N.J.S.A. 4:7-14 — Penalty for violation, recovery

4:7-14. Penalty for violation, recovery 4:7-14. A person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each sale, shipment or delivery in violation of this article or for each failure to obey the order or direction of the department made by authority of R.S.4:7-8 and R.S.4:7-9. Penalties shall be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the department in the manner provided in article one of chapter twenty-three of this Title (R.S.4:23-1 et seq.), in the Superior Court or municipal court of any municipality. Amended 1953, c.5, s.7; 1991,c.91,s.160. 4:7-14.1. Disease public nuisance The Dutch elm disease (Graphium ulmi, Schwarz) is hereby declared a public nuisance, and the protection of the susceptible host plants (elm species) is deemed to be a subject of public welfare. L.1935,c.56,s.1.

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