N.J. Stat. tit. 4, ch. 5A

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N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-20 Definitions

a. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. b. "Disposal plant" means a place of business or the location where the carcasses of domestic animals or meat packing house refuse are: (1) received or unloaded; (2) processed for the purpose of obtaining the hides, skin, grease residue, fertilizer, food for animals or any other by-product in any manner; or (3) fed to hogs, dogs, fur bearing or other animals, but shall not include an establishment inspected under the "Federal Meat Inspection Act" (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) c. "Carcasses of domestic animals" means bodies or any part thereof of dead livestock which are not intended for human food. d. "Reportable diseases" means diseases dangerous to animal health as enumerated in regulations of the department adopted under the authority of section 7 of P.L.1950, c. 293 (C. 4:1-21.5). e. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. L.1983, c. 179, s. 1, eff. May 10, 1983.

N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-21 Disposal plant; license to operate or conduct; fees; rules and regulations

No person shall operate or conduct a disposal plant without a license from the department. The department shall, by rule and regulation adopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), set fees for licenses and set reasonable inspection and sanitation standards for operators, buildings, containers and vehicles. Fees for licensing shall cover clerical, printing and inspection costs of the department. L.1983, c. 179, s. 2, eff. May 10, 1983.

N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-22 Inspections

A licensee shall, upon the presentation of official credentials by any department employee or other duly authorized representative of the Secretary of Agriculture, during ordinary business hours, permit the representative to enter his place of business and examine the records required to be kept under section 4 of this act and the facilities and inventory pertaining to the business of the licensee, and to take reasonable samples of the inventory. Any necessary facilities, other than reproduction equipment, for the examination and copying of records and for the examination and sampling of inventory shall be afforded to the department employee or other authorized representative of the secretary. L.1983, c. 179, s. 3, eff. May 10, 1983.

N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-23 Records

Each licensee shall keep at his place of business a record of each place at which he obtains carcasses of domestic animals, containing location, name and address of owner, date picked up and the sequence in which carcasses are picked up from each place on each date. L.1983, c. 179, s. 4, eff. May 10, 1983.

N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-24 Hauling and transporting carcasses of animals dead from disease

A licensee may haul and transport the carcasses of animals that have died from disease, in a covered vehicle, bed or tank which is watertight and is so constructed that no drippings or seepings from the carcasses can escape from the vehicle, bed or tank. Such vehicle shall not be driven into the yard, or upon the premises of any person, unless the driver first obtains the permission of the person. L.1983, c. 179, s. 5, eff. May 10, 1983.

N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-25 Penalties; enforcement

6. a. The department shall annually adopt a penalty schedule for specific violations of the provisions of this act or regulations adopted pursuant to this act. Penalties shall be set between a minimum of $100.00 to a maximum of $3,000.00 per violation. b. Penalties shall be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court or any municipal court where the defendant may reside, or where the violation was detected, or where the defendant was apprehended shall have jurisdiction to enforce the act and the regulations adopted thereunder. c. The department may bring an administrative action before an administrative law judge to enforce the provisions of this act or regulations adopted thereunder. Any final determination and penalty assessment by an administrative law judge may be enforced in the Superior Court in an action brought for that purpose by the Attorney General on behalf of the department. d. Any habitual violation of the provisions of this act or any regulations adopted thereunder may be restrained by the Superior Court in an action brought for that purpose by the Attorney General on behalf of the department. L.1983,c.179,s.6; amended 1991,c.91,s.158.

N.J. Stat. § 4:5A-26 Rules and regulations

The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act to prevent the spread of disease among domestic animals. L.1983, c. 179, s. 7, eff. May 10, 1983.

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