Title 56, Title 56: TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

56:3-28. Deposit made on delivery of containers not sale thereof The requiring, taking or accepting of any deposit upon delivery of any bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title, having thereon a name, mark or device which has been registered and …

56:3-29. Civil penalties for violations of article; action at law Any person or corporation who or which violates the provisions of this article shall be liable to a penalty of five dollars, for the first offense, for each bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3…

56:3-32. Rights of registrants under prior laws Any person or corporation who has filed in any of the offices mentioned in section 56:3-16 of this title a description of the names, marks or devices upon his or its property therein mentioned, and has caused the same to be publishe…

56:3-33. Proceedings pending under prior laws Any proceedings pending on July eleventh, nineteen hundred and thirty-three, under the act entitled "An act concerning bottles, boxes, siphons, tins, kegs or other articles used in the sale of soda waters, mineral or aerated waters, p…

56:3-34. Laws concerning shippers of milk and milk cans not affected Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to repeal, modify or affect article 4 of this chapter (s. 56:3-42 et seq.), or any other existing law for the protection of producers or shippers of milk or c…

56:3-35. Filing names, marks or devices; fee Any person engaged in the business of supplying towels, coats, aprons, toilet devices or other kindred articles or supplies for hire or compensation, used for the purpose of providing cleanliness and sanitation, and having a name, or t…

56:3-36. Effect of filing Any person who has complied with the provisions of section 56:3-35 of this title shall thereupon be deemed the owner of such name, mark or device, and of every such towel, apron, coat, toilet cabinet or toilet device, so used as aforesaid, upon which suc…

56:3-37. Assignment of business; procedure When any person having complied with the provisions of sections 56:3-35 and 56:3-36 of this title assigns, by sale or otherwise, the business mentioned in section 56:3-35 of this title, his assignee shall, upon such assignment, file a ce…

56:3-38. Use or possession of supplies; defacing names, etc.; leases No person other than as provided in sections 56:3-35 and 56:3-36 of this title shall use any towels, coats, aprons, toilet cabinets, towel devices, or any other articles or supplies used for the purpose of clean…

56:3-39. Washing marked articles No person, other than the owner, shall launder, wash, clean, renovate or cause to have laundered, washed, cleaned, or renovated, any towels, coats, aprons, toilet devices or other supplies used for the purpose of cleanliness and sanitation which a…

56:3-40. Deposit for safe-keeping or return of articles not sale thereof The requiring, taking or acceptance of any sum of money by the owner of towels, coats, aprons, toilet cabinets, toilet devices, or any other articles or supplies used for the purpose of cleanliness and sanit…

56:3-41. Penalty; recovery; jurisdiction; procedure 56:3-41. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, for the first offense, be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and for each subsequen…

56:3-42. Unlawful use or other disposition of milk or cream cans No person shall, without the written consent of the owner or owners or shipper, or shippers, or his or their agent, use, sell, dispose of, buy or traffic in any milk or cream can, belonging to any dealer in or shipp…

56:3-43. Agent of railroad for protection of cans The superintendent of any railroad over which milk or cream shall be carried or shipped to any place within this state, shall have the power to appoint an agent for the collection, protection and care of any milk or cream cans shi…

56:3-44. Presumptive evidence of unlawful use The fact of any person, without the written consent of the owner, dealer or shipper thereof, or his agent, either using, selling, disposing of, buying, trafficking in or having in his possession or under his control, or having on, in …

56:3-45. Emptying and taking possession of cans unlawfully used Any can or cans mentioned in section 56:3-42 of this title, full or partly full of milk or cream, used in violation of the provisions of this article, may be emptied of their contents by the owner, dealer or shipper,…

56:3-46. Penalty for violations of article; amount; recovery; procedure Any person who shall, in violation of this article, either use, sell, dispose of, buy, traffic in or have in his possession, or in, on or about his premises any such can or cans, or who shall willfully mar, e…

56:3-47. Complaint for unlawful use of cans; jurisdiction; search warrant; procedure 56:3-47. If any owner, dealer or shipper, or his agent, has reason to believe, and does believe, that any can or cans of the kind mentioned in section 56:3-42 of this Title, stamped or marked as …

56:3-48. Deposit for return of marked baskets or packages No person engaged in selling the products of a farm or garden, on commission or otherwise, shall allow the basket or other package containing any of such products, upon which the name or mark of the owner is distinctly bra…

56:3-49. Penalty for violation of article Any person who shall violate the provisions of section 56:3-48 of this title, or who shall, without the written consent of the owner, sell, dispose of, buy or traffic in, mar or erase the brands or marks on, willfully break, destroy or ot…

56:3-50 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: "Covered entity" means (1) the manufacturer of a covered product that is sold or offered for sale in this State; and (2) a wholesaler, supplier, or retailer that is responsible for the labeling or packaging of a covered product. "Cover…

56:3-51 Non-flushable disposable wipe product, packaging display, Do Not Flush symbol. 2. a. A covered entity shall not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale a non-flushable disposable wipe product unless the product packaging displays the Do Not Flush symbol and label not…

56:3-52 Violations, penalties. 3. A covered entity who violates this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et…

56:3-52.1 Definitions, label information requirements. 1. a. As used in this section: “Confidential business information” means a substance or a combination of substances present in a menstrual product that serve a technical or functional purpose in the finished menstrual product…

56:3-53 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act.” L.2025, c.202, s.1.

56:3-54 Findings, declarations. 2. The Legislature finds and declares: that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are man-made chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms bonded to a chain of carbon atoms; that there are several thousand different types…

56:3-55 Definitions. 3. As used in sections 1 through 11 of this act: “Carpet” means a rug or fabric marketed or intended for use as a floor covering. “Cookware” means durable houseware items that are used to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages that are int…

56:3-56 Cosmetic products containing intentionally added PFAS. 4. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any cosmetic product that contains intentionally added PFAS. b. If a cosmetic p…

56:3-57 Carpet or fabric treatment containing intentionally added PFAS. 5. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State a carpet or fabric treatment that contains intentionally added PFAS. T…

56:3-58 Food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS. 6. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS. b. If a food packaging …

56:3-59 Manufacturers of cookware containing intentionally added PFAS. 7. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, a manufacturer of cookware sold in the State that contains an intentionally added PFAS in the handle of the product or in any product surface tha…

56:3-60 Cookware containing intentionally added PFAS. 8. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale within the State cookware that contains PFAS unless the cookware and the manufacturer of the cookware…

56:3-61 Audits and investigations to assess manufacturer compliance. 9. The division may audit or investigate a manufacturer of a product covered under the provisions of this act to assess the manufacturer's compliance with the requirements of this act. The division shall be auth…

56:3-62 Violations. 10. a. Whenever the Division of Consumer Affairs finds that a person has violated any provision of this act, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, including violating the provisions of subsection d. of section 7 of this act by making a false clai…

56:3-63 Confidentiality of proprietary information or trade secrets. 11. a. Any proprietary information or trade secrets included in any written notification, certification, or any other record submitted to the division pursuant to this act shall not be made available to the gene…

56:3A-1. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Music Licensing Practices Act." L.1996,c.122,s.1.

56:3A-10. Application of act 10. a. This act shall not apply to contracts between performing rights societies and broadcasters licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, except that if a performing rights society is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, this …

56:3A-2. Definitions relative to music licensing practices 2. As used in this act: "Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright of a musical work, other than a motion picture or audiovisual work; "Performing rights society" means an association or corporation that licenses th…

56:3A-3. Availability of list of performed copyrighted musical works 3. a. Every performing rights society licensing music in this State shall make available in electronic form on the largest nonproprietary cooperative public computer network a current list of not less than the t…

56:3A-4. Information required to be provided to proprietors 4. A performing rights society shall not enter into or execute a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless, no later than 72 hours prior to the execution of the contract, the performing rights society …

56:3A-5. Contract between performing rights society and proprietor 5. A contract between a performing rights society and a proprietor for the payment of royalties shall be offered for a term of one year, but the parties may agree to contract for a term other than one year. The pr…

56:3A-6. Requirements for contracts 6. Every contract between a performing rights society and a proprietor for the payment of royalties executed or renewed in this State shall: a. be in writing; b. be signed by the parties to the contract; and c. include at least the following in…

56:3A-7. Performing rights society, prohibited practices 7. No performing rights society, or any agent or employee thereof shall: a. enter onto the premises of a proprietor's business for the purpose of discussing a contract for the payment of royalties by that proprietor without…

56:3A-8. Obligations under federal copyright law 8. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a performing rights society from informing a proprietor of the proprietor's obligations under the federal copyright law pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code. L.1996,c.1…

56:3A-9. Court action by proprietor 9. a. A proprietor may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction or assert a counterclaim against a performing rights society to enjoin a violation of this act and to recover actual damages sustained as a result of that violation. b.…

56:4-1. Appropriation of name, brand, trade-mark, reputation or goodwill of maker by dealer in product of maker No merchant, firm or corporation shall appropriate for his or their own use a name, brand, trade-mark, reputation or goodwill of any maker in whose product such merchan…