New Jersey § 24:4-11 Summary destruction of perishable food

New Jersey Statutes

§ 24:4-11 — Summary destruction of perishable food

New Jersey § 24:4-11

Title 24FOOD AND DRUGS

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Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:4-11 (2026).

Text

The state department or the local board shall condemn any food of a perishable nature and cause it to be destroyed or disposed of in such a manner as to make it impossible to be thereafter used for human food, whenever found: a. Exposed or offered for sale, or had in possession with intent to sell, in violation of any provision of this subtitle; or b. In a state of rottenness or putrefaction, or in any condition which renders it unwholesome or unfit for use for human food.

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The state department or the local board shall condemn any food of a perishable nature and cause it to be destroyed or disposed of in such a manner as to make it impossible to be thereafter used for human food, whenever found: a. Exposed or offered for sale, or had in possession with intent to sell, in violation of any provision of this subtitle; or b. In a state of rottenness or putrefaction, or in any condition which renders it unwholesome or unfit for use for human food.