N.J. Stat. tit. 24, ch. 11

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-1 License; expiration

No person shall operate or conduct an establishment where the business of breaking eggs is carried on, whether such eggs are broken for use as food or for other purposes, unless a license to conduct such business has first been issued by the State department to the owner, operator or manager of such establishment. No such license shall be issued for more than 1 year and all such licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year. Amended by L.1966, c. 74, s. 13, eff. June 14, 1966.

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-2 Revocation of license

The state department may revoke any such license if the establishment for which it is issued is not conducted in accordance with the requirements of law and the rules and regulations made by the department. No establishment for the breaking of eggs shall continue to be operated after the revocation of such license by the department.

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-3 Eggs unfit for food

No egg shall be broken for use as food: a. Which has decomposed to such an extent that it has a putrefactive odor and is, therefore, of that grade commonly known as "rots" ; or b. Which is wholly or partially decomposed, mouldy, or sour, or which is partially hatched, contains blood rings or veins, or in which the yolk is broken, and is, therefore, of that grade commonly known as "spots" .

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-4 Labeling "rots" and "spots"

No person shall possess any broken eggs of the grades commonly known as "rots" or "spots" unless the package or container in which any such eggs are held shall be plainly and legibly marked on at least two sides with the words "Rots and spots, unfit for food" , in solid black letters, at least one and one-half inches in height, and the several lines of which are at least one-fourth inch in width.

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-5 Denatured eggs; labeling

Eggs broken for manufacturing purposes shall be denatured at the time of breaking by the addition of some substances to the eggs which will make their use for food impossible, and such eggs shall be plainly and legibly labeled on the package or container with the words "For manufacturing purposes only" . All broken eggs not so denatured and labeled shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be held to be had in possession with intent to sell or use as food.

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-6 Inspection of egg establishments

The state department shall inspect every place where eggs are broken, stored, had in possession with intent to sell, or sold.

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-7 Distribution, sale, etc., of eggs removed from incubators

No person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation shall knowingly distribute, sell, receive, accept, import or export any eggs for human consumption which have been removed from incubators used for hatching purposes, unless such eggs have been broken, crushed or smashed and then denatured with kerosene, creolin or other substance approved of by the State Department of Health, before leaving the premises on which the incubator or incubators from which the eggs were removed are located; provided, that nothing contained in this act shall prohibit the distributing, selling, receiving, accepting or exporting of eggs which have been removed from any incubator or incubators, when such eggs are to be used for biological, scientific, chemical or experimental purposes, other than for human food purposes; and provided, further, that the containers of the eggs mentioned in the first proviso herein shall be labelled for the purpose for which they are to be used, and placed thereon shall be the names and addresses of the buyers and shippers thereof. L.1939, c. 116, p. 423, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1939.

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-8 Penalty for violation

Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the second and each subsequent offense. L.1939, c. 116, p. 424, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1939.

N.J. Stat. § 24:11-9 Enforcement of act

This act shall be enforced by the same boards or agencies and in the same manner as the subtitle to which this act is a supplement, and all penalties incurred under this act shall be sued for and recovered by the same boards or agencies and in the same manner as penalties incurred under provisions of the subtitle to which this act is a supplement. L.1939, c. 116, p. 424, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1939.

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