2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Food And Drugs
Section 24:4-12 - Adulterated Or Misbranded Foods, Drugs, Etc.; Marking; Detaining

NJ Rev Stat § 24:4-12 (2016) What's This?

24:4-12. Adulterated or misbranded foods, drugs, etc.; marking; detaining
Whenever an agent of the State Department or of a local board of health finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any food, drug, device, or cosmetic is adulterated or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent within the meaning of this subtitle, he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, adulterated or misbranded and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such article by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by such agent or the court. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of such detained or embargoed article by sale or otherwise without such permission.

L.1939, c. 320, p. 774, s. 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1940.


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