorized to promulgate, amend and repeal rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this act. L.1971, c. 369, s. 5.

51:12-6. Penalties 25. Any person who shall violate any provisions of this act, or any rule or regulation of the commissioner promulgated pursuant to this act shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $200.00 for a first offense and not more than $2,000.00 for each subsequen…

51:12-7. Inapplicability of act to buildings and structures regulated by other acts This act shall not apply to buildings and structures which are subject to the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Health and Safety Law, P.L.1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.); the Worker Health and Safety…

51:12-8. Nonliability of workmen who are employees of person responsible for compliance with act No liability under this act shall be created as to workmen who are employees of a contractor, subcontractor, or other employer responsible for compliance with this act. L.1971, c. 369…

51:12-9. Nonsupersedure of municipal ordinances; requirements; enforcement of act This act shall not supersede any municipal ordinance or parts thereof relating to the subject matter hereof more stringent than the requirements of this act. This act and all rules and regulations p…

51:13-1. Lighters, certain, sales, etc. prohibited; definitions 1. On and after January 1, 1994, no lighter shall be sold, offered for sale, given, transferred, or otherwise be assigned, furnished or made available in the State of New Jersey unless its design and construction con…

51:13-2. Violations, fines 2. Any person violating the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.487 (C.51:13-1) by selling, offering for sale, giving, transferring, or otherwise assigning, furnishing or making available a lighter that does not conform to the standards adopted under…

51:13-3. Rules, regulations 3. Within 18 months of the effective date of this act, the Bureau of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate rules and …