New Jersey Statutes Title 4. Agriculture and Domestic Animals 4 § 7-24

No nurseryman within the State shall sell or offer for sale any nursery stock or shall deliver the same within the State until it has been inspected by the department and until a certificate has been issued to him in accordance with the provisions of section 4:7-22 of this Title.

For every sale or shipment to a point within this State in violation of this section, a nurseryman shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) to 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.