2009 New Jersey Code
TITLE 34 - LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
Section 34:16
34:16-47 - Manufacturer or distributor of goods made by handicapped persons;   registration;  identification labels;  fees;  duration

34:16-47.  Manufacturer or distributor of goods made by handicapped persons;   registration;  identification labels;  fees;  duration
    To facilitate ready and authoritative identification of goods or articles made by handicapped persons, any handicapped person and any public or private institution or agency, firm, association or corporation engaged in the manufacture or distribution of goods or articles made by handicapped persons shall apply to the division for registration and authorization to use an official imprint, stamp, symbol, or label, designed or approved by the division  to identify goods and articles as made by handicapped persons. Nothing in this  act shall authorize the identification of goods or articles as made by  handicapped persons when the direct labor performed by handicapped persons in  connection therewith shall consist solely of the packaging or packing thereof  as distinguished from the preparation, processing or assembling of such goods  or articles.  The division shall investigate each application, under rules and  regulations it shall adopt for the administration of this act, to assure that  such person or organization is actually engaged in the manufacture or  distribution of handicapped goods or articles.  The division may register  without investigation nonresident individuals and out-of-state agencies, firms, associations, or corporations upon proof that they are recognized and approved  by the state of their residence or organized pursuant to a law of such state  imposing requirements substantially similar to those prescribed pursuant to  this act.

    No fee shall be charged for registration of an individual handicapped person  who manufactures and sells products of his own labor.  A fee of $25.00 shall be  charged and collected for registration of any other person, firm or corporation.  All registrations shall be valid for 1 year from date of issue.

     L.1975, c. 350, s. 3, eff. March 3, 1976.  Amended by L.1979, c. 335, s. 5, eff. Jan. 21, 1980.