{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-24-21-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 24:21-16","heading":"Form of label on containers of manufacturers and wholesalers; altering or removing label.","body":"16.  Form of label on containers of manufacturers and wholesalers; altering or removing label.  Whenever a manufacturer sells or dispenses a controlled dangerous substance in a package prepared by him, he shall securely affix to each package in which that substance is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the vendor and the quantity, kind and form of the substance contained therein.  Whenever a wholesaler sells or dispenses a controlled dangerous substance in any package or shipping container other than the package in which received from the manufacturer, he shall securely affix to such package a label showing in legible English his name and address.\nNo person except a pharmacist for the purpose of filling a prescription under this act, shall alter, deface or remove any label so affixed by the manufacturer.\nL.1970,c.226,s.16.","path":["TITLE 24 FOOD AND DRUGS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"ee5a34d96b01c82536915cd3130bcd39272578215f3bce0be883cf44804ca486","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-24-21-15.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-24-21-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}