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.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:7-14.1
Disease public nuisance
Known as the New Jersey Aquaculture Development Act
The act spans §§ 4:10-1 to 4:9-38 (1,329 sections).
L.1935,c.56,s.1.
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