N.J.S.A. 24:16B-4 — Transfer of authority from Department of Health to Department of Agriculture; general power of Department of Agriculture

24:16B-4. Transfer of authority from Department of Health to Department of Agriculture; general power of Department of Agriculture The jurisdiction and authority to provide for the proper inspections of animals to be slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products, animal food product or by-product of animals; packaging and labeling of animal carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products, animal food products or by-products of animals, is hereby transferred from the Department of Health to the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is hereby declared to be the principal instrumentality of the State for attaining the ends declared in this act. The department shall have all necessary power to carry out and enforce the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations of the board. L.1968, c. 105, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1968.

This is the verbatim text of N.J.S.A. 24:16B-4, retrieved from the New Jersey Legislature's public statute corpus. Statutes are amended periodically — for the most current version, check the external source link above. Kyzer is not a law firm and this page is not legal advice.