§ 4:22-11.11 Training course for animal protection law enforcement
§ 4:22-11.12 Assistance from governmental entities
§ 4:22-14.1 Responsibilities of municipal governing body
§ 4:22-14.2 Application for designation as municipal humane law enforcement officer
§ 4:22-14.3 Eligibility
§ 4:22-14.4 Actions of county prosecutor
§ 4:22-14.5 Submission of application
§ 4:22-14.6 Power, authority of designated officer
§ 4:22-14.7 Duties of animal cruelty prosecutor
§ 4:22-14.8 Designation as county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
§ 4:22-14.9 Construction of act
§ 4:22-14.10 Actions by Attorney General
§ 4:22-15 Definitions
§ 4:22-16 Permitted activities
§ 4:22-16.1 Adoption of standards, rules, regulations for treatment of domestic livestock
§ 4:22-16.2 Definitions; rules, regulations
§ 4:22-17 Cruelty; certain acts, crime; degrees
§ 4:22-17.1 Definitions relative to care, tethering of certain animals
§ 4:22-17.2 Unlawful treatment of certain animals
§ 4:22-17.3 Unlawful to cruelly restrain a dog
§ 4:22-17.4 Unlawful confinement of certain animals
§ 4:22-17.5 Proper shelter for certain animals
§ 4:22-17.6 Responsibilities of DOH, municipality
§ 4:22-17.7 Violations, remedies, required actions
§ 4:22-17.8 Violations, penalties for failure to provide necessary care
§ 4:22-17.9 Construction, application of act
§ 4:22-18 Carrying animal in cruel, inhumane manner; disorderly persons offense
§ 4:22-19 Failure to care for, destruction of impounded animals; penalties; collection
§ 4:22-19.1 Chamber or device to induce hypoxia; dismantlement and removal
§ 4:22-19.2 Dismantlement and removal of decompression chamber or device; offense
§ 4:22-19.3 Neuromuscular blocking agents prohibited
§ 4:22-19.4 Penalty
§ 4:22-20 Abandoning disabled animal to die in public place; disorderly persons offense
§ 4:22-21 Offering for sale horse unfit for work; disorderly persons
§ 4:22-22 Offering diseased animal for sale; crime of fourth degree
§ 4:22-23 Use of bird as target; disorderly persons offense, $25 fine
§ 4:22-24 Animal fighting crimes; definitions
§ 4:22-24.1 “Trunk fighting,” defined, third degree crime
§ 4:22-25.1 Motorist hitting domestic animal to stop; report
§ 4:22-25.2 Violations; petty disorderly persons offense
§ 4:22-25.3 Sale, barter of products made from dog or cat fur; prohibited
§ 4:22-25.4 Sale, barter of dog or cat flesh or products for human consumption; disorderly persons offense
§ 4:22-25.5 Slaughter, transport of horses for human consumption; disorderly persons offense
§ 4:22-26 Penalties for various acts constituting cruelty
§ 4:22-26.1 Confiscation, forfeiture of animal
§ 4:22-26.2 Animal care agency, enforcement agency, animal cruelty violation conviction, forfeiture, transfer custody; prohibiting violator from owning, harboring, residing with, having custody of other animals, time deemed appropriate by court
§ 4:22-28 Civil, criminal actions separate
§ 4:22-29 Jurisdiction for action for penalty
§ 4:22-32 Enforcement and collection of penalties; warrant
§ 4:22-33 Security for appearance where defendant nonresident or desires continuance
§ 4:22-44 Arrests with, without warrant
§ 4:22-45 Notice to county prosecutor, designee
§ 4:22-46 Search warrants; issuance
§ 4:22-46.1 Definitions
§ 4:22-46.2 Animal cruelty violation, probable cause, warrant, enter property, animal located, taking custody of animal
§ 4:22-46.3 Animal care agency, authorized agent, file action, seeking reasonable costs of care
§ 4:22-47 Warrantless arrest for fighting or baiting offenses
§ 4:22-48 Forfeiture, sale of seized animals
§ 4:22-48.1 Owner to bear expenses
§ 4:22-48.2 Owner of confiscated animal responsible for certain costs
§ 4:22-50 Care of animal when person in charge arrested
§ 4:22-50.1 Petition for animal pound receivership
§ 4:22-50.2 Appointment; notice, hearing
§ 4:22-50.3 Powers of receiver; compensation
§ 4:22-50.4 Presentation, settlement of accounts
§ 4:22-50.5 Termination of receivership
§ 4:22-50.6 Pounds subject to act
§ 4:22-51 Supplying necessary food to animals impounded by another
§ 4:22-52 Seizure and sale of vehicle transporting animals in cruel manner
§ 4:22-53 Sale of animals abandoned in disabled condition
§ 4:22-54 Destruction of animals found in disabled condition
§ 4:22-55 Payment, disposition of fines, penalties, moneys, imposed and collected
§ 4:22-56 Immunity from liability
§ 4:22-57 Notice of persons ineligible to be certified animal control officers
§ 4:22-58 Definitions relative to use of animals in product testing
§ 4:22-59 Animal testing prohibited under certain circumstances
§ 4:22-60 Exclusive remedy for enforcement
§ 4:22-61 Definitions relative to cosmetic development
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 4 > Chapter 22 - Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • certified mail: include private express carrier service, provided that the private express carrier service provides confirmation of mailing. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.