N.J. Stat. § 24:4-11: Summary destruction of perishable food

The state department or the local board shall condemn any food of a perishable nature and cause it to be destroyed or disposed of in such a manner as to make it impossible to be thereafter used for human food, whenever found:

a. Exposed or offered for sale, or had in possession with intent to sell, in violation of any provision of this subtitle; or

b. In a state of rottenness or putrefaction, or in any condition which renders it unwholesome or unfit for use for human food.