Title 24, Title 24: FOOD AND DRUGS

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…

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 slaughterin…

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 i…

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removal of inspectors No person shall continue to engage in business as a primary licensee after the secretary has withdrawn inspection service in accordance with the provisions of this act or the Federal Government has withdrawn i…

24:16B-45. Acts of agents, servants and employees When construing and enforcing any provision of this act, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent, employee or other person acting for any licensee shall be deemed to be the act, omission or failure of the licensee, as w…

24:16B-46. Books and records; rights of entry, inspection of premises The secretary may require all licensees or classes of licensees to keep such records as will fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in their business; and all licensees subject to such requireme…

24:16B-47. Reports of licensee Each licensee shall, from time to time, as required by the order of the secretary, make and file a verified report on forms prescribed by the secretary of all matters on account of which a record is required to be kept, together with such other info…

24:16B-48. Proceedings before the secretary The secretary and his duly authorized agents and employees are hereby empowered and charged with the duty to hear, review and determine violations and controversies arising under the provisions of this act, or the rules and regulations …

24:16B-49. Hearing procedures Before declining to grant a license or conditioning or limiting a license, or suspending or revoking a license previously granted, the secretary or his duly authorized agent or employee shall give notice to the applicant or licensee personally or by …

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 …

24:16B-50. Issuance of subpoenas The secretary and his duly authorized agents and employees shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records and documents for the purpose of obtaining such information as ma…

24:16B-51. Service of subpoenas; fees and mileage The process of subpoena authorized in this act shall be served in the same manner and be of the same force and effect as like process of civil actions in the Superior Court; and any person attending in pursuance of such subpoena s…

24:16B-52. Refusal to obey subpoena or testify; contempt In case any person so summoned by subpoena issued by said secretary shall refuse to obey such subpoena or any directions therein, or to give testimony, or to answer questions as required, or to produce any book, papers, doc…

24:16B-53. Oaths The secretary or any person authorized by law is hereby authorized to administer oaths to all such witnesses as may appear or be brought before said secretary or his duly authorized agent or employee. L.1968, c. 105, s. 53, eff. July 1, 1968.

24:16B-54. Grounds for denying license The secretary or his duly authorized agent or employee, after conducting a hearing duly held in accordance with the provisions of this act, may decline to grant a license or may issue a license conditionally, or may suspend or revoke a licen…

24:16B-55. Informal hearings on violations; adjustment Upon receiving evidence of a violation of any of the provisions of this act, or of any rules or regulations of the board or orders of the secretary issued thereunder, any employee designated by the secretary is hereby empower…

24:16B-56. Orders of the secretary; service The secretary or his duly authorized agent or employee shall make and enforce orders necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. An order or determination applying only to a person named therein shall be served on the person affe…

24:16B-57. Records of the secretary; reports to the Attorney General The secretary shall keep a record of all his official acts, and shall preserve copies of all decisions, rules and orders made by him. The secretary shall make a semiannual report to the Attorney General with reg…

24:16B-58. Disposition of license fees, penalties, fines and costs All funds derived from fees for licenses issued hereunder, and the proceeds of any adjustments, penalties, fines and costs imposed by the secretary or any court hereunder, shall be paid to the State Treasurer and …

24:16B-59. Review by Superior Court Any person, applicant or licensee aggrieved by any order or determination of the secretary, or his agent or employee made pursuant to this act may obtain a review of the action complained of by the Superior Court in a proceeding in lieu of prer…

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,…

24:16B-60. Violations Any person who violates any provision of this act, except sections 11 and 44, or any orders or rules or regulations issued pursuant to this act, shall, in addition to any other penalty herein provided, be a disorderly person and, if convicted as such, be fin…

24:16B-61. Actions to restrain violations Any habitual violation of this act or of any of the orders or rules or regulations made pursuant to this act may be restrained by the Superior Court in an action brought for such purpose by the Attorney General on behalf of the secretary.…

24:16B-62. Co-operation with United States Government The Department of Agriculture is authorized to co-operate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in developing and administering the meat inspection program of the State of New Jersey. The secretary is authoriz…

24:16B-63. Agreements with other agencies For the furtherance of the objectives stated in this act, the secretary shall have authority to enter into agreements with State, county and municipal agencies and with other States. L.1968, c. 105, s. 63, eff. July 1, 1968.

24:16B-64. Grant of specific powers not to impair general powers The operation and effect of any provision of this act conferring a general power upon the board or the secretary shall not be impaired or qualified by the granting to the board, the secretary, or an employee or agen…

24:16B-65. Foreign or interstate commerce No provisions of this act shall apply or be construed to apply to foreign or interstate commerce, except insofar as the same may be effective pursuant to the United States Constitution and to the laws of the United States enacted pursuant…

24:16B-66. Authority of department of health not abrogated or affected except as authorized by this act Nothing contained in this act or the orders, rules or regulations adopted thereunder shall abrogate, impair or affect the authority of the Department of Health or any county or…

24:16B-67. Authority of the division of weights and measures not abrogated or affected Nothing herein contained in this act or the orders, rules or regulations adopted thereunder shall abrogate, impair or affect the authority, status, force or operation of the Department of Law a…

24:16B-68. Liberal construction This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized. L.1968, c. 105, s. 68, eff. July 1, 1968.

24:16B-69. Inconsistent acts and rules and regulations superseded All acts and parts of acts, rules and regulations issued thereunder inconsistent in whole or in part with the provisions of this act are to such extent superseded. L.1968, c. 105, s. 69, eff. July 1, 1968.

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.

24:16B-70. Partial invalidity If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, sub…

24:16B-71. Repeal The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: section 24:5-21 of the Revised Statutes, section 24:6-8 of the Revised Statutes, chapter 16 of Title 24 of the Revised Statutes, chapter 415 of the laws of 1953, and section 2 of chapter 244 of the laws of 1950.…

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 per…

24:17-1. Penalties (a) Any person who shall violate any provision of this subtitle, or any rule or regulation of the State department made pursuant thereto, or who shall refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of the department, shall be liable to the following penalt…

24:17-2. Different places or days as separate violations The production, preparation, manufacture, distribution, sale, offering or exposing for sale or having in possession with intent to distribute or sell of any food, drug, cosmetic or device in different places on the same day…

24:17-3. Payment of penalty equivalent to conviction Payment of a penalty for any alleged violation of this subtitle, either before or after the institution of proceedings for the collection thereof, shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction of the violation for which such penal…

24:17-4. Action to restrain violation The State department, either before or after the institution of a proceeding for the collection of a penalty imposed by this subtitle for a violation of any provision thereof, may institute an action in the Superior Court in the name of the S…

24:17-5. Recovery of penalties; enforcement 24:17-5. Except as otherwise specifically provided, any and all penalties prescribed by any provision of this subtitle shall be sued for and recovered in a civil action by and in the name of the State Department of Health, or by and in …

24:17-8. Disposition of penalties collected Any penalty recovered in an action brought under the provisions of this subtitle shall be paid to the plaintiff therein. When the plaintiff is the state department of health, the penalty shall be paid by the department into the treasury…

24:21-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act." L.1970, c. 226, s. 1.

24:21-10 Registration requirements. 10. Registration requirements. a. Every person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses any controlled dangerous substance within this State or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of any controlled dangerou…

24:21-11 Registration. 11. Registration. a. The division shall not register an applicant to manufacture or distribute controlled dangerous substances included in Schedules I through IV of article 2 of P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-3 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, unless it det…

24:21-12 Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration. 12. Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration. a. A registration pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-11) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance, may be suspended o…

24:21-13 Records of registrants. 13. Records of registrants. Persons registered to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled dangerous substances under P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, shall keep records and maintain inventories in conforman…