2017 New Jersey Revised Statutes
TITLE 2A - ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Section 2A:123-3 - Definitions
2A:123-3. Definitions
As used in this act the following words shall have the following meanings:
"Articles of wearing apparel" means any costume or article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals except hats, gloves and footwear; provided, however, that such hats do not constitute, nor are part of a covering for the neck, face or shoulders when worn by individuals; and provided, further, that such gloves are not more than fourteen inches in length and are not affixed to or do not form an integral part of another garment; and provided, further, that such footwear does not consist of hosiery, in whole or in part, and is not affixed to nor does not form an integral part of another garment.
"Fabric " means any material (other than a fiber, filament or yarn) woven, knitted, felted or otherwise produced from or in combination with any natural or synthetic filament or substitute therefor which is intended or sold for use in wearing apparel except that interlining fabrics, when intended or sold for use in wearing apparel, shall not be subject to this act.
"Interlining" means any fabric which is intended for incorporation into an article of wearing apparel as a layer between an outer shell and an inner lining.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry of the State of New Jersey.
"Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry of the State of New Jersey.
"Sale," "sell" or "sold" means offering or exposing for sale or exchange or hire or lease, or consigning and delivering in consignment for sale, exchange, hire, or lease, or holding in possession with like intent. The possession of any article of wearing apparel or fabric, as herein defined, by any manufacturer or dealer, or his agent or servant in the course of business shall be presumptive evidence of intent to sell.
"Manufacture" means making, make or made, and includes converting, processing, altering, repairing, finishing, or preparing for sale any article of wearing apparel or fabric as wearing apparel and fabric are herein defined.
L.1953, c. 267, p. 1787, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1954.
