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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 4 - AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Chapter 22
- Section 4:22-11.1 - Definitions relative to prevention of cruelty to animals.
- Section 4:22-11.2 - N.J.S.P.C.A continued to coordinate function of county societies.
- Section 4:22-11.3 - Establishment of bylaws, standards, guidelines.
- Section 4:22-11.4 - Duties, responsibilities of board of trustees.
- Section 4:22-11.5 - Fees for chartering county societies.
- Section 4:22-11.6 - Continuation of existing county societies.
- Section 4:22-11.7 - Duties, responsibilities of county society.
- Section 4:22-11.8 - Completion of training courses by officers, agents.
- Section 4:22-11.9 - Certain persons ineligible for service; criminal history record background check.
- Section 4:22-11.10 - Application for commission as humane law enforcement officer.
- Section 4:22-11.11 - Training course for animal protection law enforcement.
- Section 4:22-11.12 - Effort to assist humane law enforcement officers, agents by governmental entities.
- Section 4:22-14.1 - Responsibilities of municipal governing body.
- Section 4:22-14.2 - Application for designation as municipal human law enforcement officer.
- Section 4:22-14.3 - Eligibility.
- Section 4:22-14.4 - Actions of county prosecutor.
- Section 4:22-14.5 - Submission of application.
- Section 4:22-14.7 - Duties of animal cruelty prosecutor.
- Section 4:22-14.8 - Designation as county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
- Section 4:22-14.9 - Construction of act.
- Section 4:22-14.10 - Actions by Attorney General.
- Section 4:22-11.13 - Annual audit of societies.
- Section 4:22-12 - Use of badge by nonmember; petty disorderly persons offense
- Section 4:22-13 - Right to amend charter to include enumerated powers and purposes.
- Section 4:22-15 - Definitions
- Section 4:22-16 - Permitted activities
- Section 4:22-16.1 - Adoption of standards, rules, regulations for treatment of domestic livestock
- Section 4:22-17 - Cruelty; disorderly persons offense; certain acts, crimes; degrees.
- Section 4:22-17.1 - Definitions relative to care, tethering of certain animals.
- Section 4:22-17.2 - Unlawful treatment of certain animals.
- Section 4:22-17.3 - Unlawful to cruelly restrain a dog.
- Section 4:22-17.4 - Unlawful confinement of certain animals.
- Section 4:22-17.5 - Proper shelter for certain animals.
- Section 4:22-17.6 - Responsibilities of DOH, municipality.
- Section 4:22-17.7 - Violations, remedies, required actions.
- Section 4:22-17.8 - Violations, penalties for failure to provide necessary care.
- Section 4:22-17.9 - Construction, application of act.
- Section 4:22-18 - Carrying animal in cruel, inhumane manner; disorderly persons offense
- Section 4:22-19 - Failure to care for, destruction of impounded animals; penalties; collection
- Section 4:22-19.1 - Chamber or device to induce hypoxia; dismantlement and removal
- Section 4:22-19.2 - Dismantlement and removal of decompression chamber or device; offense
- Section 4:22-19.3 - Neuromuscular blocking agents prohibited
- Section 4:22-19.4 - Penalty
- Section 4:22-20 - Abandoning disabled animal to die in public place; disorderly persons offense
- Section 4:22-21 - Offering for sale horse unfit for work; disorderly persons.
- Section 4:22-22 - Offering diseased animal for sale; crime of fourth degree
- Section 4:22-23 - Use of bird as target; disorderly persons offense, $25 fine.
- Section 4:22-24 - Animal fighting crimes
- Section 4:22-25.1 - Motorist hitting domestic animal to stop; report
- Section 4:22-25.2 - Violations; petty disorderly persons offense
- Section 4:22-25.3 - Sale, barter of products made from dog or cat fur; prohibited
- Section 4:22-25.4 - Sale, barter of dog or cat flesh or products for human consumption; disorderly persons offense
- Section 4:22-25.5 - Slaughter, transport of horses for human consumption; disorderly persons offense.
- Section 4:22-26 - Penalties for various acts constituting cruelty.
- Section 4:22-26.1 - Confiscation, forfeiture of animal
- Section 4:22-28 - Civil, criminal actions separate.
- Section 4:22-29 - Jurisdiction for action for penalty.
- Section 4:22-32 - Enforcement and collection of penalties; warrant.
- Section 4:22-33 - Security for appearance where defendant nonresident or desires continuance
- Section 4:22-44 - Arrests with, without warrant.
- Section 4:22-45 - Notice to State, district society of arrest; exceptions.
- Section 4:22-46 - Search warrants; issuance
- Section 4:22-47 - Warrentless arrest for fighting or baiting offenses.
- Section 4:22-48 - Forfeiture, sale of seized animals
- Section 4:22-48.1 - Owner to bear expenses
- Section 4:22-48.2 - Owner of confiscated animal responsible for certain costs
- Section 4:22-50 - Care of animal when person in charge arrested
- Section 4:22-50.1 - Petition for animal pound receivership
- Section 4:22-50.2 - Appointment; notice, hearing
- Section 4:22-50.3 - Powers of receiver; compensation
- Section 4:22-50.4 - Presentation, settlement of accounts
- Section 4:22-50.5 - Termination of receivership
- Section 4:22-50.6 - Pounds subject to act
- Section 4:22-51 - Supplying necessary food to animals impounded by another
- Section 4:22-52 - Seizure and sale of vehicle transporting animals in cruel manner
- Section 4:22-53 - Sale of animals abandoned in disabled condition
- Section 4:22-54 - Destruction of animals found in disabled condition
- Section 4:22-55 - Payment, disposition of fines, penalties, moneys, imposed and collected.
- Section 4:22-56 - SPCA, municipality, county, animal control officer not liable for the other.
- Section 4:22-57 - Notice to commissioner of persons ineligible to be certified animal control officers.
- Section 4:22-58 - Definitions relative to use of animals in product testing.
- Section 4:22-59 - Animal testing prohibited under certain circumstances.
- Section 4:22-60 - Exclusive remedy for enforcement.
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