New Jersey § 56:8-224 Unlawful practice, violation

New Jersey Statutes

§ 56:8-224 — Unlawful practice, violation

New Jersey § 56:8-224

Title 56TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-224 (2026).

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3.It shall be an unlawful practice, and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any retail food store to accept the return of any groceries and other foodstuffs purchased by a consumer during, and for 30 days following, a declared public health emergency. A retail food store may accept the return of groceries and other foodstuffs if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the groceries and other foodstuffs are unsafe for use or otherwise adulterated within the meaning of R.S.24:5-8 as a result of any manufacturing error or defect. Any groceries or other foodstuffs accepted for return by a retail food store pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be offered for resale. L.2020, c.16, s.3; amended 2021, c.150, s.2.

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3. It shall be an unlawful practice, and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any retail food store to accept the return of any groceries and other foodstuffs purchased by a consumer during, and for 30 days following, a declared public health emergency. A retail food store may accept the return of groceries and other foodstuffs if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the groceries and other foodstuffs are unsafe for use or otherwise adulterated within the meaning of R.S.24:5-8 as a result of any manufacturing error or defect. Any groceries or other foodstuffs accepted for return by a retail food store pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be offered for resale. L.2020, c.16, s.3; amended 2021, c.150, s.2.