N.J. Stat. tit. 24, ch. 17

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 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 penalties, unless otherwise specifically provided: (1) For each first offense a penalty of $100.00; (2) For each second offense a penalty of $200.00; (3) For each third and every subsequent offense a penalty of $400.00. (b) Any person who shall remove or dispose of any depressant or stimulant drug as defined pursuant to law in violation of section 24:4-12 of this Title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Amended by L.1966, c. 314, s. 9, eff. Dec. 29, 1966; L.1983, c. 275, s. 12, eff. July 18, 1983.

N.J. Stat. § 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, or in the same place on different days, in violation of any provision of this subtitle, or of any rule or regulation of the State Department made pursuant thereto, or of any lawful order or direction of the department given thereunder, shall each be deemed to be a separate violation. Amended by L.1939, c. 320, p. 787, s. 34, eff. Jan. 1, 1940.

N.J. Stat. § 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 penalty was claimed.

N.J. Stat. § 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 State at the relation of the department to restrain such violation and for such other or further relief as the court shall deem proper. The institution of such action, or any of the proceedings therein, shall not relieve any party to such proceeding from any penalty prescribed by this subtitle for such violation. Amended by L.1953, c. 24, p. 462, s. 43, eff. March 19, 1953.

N.J. Stat. § 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 the name of the local board of health, as the case may be, as plaintiff. Jurisdiction of proceedings to collect such penalties is vested in the Superior Court and the municipal court in any municipality where the defendant may be apprehended or where he may reside. Process shall be either a summons or warrant and shall be prosecuted in a summary manner pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Amended 1953,c.24,s.44; 1966,c.74,s.28; 1991,c.91,s.285.

N.J. Stat. § 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 of the state. When the plaintiff is a local board of health, the penalty shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality within which the local board has jurisdiction.

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