New Jersey Statutes Title 4. Agriculture and Domestic Animals 4 § 12-41.20

The procedure for the recovery of any penalty incurred under the provision of this act shall be the same as the procedure specified in article one of chapter twenty-three of this Title  1 and section 4:23-17 2 of the Revised Statutes. All actions shall be instituted in the name of the State of New Jersey by the director or any of his employees, agents or authorized representatives. Jurisdiction of all cases arising out of violations of the provisions of this act is hereby conferred upon the municipal courts in the municipality in which such violations are committed.