New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers
Section 51:3-8 - Connecting property surveys with system of co-ordinates

New Jersey Revised Statutes

Title 51 - Standards, Weights, Measures and Containers

Section 51:1-1 - Municipal power not impaired

Section 51:1-2 - Definitions

Section 51:1-3 - Use of both systems

Section 51:1-4 - Yard

Section 51:1-5 - Chain for measurement of land

Section 51:1-6 - Test of measuring devices

Section 51:1-7 - Standard ton

Section 51:1-8 - Pound; avoirdupois; troy

Section 51:1-9 - Gallon; quart

Section 51:1-10 - Sale of milk or cream

Section 51:1-11 - Labeling or tagging milk cans

Section 51:1-12 - Penalties; disposition

Section 51:1-13 - Branding butter and cheese packages; penalty

Section 51:1-14 - Use of unbranded package; defacing or altering brand; penalty

Section 51:1-15 - Liquids only to be sold by liquid measure

Section 51:1-16 - Bushel

Section 51:1-17 - Foods sold only by weight or numerical count; exceptions

Section 51:1-18 - Bread to be sold by weight; specification of weight to purchaser

Section 51:1-25 - Peach basket; marking, etc.; penalty

Section 51:1-26 - Sale of fruits or vegetables in nonstandard containers forbidden

Section 51:1-27 - Marking of containers

Section 51:1-27.1 - Penalty for violations of section 51:1-26 or section 51:1-27

Section 51:1-28 - Marking of containers; packer's name; penalty

Section 51:1-29 - Commodity package labeling; slack filling

Section 51:1-29.1 - Hydrate of sodium tetraborate

Section 51:1-29.2 - Net weight standards pertaining to flour; adopted

Section 51:1-31.1 - Terms defined

Section 51:1-31.4 - Weight

Section 51:1-31.10 - Tolerances or variations as to quantity

Section 51:1-33 - Definitions

Section 51:1-34 - Tested scales

Section 51:1-35 - Delivery tickets; marking; alteration prohibited

Section 51:1-35.1 - Penalties for violations of section 51:1-34 or section 51:1-35

Section 51:1-42 - Department; composition

Section 51:1-43 - Appointment of superintendents; record of appointment of municipal superintendents

Section 51:1-44 - Assistant state superintendents; clerical assistants

Section 51:1-45 - Assistant county and municipal superintendents; number; deputy superintendents; powers

Section 51:1-46 - Persons employed to give full time

Section 51:1-47 - No other person to engage as superintendent, etc.

Section 51:1-48 - Superintendents and assistants; qualifications

Section 51:1-49 - State superintendent and assistants; salaries

Section 51:1-50 - County and municipal superintendents and assistants; salaries

Section 51:1-51 - County superintendents; expenses

Section 51:1-52 - County and municipal superintendents; under civil service

Section 51:1-53 - County and municipal superintendents; assistants and secretaries; tenure of office; hearing prior to discharge, etc.

Section 51:1-54 - State superintendent as administrator

Section 51:1-54.1 - Issuance of subpenas

Section 51:1-54.2 - Weighing and measuring devices; registration; fees

Section 51:1-54.3 - Fees; amounts, schedule; use

Section 51:1-54.4 - Weights and Measures Fund

Section 51:1-55 - Standards

Section 51:1-56 - Establish containers for farm products

Section 51:1-58 - Seals and certificates

Section 51:1-59 - Annual tests in state departments

Section 51:1-60 - Records

Section 51:1-61 - Regulations

Section 51:1-62 - Disseminate information

Section 51:1-63 - Superintendents and assistants; enforcement of laws; power to weigh commodities

Section 51:1-64 - Identification device

Section 51:1-65 - County and municipal superintendents; custodians of standards; annual inspections of weights and measures

Section 51:1-66 - Exclusive use of standards

Section 51:1-67 - Standards or copies to be furnished to assistants

Section 51:1-68 - County and municipal superintendents; jurisdiction; special designations by state superintendent

Section 51:1-69 - State superintendent may send assistants into any county

Section 51:1-70 - Superintendents to keep records; monthly reports

Section 51:1-71 - Superintendents; annual reports

Section 51:1-72 - Annual report

Section 51:1-73 - Definitions; public weighmaster; private weighmaster

Section 51:1-74 - Term; certificate of appointment; fee; use

Section 51:1-75 - Oath of office; no compensation from state; duties

Section 51:1-76 - Seal

Section 51:1-77 - Certificate of weight and measure; contents; prima facie evidence

Section 51:1-77.1 - Certification of tare weight by weighmaster

Section 51:1-78 - Reweighing on complaint

Section 51:1-79 - Records of public weighings

Section 51:1-80 - Penalties; requesting false weighing; false certificate or other violation by weighmaster

Section 51:1-80.1 - Weighing on scales outside state authorized

Section 51:1-81 - Weighing of live stock, hay and grain; report to owner; record

Section 51:1-82 - Fraudulent report of weight; penalties; imprisonment; double damages; interstate carriers, inapplicable to

Section 51:1-82.1 - State-owned scales; weighmasters

Section 51:1-83 - Only sealed weights and measures to be used; violations resulting in injury voids contract

Section 51:1-84 - Testing and sealing of all weights and measures; fee collection

Section 51:1-85 - Tests made at request of owner; defective weights or measures; penalty

Section 51:1-86 - Tests; defective weights, etc.; additional penalty.

Section 51:1-87 - Refusal to seal weight, etc., easily arranged to defraud; review

Section 51:1-88 - Examination mandated

Section 51:1-89 - General penalty

Section 51:1-90 - Hindering official; penalty

Section 51:1-91 - Changing weight or measure prohibited

Section 51:1-93 - Legal standard

Section 51:1-94 - Retention of false weights, etc.; misdemeanor

Section 51:1-95 - Marking of short weights and tares; misdemeanor

Section 51:1-96 - Penalties for using false weights

Section 51:1-97 - Illegal weighing activities; penalties

Section 51:1-98 - Deviations; scale of penalties

Section 51:1-99.1 - Prior violations not included

Section 51:1-100 - Separate violations

Section 51:1-101 - Presence of weights, etc., presumptive evidence of use

Section 51:1-102 - Certificate

Section 51:1-103 - Jurisdiction for action

Section 51:1-103.1 - Injunctions

Section 51:1-105 - Penalty enforcement

Section 51:1-106 - Arrest; confiscation

Section 51:1-107 - Appeal; no bond or deposit required when State appeals

Section 51:1-109 - Disposition of penalties

Section 51:1-110 - Costs to prevailing party in Superior or municipal court; provision in budgets

Section 51:1-111 - City attorney or county prosecutor to aid in prosecution

Section 51:1-113 - Definitions

Section 51:1-114 - License and registration to engage in business

Section 51:1-115 - Application for license and registration; verification under oath

Section 51:1-116 - Examination and inquiry; issuance of license and registration

Section 51:1-117 - Conduct of examinations

Section 51:1-118 - Rules and regulations

Section 51:1-119 - License to repair limited classes or kinds of devices

Section 51:1-120 - Issuance of licenses to repair devices

Section 51:1-121 - Licenses and registrations; term; renewal; contents

Section 51:1-122 - Revocation or suspension of license; grounds; hearing; notice

Section 51:1-123 - Report of repair work done by licensee

Section 51:1-124 - Notice and statement to state department or county or municipal superintendent of weights and measures

Section 51:1-125 - Condemned weighing or measuring devices

Section 51:1-126 - Comparison and calibration of testing equipment

Section 51:1-127 - Record or register

Section 51:1-128 - Fees; use

Section 51:1-129 - Administration of Act; rules and regulations

Section 51:1-130 - Enforcement of Act

Section 51:1-131 - Penalties for violations of Act

Section 51:1-132 - Recovery of penalties, procedure

Section 51:1-133 - Exceptions to application of Act

Section 51:3-1 - Pillars showing true meridian; verification of meridian line

Section 51:3-2 - Custody of pillars and inclosure; free access thereto

Section 51:3-3 - Injuring pillars; misdemeanor

Section 51:3-4 - Variation of compass; testing; certificate; filing; fees

Section 51:3-5 - Penalty for violation; recovery

Section 51:3-6 - Salem and Cumberland counties

Section 51:3-7 - Official survey base established; plane co-ordinates

Section 51:3-8 - Connecting property surveys with system of co-ordinates

Section 51:3-9 - Indorsement of surveys

Section 51:3-10 - Reliance wholly on system not required

Section 51:4-1 - Deception in sale of liquid fuels and oils prohibited; certain marks allowed

Section 51:4-2 - Violations; punishment

Section 51:4-3 - Inflammable fluids to be sold by true names; marking of containers

Section 51:4-4 - Flash or fire test for certain fluids; misdemeanor

Section 51:4-5 - Sale of kerosene, etc., for illumination; marking containers

Section 51:4-6 - State department of health to determine character of illuminating oils

Section 51:4-7 - Test of illuminating oils; notice prohibiting sale

Section 51:4-8 - Sales within state; presumption

Section 51:4-9 - Violations; punishment

Section 51:4-9.1 - Sale or offer to sell of kerosene of grade 2K or with 0.04% or greater sulfur content; warning; posting; violations; penalties; inspections

Section 51:4-9.2 - Rules and regulations

Section 51:4-10 - Adulterated turpentine or spirits of turpentine to be so labeled

Section 51:4-11 - Linseed oil must be commercially pure linseed or flaxseed products

Section 51:4-12 - Boiled linseed oil

Section 51:4-13 - Adulterated linseed oil to be labeled

Section 51:4-14 - Purchaser of adulterated turpentine or linseed oil to be informed

Section 51:4-15 - Penalties

Section 51:4-16 - Enforcement; inspection; recovery of penalties

Section 51:4-23 - Definitions.

Section 51:4-24 - Compliance with act required for lawful sale

Section 51:4-25 - License.

Section 51:4-26 - License; application, fee, expiration.

Section 51:4-27 - Grading, measuring and labeling

Section 51:4-28 - Delivery ticket, form and content; filing of voided tickets.

Section 51:4-29 - Misrepresentation, mislabeling or misbranding; misdemeanor

Section 51:4-30 - Sale or purchase in compliance with superintendent's standards, rules or regulations

Section 51:4-31 - Rules, regulations or orders

Section 51:4-32 - Administration and enforcement by superintendent; power and authority of weights and measures officials.

Section 51:4-33 - Stop-use, stop-removal, removal, condemnation, or confiscating orders; liability of consumers.

Section 51:4-34 - Revocation, suspension, restriction or refusal to issue or renew license; hearing

Section 51:4-35 - Employment of specialists and experts

Section 51:4-36 - Legal proceedings or processes

Section 51:4-37 - Authority to issue subpoenas; court action

Section 51:4-38 - Violations; penalties; collection and enforcement; process.

Section 51:5-1 - Manufacture or sale of gold articles with false quality marks

Section 51:5-2 - Tests and standards for determining fineness of gold

Section 51:5-3 - Manufacture or sale of articles made of silver, with marks of "sterling" , "coin" , etc., where articles less than certain fineness

Section 51:5-4 - Tests for determining fineness of silver; additional standards

Section 51:5-5 - Manufacture or sale of gold plated articles without indicating they are plated

Section 51:5-6 - Manufacture or sale of silver plated articles with false marks of "sterling" or "coin" thereon

Section 51:5-7 - Penalty for violations

Section 51:6-1 - Definitions

Section 51:6-2 - Quality mark not to apply to mechanism and other enumerated things

Section 51:6-3 - Trade-marks on articles

Section 51:6-4 - Quality marks described; marks refer to weight

Section 51:6-5 - Marking contents and quality of pure platinum and platinum combined with other metals

Section 51:6-6 - Abbreviations permissible

Section 51:6-7 - Penalty

Section 51:6-8 - Articles manufactured prior to July 4, 1929, not affected

Section 51:6-9 - Presumption as to when article was manufactured

Section 51:6-10 - Certificate of federal assay office as prima facie proof of weight or fineness

Section 51:6A-1 - Buyer on basis of bulk value; duties; serialized receipts; digital photographs.

Section 51:6A-2 - Registration of buyer; transient buyer; additional requirements; violation; penalty

Section 51:6A-3 - Penalties.

Section 51:6A-4 - Arrest without warrant

Section 51:6A-5 - Definitions

Section 51:6A-6 - Inapplicability of act to government agencies, banks, or commodity markets

Section 51:6A-7 - Right of municipalities to enact more restrictive ordinances or resolutions

Section 51:6A-8 - Severability

Section 51:6A-9 - Certification of weight or measure used by precious metals buyer.

Section 51:7-1 - Definitions

Section 51:7-2 - Transporting anthracite into state over highways by motor vehicle; certificate of origin required; signatures

Section 51:7-3 - Contents of certificate of origin

Section 51:7-4 - Issuance of certificates; nontransferable; false certificate

Section 51:7-5 - Duplicate certificate filed with weighmaster

Section 51:7-6 - Revoking license to sell solid fuel; voiding certificate of origin

Section 51:7-7 - Enforcement of chapter

Section 51:7-8 - Penalty for violations

Section 51:7-9 - Procedure for recovery of penalties; jurisdiction

Section 51:8-1 - Definitions

Section 51:8-2 - Sale, etc., not in accordance with chapter unlawful

Section 51:8-3 - Enforcement; jurisdiction over inspectors

Section 51:8-4 - General supervision by superintendent; rules and regulations

Section 51:8-5 - License to sell or deliver solid fuel; certificates of license; license plates; issuance; terms; fees; display; emergency plates; expiration; revocation or refusal to issue; names on vehicles

Section 51:8-6 - Sale by weight only; pounds to the ton; weighmaster to weigh

Section 51:8-7 - Weighing fuel of unequipped dealer on scales of equipped dealer

Section 51:8-8 - Weighing fuel of unequipped dealer on approved scales; procedure

Section 51:8-9 - Weight certificates; necessity of; contents; delivery tickets; exceptions

Section 51:8-10 - Substituting name of another person in weight certificate

Section 51:8-11 - Weighing fuel in process of delivery

Section 51:8-12 - Who may issue weight certificates; certificate of designation as weighmaster; application; period; revocation; substitution of weighmaster

Section 51:8-13 - Disposition of license fees; payments to counties and municipalities of moneys collected

Section 51:8-14 - Violations; penalties

Section 51:8-15 - Procedure for recovery of penalties

Section 51:8-16 - Arrest without warrant

Section 51:8-19 - Disposition of penalties

Section 51:9-1 - Definitions

Section 51:9-2 - Only approved measuring devices to be used; certificate of approval

Section 51:9-3 - Sale by volume; unit of volume

Section 51:9-4 - Calculating volume by weight; tables for conversion of weight to volume and temperature corrections

Section 51:9-5 - Measuring quantities between 50 and 10,000 gallons; exceptions

Section 51:9-6 - Measuring quantities over 10,000 gallons

Section 51:9-7 - Delivery tickets; duplicates; contents

Section 51:9-8 - Adjustment, repair or alteration of measuring device; removing meter from tank

Section 51:9-9 - Delivery measured by approved device; misrepresenting quantity

Section 51:9-9.1 - Residential oil fill pipe, regulations, violations, fees

Section 51:9-10 - Rules and regulations

Section 51:9-11 - Penalties; amount; disposition; municipal attorney to assist in prosecution

Section 51:9-12 - Summons or warrant to issue

Section 51:9-16 - Request to Attorney-General to attend

Section 51:9-17 - Entitling proceedings

Section 51:9-18 - Arrest without warrant

Section 51:9-20 - Summons or warrant valid throughout State; arrest in county other than where violation occurred; procedure

Section 51:10-1 - Terms defined

Section 51:10-2 - Liquefied petroleum gas; units of measurement

Section 51:10-3 - Package weight; liquefied petroleum gas; variations

Section 51:10-4 - Markings on containers or labels; tare weight

Section 51:10-5 - Removal of container from premises; weighing liquefied petroleum gas remaining

Section 51:10-6 - Delivery tickets and duplicates

Section 51:10-7 - Meter and pertinent equipment

Section 51:10-8 - Artificial heat to expand liquefied petroleum gas being delivered prohibited

Section 51:10-9 - Sealing of new meters; regulations

Section 51:10-10 - Types and designs of scales and meters

Section 51:10-11 - Rules, regulations, specifications and tolerances

Section 51:10-12 - Exemptions from provisions of act

Section 51:10-13 - Violations; penalties

Section 51:10-14 - Recovery of penalty, jurisdiction

Section 51:10-15 - Supervision of administration and enforcement of act

Section 51:10-16 - Disposition of penalties

Section 51:10-17 - Effective date

Section 51:10-18 - Discontinuance or curtailment of supply to residential dwellings; advance notice

Section 51:10-19 - Violations; penalties; enforcement; disposition; discontinuance not violation; conditions

Section 51:11-1 - Definitions

Section 51:11-2 - Sale by standard dry measure or avoirdupois net weight; exception

Section 51:11-3 - Sale in package form; marking

Section 51:11-4 - Delivery in bulk lots exceeding 100 pounds; sale in liquid or gaseous form; delivery ticket

Section 51:11-5 - Sale in bulk amounts of 100 pounds or less; receipt; contents; exception

Section 51:11-6 - Sale or delivery of less than quantity represented

Section 51:11-7 - License to sell from vehicle

Section 51:11-8 - Applications; renewals; forms

Section 51:11-9 - Fee

Section 51:11-10 - Term of license; contents

Section 51:11-11 - License tags and identification cards

Section 51:11-12 - Estimates of amount required by consumer; regulation by superintendent

Section 51:11-13 - Receipt showing amount delivered; retention by licensee for three years

Section 51:11-14 - Display of signs on vehicles

Section 51:11-15 - Portion of licensing fee returned to county or municipality

Section 51:11-16 - Enforcement of act

Section 51:11-17 - Rules and regulations

Section 51:11-18 - Administration and enforcement of act; powers of weights and measures officials

Section 51:11-19 - Revocation, suspension, restriction or refusal to issue or renew license

Section 51:11-20 - Legal proceedings or processes

Section 51:11-21 - Subpoenas; oaths

Section 51:11-22 - Violations; penalties

Section 51:11-23 - Double penalties for certain violations

Section 51:11-24 - Separate violations for different days and places

Section 51:11-25 - Jurisdiction; enforcement of penalties; arrest without warrant

Section 51:11-26 - Application of chapter

Section 51:11-27 - Prosecutions

Section 51:11-28 - Partial invalidity

Section 51:12-1 - Definitions

Section 51:12-2 - Label for safety glazing material

Section 51:12-3 - Installation of glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in hazardous locations; prohibition

Section 51:12-4 - Transparent glass doors or adjacent fixed glass panels; marking

Section 51:12-5 - Rules and regulations

Section 51:12-6 - Penalties

Section 51:12-7 - Inapplicability of act to buildings and structures regulated by other acts

Section 51:12-8 - Nonliability of workmen who are employees of person responsible for compliance with act

Section 51:12-9 - Nonsupersedure of municipal ordinances; requirements; enforcement of act

Section 51:13-1 - Lighters, certain, sales, etc. prohibited; definitions

Section 51:13-2 - Violations, fines

Section 51:13-3 - Rules, regulations