New Jersey § 4:10-34

§ 4:10-34.

The following words and phrases, when used in the act, shall have the meanings respectively

ascribed to them. Words used in the singular shall be construed to also mean the plural and words

used in the plural shall be construed to also mean the singular. (a) “ Potatoes ” means all varieties of the tuber (Solanum Tuberosum L) commonly known as Irish Potatoes. (b) “ Secretary ” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey. (c) “ Board ” means the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture. (d) “ Person ” means a natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or any other

business enterprise. (e) “ Closed packages ” means all containers of any description, containing potatoes, which are enclosed

on all sides and includes hampers, baskets, boxes, crates, cartons and bags of any

size or material. (f) “ Open packages ” means all containers of any description, containing potatoes, which are open on

at least one side or end and includes hampers, baskets, boxes, crates, cartons and

bags of any size or material; but does not include storage or display bins of potatoes

in bulk. (g) “ Used packages ” means all containers of any description which have been previously used for packing

potatoes or other commodities. (h) “ Grades ” means the official grades as promulgated from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture

of the United States as United States Standards for Potatoes, commonly known as U.S.

Grades. (i) “ Unclassified ” as applied to potatoes for the purpose of this act means any lot of potatoes which

fails to meet the requirements of U.S. No. 2 Grade but contains an aggregate of not

more than 15 per cent, by weight, of potatoes which are seriously damaged, including

therein not more than 5 per cent which are frozen, or affected by southern bacterial

wilt, ring rot, late blight, soft rot or wet breakdown, and further including not

more than 3 per cent which are frozen, or affected by soft rot or wet breakdown. (j) “ Culls ” as applied to potatoes for the purpose of this act means any lot of potatoes which

contains: (1) More than 3 per cent of potatoes which are frozen, or affected by soft rot or

wet breakdown, or (2) More than an aggregate of 5 per cent which are frozen, or affected by southern

bacterial wilt, ring rot, late blight, soft rot or wet breakdown, or (3) More than 15 per cent, by weight, of potatoes which are seriously damaged by any

cause.