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§ 4:7-40 — Right of entry to abate nuisance

New Jersey § 4:7-40
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 4AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:7-40 (2026).

Text

On the day stated in the notice of the department or on any subsequent day or days convenient to it, the officers or agents of the department may enter the lands and premises, and there use such recognized measures as the department may deem advisable to abate and suppress the gipsy moth and its preliminary stages and to protect surrounding vegetation or plant life therefrom.

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Determining existence; declaring epidemics; quarantine
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Notice to department of importation of plant material
§ 4:7-11
Inspection of imported plant material
§ 4:7-12
Issuance to prospective shippers of certificates of freedom from disease
§ 4:7-13
Right of entry to inspect; interference with inspectors
§ 4:7-14
Penalty for violation, recovery
§ 4:7-14.1
Disease public nuisance
§ 4:7-14.3
Right of entry
§ 4:7-14.4
No damages awarded for destroyed property
§ 4:7-14.5
Co-operative agreements with other bureaus
§ 4:7-14.6
Penalty for violations; jail for nonpayment
§ 4:7-15
Definitions
§ 4:7-16
Plants infested with insects likely to spread, as nuisance
§ 4:7-17
Ordering nuisances abated
§ 4:7-18
Penalty for failure to obey order
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