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NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-39 - Testing all cattle within area at instance of ninety per cent of owners

4:5-39. Testing all cattle within area at instance of ninety per cent of owners  When ninety per cent of the cattle owners of a county, township, municipality or other designated area have filed petitions and agreements with the department for the tuberculin testing of their cattle under the area or any other plan of testing approved by the department, the department, through its authorized veterinarians, may enter the premises of the remaining ten per cent and officially tuberculin test and retest all cattle at such times as they may deem advisable and order the quarantine and slaughter of all reactors found, without the consent of the owner, and compensation or indemnity for such reactors if eligible to appraisement may be paid as provided for when a petition and agreement signed by the owner has been filed with the department.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-40 - Assistance by owners in testing

4:5-40. Assistance by owners in testing  The owners of cattle which are to be officially tuberculin tested or retested shall, when requested to do so by a representative of the department, stable the cattle and furnish all reasonable assistance to the representative of the department in restraining, handling and caring for them until the completion of the test.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-41 - Notice to owner of special quarantine

4:5-41. Notice to owner of special quarantine  Any veterinarian, agent or authorized representative of the department establishing a special quarantine shall transmit to the owner or representative a written notice advising of the establishment of the quarantine. Such quarantine shall continue for such time as may be deemed advisable to accomplish the purpose of the quarantine.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-42 - Bringing in or removing cattle from area adopting plan

4:5-42. Bringing in or removing cattle from area adopting plan  Whenever a county, township, municipality or other designated area has become enrolled in the area or any other plan of testing approved by the department, no cattle shall be brought into or moved within the county, township, municipality or other designated area except as provided in the rules and regulations prescribed by the state board of agriculture.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-43 - Interference with test or mark of identification

4:5-43. Interference with test or mark of identification  No person shall treat any cattle with a material or substance for the purpose of interfering with a tuberculin test or with a reaction to a tuberculin test, or shall interfere in any way with a representative of the department who is making or assisting with a tuberculin test or shall alter or change an ear tag or other mark of identification for the purpose of concealing the identity of any cattle or shall otherwise attempt to interfere with the identification of any cattle.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-44 - Quarantine and slaughter of reactors

4:5-44. Quarantine and slaughter of reactors  All cattle reacting to an official or authorized private tuberculin test or declared tuberculous as a result of an authorized physical examination or other method of determining tuberculosis approved by the Department of Agriculture, shall not be again presented for a tuberculin test but shall be immediately segregated, quarantined and held at the owner's expense, until the department issues a written order to move the cattle, which removal shall be done immediately at the owner's expense, to designated slaughtering centers. The cattle shall be slaughtered at the time and place specified in the written order under the supervision of an authorized veterinarian approved by the department who shall judge the carcass for evidence of tuberculosis and as to fitness for food and file a report of the same within five days. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 876, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-45 - Disposal of reactors or removal of cattle from quarantine

4:5-45. Disposal of reactors or removal of cattle from quarantine  No person shall sell, offer for sale, give away or otherwise dispose of or purchase any cattle that have been classed as reactors, declared tuberculous or suspicious of being tuberculous either on official or private test, or shall remove any cattle from any herd that has been quarantined except on written order issued by the department as provided in section 4:5-44 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-46 - Transportation of cattle classed as reactors or suspicious

4:5-46. Transportation of cattle classed as reactors or suspicious  No person shall deliver for transportation, receive for transportation, transport, drive on foot or otherwise remove from the premises where they are located to any other point or place any cattle that have been classed as reactors, declared tuberculous or suspicious of being tuberculous either on official or private tuberculin test except on written order issued by the department as provided in section 4:5-21 of this Title. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 876, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-47 - Standard of tests; report of tests

4:5-47. Standard of tests; report of tests  All tuberculin tests, either official or private, shall be made according to the standards established, methods prescribed and in a manner acceptable to the department. A report of such tests shall be made to the department by the veterinarian making the same within seven days, on forms provided by the department and shall include the name and address of the owner, location of premises and a complete record of the animals and such other information as may be required on the forms.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-48 - Rejection of tests or alleged tests; official test

4:5-48. Rejection of tests or alleged tests; official test  The department may refuse to accept any tuberculin test or tests of native or imported cattle, either made or alleged to have been made, which in its judgment have not been properly conducted and hold such cattle in segregation and quarantine at the owner's expense subject to an official test. If the owner of cattle so quarantined shall request the department to authorize an official tuberculin test of the cattle and agree to carry out all the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations of the state board of agriculture, reactors found on such test or tests may be appraised, if eligible to appraisement, and indemnity paid as provided in this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-49 - Marking cattle passing test or declared suspicious

4:5-49. Marking cattle passing test or declared suspicious  All cattle passing or declared suspicious as the result of an official or private tuberculin test shall be marked for identification by an approved metal ear tag furnished by the department or designated by the department and furnished by the owner, except pure breds which may be reported for identification by registration name and number, tattoo or chain lock number. No two animals in one lot shall bear the same number.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-50 - Marking condemned cattle

4:5-50. Marking condemned cattle  All cattle condemned as a result of an official or private tuberculin test shall be plainly and permanently marked for identification by a representative of the department or the individual making or assisting with the test in a manner acceptable to or authorized by the department. The marking of cattle for identification as provided for in this article, shall not be construed as cruelty to animals within the meaning of any laws of this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-51 - Loss of rights by owner on failure to comply with article

4:5-51. Loss of rights by owner on failure to comply with article  Whenever the department is satisfied that any owner has failed to comply with any provision of this article or any rule or regulation made by the state board of agriculture under the provisions of this article, the owner shall be so notified in writing by the department, and shall immediately lose all rights or interest acquired, if any, under the provisions of this article. The owner shall not be reinstated thereunder except by the authority of the department upon written application made by him to the department for that purpose.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-52 - Certification of area as modified accredited area

4:5-52. Certification of area as modified accredited area  When the percentage of tuberculous cattle within a county, township, municipality or other designated area enrolled in the area or any other plan of tuberculin testing approved by the department as shown by the last preceding tuberculin test of all breeding and dairy cattle within the county, township, municipality or other designated area is reduced to meet the requirements of a "modified accredited area" as officially defined by the United States department of agriculture, the department shall apply to the United States department of agriculture for the certification of such county, township, municipality or other designated area as a "modified accredited area" .
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-53 - Failure to have retest; penalty

4:5-53. Failure to have retest; penalty  Any owner of cattle enrolled in the area or any other plan of testing approved by the department who fails or refuses to have his animals retested when notified by the department shall be considered as violating his agreement and shall become subject to the penalty provided in section 4:5-75 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-53.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-53.2 - Quarantine

4:5-53.2. Quarantine  When the percentage of tuberculous cattle within a county, township, municipality or designated part thereof, exceeds one-half of one per centum ( 1/2 of 1%) of the cattle within such county, township, municipality or designated part thereof, the department may impose a quarantine on all the cattle within such county, township, municipality or designated part thereof, during the period of the quarantine. Such quarantine may be continued by the department until such time as the infection is reduced below one-half of one per centum ( 1/2 of 1%) according to the official tests. L.1945, c. 204, p. 702, s. 3, supplementing chapter five of Title 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-53.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-53.3 - Disinfecting quarters of infected animals

4:5-53.3. Disinfecting quarters of infected animals  When positive reaction to any tuberculin test results, the department may provide special services to insure complete and continued disinfecting of the quarters in which such infected animals have been housed and may make recommendations for such change in the ventilation and accommodations of such quarters as will tend to eradicate the infection. L.1945, c. 204, p. 702, s. 4, supplementing chapter five of Title 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-53.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-53.4 - Cattle consigned to auction markets

4:5-53.4. Cattle consigned to auction markets  All cattle exceeding two hundred pounds in weight except those to be sold for dairy purposes delivered to any regularly established auction market shall be plainly and permanently marked with the letter "S" in a conspicuous place by the operators or representatives of the auction market. Such marking shall not be construed as cruelty to animals within the meaning of any law of this State. Cattle delivered to any regularly established auction market to be sold for dairy purposes need not be branded, but if they were consigned to the auction market from a point within this State they shall have been officially tested within sixty days before the sale or shall be tuberculin tested before leaving the sale, the tuberculin test chart to accompany the animal. Cattle consigned to the auction market from any point outside this State shall have met all regulations concerning the importation of cattle into New Jersey as provided in this article. L.1946, c. 247, p. 878, s. 24. Amended by L.1951, c. 30, p. 136, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-54 - Tuberculin test as prerequisite to importation; exceptions; health certificate; quarantine

4:5-54. Tuberculin test as prerequisite to importation; exceptions; health certificate; quarantine  The importation of cattle into this State is hereby prohibited, except as provided in section 4:5-69 of this Title, unless such cattle have passed a tuberculin test within thirty days immediately prior to their importation; except, however, that when the State Board of Agriculture has knowledge of specific areas that are sufficiently free of tuberculosis to warrant an exception to this requirement, the board may designate such areas as sources from which cattle may be imported without such test prior to importation, but all cattle imported from such designated area shall be accompanied by a health certificate approved by the chief regulatory official of the point of origin showing the number of animals shipped and certifying that they originated in a modified accredited area and are free from and have not been exposed to contagious, infectious or parasitic diseases, and upon arrival in New Jersey such cattle shall be held in quarantine until officially tuberculin tested at the owner's expense and released by the department. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 877, s. 19; L.1947, c. 207, p. 868, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-57 - Standard for all tests

4:5-57. Standard for all tests  All tuberculin tests shall be made according to the standards established by the department and executed by a veterinarian in good standing recognized by the department. In the case of tests made outside of the state the certificates of tests of the veterinarians shall be certified by the authorities of the state in which the test is made, having jurisdiction similar to that of the department in this state. The department may refuse to accept any such certificate if in its judgment the veterinarian is not competent.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-58 - Certificate accompanying cattle imported and display thereof

4:5-58. Certificate accompanying cattle imported and display thereof  Cattle imported into this State, excepting those for immediate slaughter as specified in section 4:5-69 of this Title, shall be accompanied by the certificate of tuberculin test prescribed in section 4:5-59 of this Title, or by the health certificate prescribed in section 4:5-54, the certificate to be in the possession of the attendant or drover bringing the cattle into this State or, if the importation is by common carrier, in the possession of the agent of the common carrier having charge of the importation. All such attendants, drovers or agents shall be required to show the certificate of tuberculin test or the health certificate upon request of any officer or agent of the department and to satisfy such officer or agent that the provisions of this article are being complied with. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 877, s. 20; L.1947, c. 207, p. 868, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-59 - Contents of certificate

4:5-59. Contents of certificate  The certificate of tuberculin test shall contain the following information: a. The number of cattle to be brought in and the lines and route over which they are to travel; b. The tag number, gender, breed, approximate age, color and markings of the animal; c. The name and address of the person from whom the cattle were consigned, and the name and address of the consignee; d. The date of the tuberculin test, and the kind of test made; and e. The signature of the veterinarian making the test with a complete record of the same made in accordance with the method prescribed by the department, and such other information as may be deemed advisable. Amended by L.1947, c. 207, p. 869, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-61 - Tagging or marking cattle imported

4:5-61. Tagging or marking cattle imported  All cattle imported into this State, except those imported from areas designated by the board as provided in section 4:5-54 of this Title, and except those imported for immediate slaughter as specified in section 4:5-69 of this Title, shall bear a tag number or other mark of identification to be furnished or designated by the department. No two or more of such tags or marks used in the same shipment shall bear the same number. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 877, s. 21; L.1947, c. 207, p. 869, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-62 - Notice to division of intention to import cattle

4:5-62. Notice to division of intention to import cattle  A copy of the certificate shall be mailed to the Director of the Division of Animal Health on or before the date the cattle are started on their journey into this State. The copy shall serve as a notice of the shipper's intention to bring such cattle into the State. Amended by L.1967, c. 175, s. 3, eff. July 25, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-63 - Notice to division of arrival and location of cattle imported

4:5-63. Notice to division of arrival and location of cattle imported  Within 3 days after the arrival of the cattle at their destination within the State, the owner or custodian shall notify the Director of the Division of Animal Health, Department of Agriculture, Trenton, either by telegraph or telephone, of the arrival of the cattle imported and their location in this State. Amended by L.1967, c. 175, s. 4, eff. July 25, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-64 - Where certificate is unsatisfactory

4:5-64. Where certificate is unsatisfactory  The department may refuse to accept any certificate which, in its judgment, does not show a satisfactory test or which is not properly executed. The department may quarantine cattle imported into this State without a satisfactory certificate at the expense of the shipper until receipt of evidence that a satisfactory test has been made, that the cattle meet all requirements for shipment to this State and that the certificate has been approved by the proper regulatory official of the State of origin. In lieu of this approved certificate the cattle shall be returned to the State of origin on permit issued by the regulatory officials of that State or be consigned to slaughter. Amended by L.1953, c. 315, p. 1856, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-65 - Inspection of imported cattle prior to removal from destination; retest

4:5-65. Inspection of imported cattle prior to removal from destination; retest  Cattle coming into the State shall not be sold or removed from their destination in the State until they have been inspected by a representative of the department, and retested at the owner's expense if thought advisable. The charge shall be paid by the shipper before the cattle are tested by an authorized agent of the department. If the provisions of this article have been complied with, the Division of Animal Industry of the department shall authorize the field representative to sign the certificate, thus releasing the cattle. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 878, s. 22; L.1953, c. 315, p. 1856, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-67 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-67 - Importation contrary to article

4:5-67. Importation contrary to article  Where cattle are imported into the State contrary to this article the department shall immediately place a quarantine on the farm where the imported cattle shall be held at the owner's expense, and no animals nor dairy products shall be moved from such farm, pending the return of such imported cattle to the State of origin on a permit issued by the regulatory official of the State of origin, or until such cattle have been sent to slaughter under written permit from the department. Amended by L.1953, c. 315, p. 1857, s. 4; L.1961, c. 79, p. 619, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-69 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-69 - Importation for immediate slaughter

4:5-69. Importation for immediate slaughter  Cattle may be imported into this State for immediate slaughter when consigned by railroad to a public stockyard or abattoir having State, Federal or other veterinary inspection approved by the department or when permission for such importation, in writing, is obtained from the Director of the Division of Animal Health at the time shipment is made. When cattle entering under such written permission have reached their destination the owner or custodian shall immediately notify the Director, Division of Animal Health, at Trenton, either by telegraph or telephone, of their arrival and shall hold them in quarantine, separated from other cattle and stock, at the point of destination, until slaughtered under the supervision of the approved veterinary meat inspector who shall make a report to the Director of the Division of Animal Health attesting to the slaughter of all stock covered by the permit. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 878, s. 23; L.1950, c. 293, p. 993, s. 10; L.1967, c. 175, s. 5, eff. July 25, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:5-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:5-71 - Removal of cattle from stockyard or auction market

4:5-71. Removal of cattle from stockyard or auction market  All cattle removed from any public stockyard or regularly established auction market within this State, except cattle that qualify for dairy purposes as provided in section twenty-four of this act, shall be subject to the same quarantine and other regulations as cattle of the same class imported into this State. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 879, s. 25.