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NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-7 - Violations; penalties; enforcement

4:19A-7. Violations; penalties; enforcement  8. Any person who knowingly: a. Falsifies proof of eligibility for, or participation in, any of the programs enumerated in section 3 of this act;  b. Furnishes any licensed veterinarian of this State with inaccurate information concerning the ownership of an animal submitted for an animal sterilization procedure;  c. Furnishes the commissioner with false information concerning an animal sterilization fee schedule or an animal sterilization certificate submitted pursuant to section 5 of this act; or  d. Violates in any other manner the provisions of this act, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $250.00 for the first offense and not more than $500.00 for the second and each subsequent offense, to be collected in civil action by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce "the penalty enforcement law."  L.1983,c.172,s.8; amended 1991,c.91,s.175.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-8 - Rules or regulations

4:19A-8. Rules or regulations  The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt any rules or regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1983, c. 172, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-9 - Annual report

4:19A-9. Annual report  Not later than one year following the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor, the Legislature, and to the Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the General Assembly Agriculture and Environment Committee, or their designated successors, setting forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operation of the animal sterilization program created pursuant to this act. The commissioner shall include in the report an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program and any recommendations for legislative bills or administrative actions he deems appropriate. L.1983, c. 172, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-10 - Definitions

4:19A-10. Definitions  As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health; b. "Department" means the Department of Health. L.1983, c. 180, s. 1, eff. May 10, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-11 - Pilot clinic for spaying, neutering; fees

4:19A-11. Pilot clinic for spaying, neutering; fees  a. There is established in the department a pilot clinic for the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats to determine the practicability and feasibility of establishing a Statewide clinic program. b. The commissioner shall establish a pilot clinic at a location whereby the public may have dogs and cats spayed or neutered, as the case may be, in a humane manner by a licensed veterinarian upon payment of the following fees: For spaying female dogs weighing Not more than 40 pounds ............. $35.00 41 to 60 pounds ..................... 40.00 Over 60 pounds ...................... 45.00 For spaying female dogs which are  pregnant or in heat ............ 50.00 For neutering male dogs weighing Not more than 40 pounds ............ 25.00 41 to 65 pounds ..................... 30.00 Over 65 pounds ...................... 35.00 For spaying female cats of any weight ...... 35.00 For spaying female cats which are  pregnant or in heat ............... 35.00 For neutering male cats of any weight ..... 25.00 c. The fees shall include immunization of dogs against distemper, hepatitis and leptospirosis and the immunization of cats against feline panleucopenia, pneumonitis and rhinotracheitis, which immunization shall be given at least 10 days prior to surgery on animals not previously immunized.  d. The commissioner may, by regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), increase any of the fees permitted to be charged pursuant to subsection b. of this section upon a finding that the increase is necessary to sustain operation of the pilot clinic established pursuant to this section.  L.1983,c.180,s.2; amended 1989,c.93.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-12 - Consent form; retrieval of animal; abandonment

4:19A-12. Consent form; retrieval of animal; abandonment  a. Any person submitting a dog or cat for spaying or neutering pursuant to this pilot program shall sign a consent form certifying that the person is the owner of the dog or cat or is authorized to present the dog or cat for the above operation. b. The commissioner shall establish a return date by which a person submitting an animal for spaying or neutering shall retrieve the animal. c. Failure to retrieve the animal shall subject the person to liability for the cost of board and care of the animal for the period of time the animal is kept at the clinic beyond the return date. d. Failure to retrieve the animal within 15 days of the return date established pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be deemed abandonment and the pilot clinic may seek to have the animal adopted or may transfer the animal to a shelter for adoption. L.1983, c. 180, s. 3, eff. May 10, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-13 - Fee adjustment; recommendation

4:19A-13. Fee adjustment; recommendation  Not less than 180 days subsequent to the establishment of the pilot clinic, the commissioner may recommend to the Legislature any adjustment to the fees, established pursuant to section 2 of this act, deemed necessary to ensure the operation of the pilot clinic. L.1983, c. 180, s. 4, eff. May 10, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-14 - Acceptance of funds; pilot clinic fund

4:19A-14. Acceptance of funds; pilot clinic fund  a. The commissioner may accept funds from any public or private source to help carry out the purposes of this act. b. All fees collected pursuant to P.L.1983, c.181 (C.4:19-15.3c) or pursuant to section 2 of this act, and all moneys received pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be placed in a special fund to be known as the "Pilot Clinic Fund" which shall be separate from the General State Fund and which shall be used for the purposes established herein. L.1983, c. 180, s. 5, eff. May 10, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-15 - Report; recommendations

4:19A-15. Report; recommendations  Not later than 1 year following the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit a written report to the Legislature detailing the operation of the pilot program and shall make recommendations concerning the practicability and feasibility of the establishment of additional clinics. The commissioner may accompany this report with any recommendations for legislation or other action appropriate for adoption or consideration by the Legislature. L.1983, c. 180, s. 6, eff. May 10, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19A-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19A-17 - Duties of council

4:19A-17. Duties of council  2. The Domestic Companion Animal Council shall organize as soon as practicable after appointment of its members.  The council shall: a. Consult with and advise the Commissioner of the Department of Health with respect to the work of the council;  b. Monitor, study and review the activities of the Animal Population Control Program, established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19A-1 et seq.), pilot clinics and funds therefor established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.180 (C.4:19A-10 et seq.), programs for the control of rabies and other programs related to animals that the council deems relevant to its work, and hold hearings with respect thereto as it may deem necessary or desirable;  c. Report to the Governor and the Legislature annually, and at such other times as it may deem in the public interest, with respect to its findings and conclusions.  L.1995,c.145,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-1 - Sufficiency of fences in general

4:20-1. Sufficiency of fences in general  A fence shall be deemed lawful, subject to the provisions of section 4:20-2 of this title, if four feet and two inches high measuring from the level or surface of the earth, and close, strong and sufficient to prevent horses and cattle from going through or under it.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-2 - Sufficiency of partition fences

4:20-2. Sufficiency of partition fences  A fence set in the line of partition between persons either of whom shall improve his adjoining lands shall, in addition to compliance with section 4:20-1 of this title, be so close, strong and sufficient as to prevent sheep from going through or under it, except that owners of adjoining lands lying upon streams or rivers subject to overflow, commonly known as lowland meadow, shall be exempt from fencing against sheep unless by mutual agreement.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-3 - Partition fences of barbed wire

4:20-3. Partition fences of barbed wire  Fences between the lands of adjoining landowners constructed of barbed wire or wire on which barbs or points are strung or fastened shall not be deemed lawful fences unless their erection is consented to by the adjoining owner, and such fences are hereby prohibited without such consent.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-4 - Gates as part of partition fence

4:20-4. Gates as part of partition fence  Swinging gates erected as a part of a partition fence between adjoining lands shall be considered a lawful fence if they are four feet six inches high, and so close and strong as to prevent horses, cattle and sheep from going through or under them.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-5 - Sufficiency of ditches as fences in meadows

4:20-5. Sufficiency of ditches as fences in meadows  Ditches and drains made in or through salt marshes and meadows for fencing and draining them, which are five feet wide and three feet deep, and ditches and drains in or through other meadows, which are nine feet wide at the surface of the meadow, four feet and a half wide at bottom, and three feet deep, and lie on a mud or miry bottom, shall be deemed lawful fences.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-6 - Sufficiency as fences of things equivalent thereto

4:20-6. Sufficiency as fences of things equivalent thereto  Brooks, rivers, ponds, creeks and hedges, or other matter or thing equivalent to a fence as provided in this article, may be adjudged lawful fences in the discretion of those who may be called upon as prescribed in this chapter to view such things.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-7 - Duty to make and maintain portion of partition fence

4:20-7. Duty to make and maintain portion of partition fence  Where the lands of any 2 or more persons shall join each other and 1 or more of them are using said lands for the pasturage or keeping of animals, each of them so using said lands shall make or amend and maintain a just proportion of the partition fence between said lands except when all of said persons shall choose to let their adjoining lands lie vacant and open, but no such adjoining owner shall be required to make, amend or maintain any portion of any such partition fence, unless he is using his adjoining lands for said purposes. Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 148, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-8 - Failure to make and maintain portion of partition fence

4:20-8. Failure to make and maintain portion of partition fence  When a person after due notice shall fail to make or amend and maintain his part or proportion of a partition fence as required by section 4:20-7 of this Title, the other person may make or amend and maintain the same wholly, in which event he shall be entitled to receive, from the person so failing, the entire expense thereof, if he is not using his adjoining lands for the pasturage or keeping of animals, or if he is so using his adjoining lands, he shall be entitled to receive 1/2 of the expenses thereof, if the other person is using his adjoining lands for said purposes, as appraised and certified in writing by 2 disinterested members of the township committee where the lands lie, together with the legal fees of such committee for their services as ascertained in writing. Upon nonpayment by the delinquent person of the sum so found and the fees certified to be due, the other person may recover such sums, with costs of suit, in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 44, s. 53; L.1958, c. 45, p. 149, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-9 - Apportioning of partition fence for erection and maintenance

4:20-9. Apportioning of partition fence for erection and maintenance  The place where a partition fence is or shall be made, between adjoining lands both used for the pasturage or the keeping of animals, shall be equally divided, regard being had to the quantity of fence necessary and other conveniences of fencing and each party shall take an equal share of such fence to make or amend and maintain, so that it may be known which part thereof is his own. When the parties cannot agree in making the division, then any 2 members of the township committee of the township where the lands lie or any 2 members of the board or body having control of the streets in any other municipality, who are disinterested, shall, upon application of either party and in the presence of the parties if they will attend, make such division. Such determination shall be delivered to each of the parties in writing and be binding upon them and the succeeding owners and tenants of the lands. Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 149, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-10 - Specification of time for making partition fence

4:20-10. Specification of time for making partition fence  When two of the township committee shall determine the parts or shares of any partition fence to be made under the provisions of this article, they shall specify in writing the time within which such fence shall be made by the parties, respectively, to whom such parts or shares have been assigned.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-11 - Placing partition fence where parties disagree

4:20-11. Placing partition fence where parties disagree  To avoid the difficulty that may arise touching the placing of a partition fence when the parties cannot agree thereupon, the persons proposing to make the fence may apply to any two members of the township committee of the township where the lands lie or any two members of the board or body having control of the streets in any other municipality, who are disinterested, who, upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties shall fix, by writing under their hands to be delivered to each of the parties, the place where the fence shall be made. When the fence has been made in the place so fixed and one party has failed to make his just part or proportion thereof, the party making it may recover such part or proportion of the charges in the manner provided in section 4:20-8 of this title, although it may not happen to be exactly in the division line. The fixing of the place for the fence as provided in this section shall not deprive either party of a lawful claim to a greater quantity of land and either party may maintain an action therefor as though such determination had never been made.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-12 - Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is private road or watercourse

4:20-12. Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is private road or watercourse  When lands belonging to or occupied by different persons and subject to be fenced, are bounded upon or divided from each other by a private road, or by any creek, brook, stream, pond or run of water which is not navigable for boats or flats and is not of itself a sufficient fence, and the owner or possessor of the land on 1 side, who is required by this article to make or amend and maintain a sufficient fence or to contribute to the making, amending and maintaining thereof, shall refuse to do so or to join with the owner or possessor of the land on the other side in making a partition fence on 1 side or the other, or cannot agree respecting the fence, then either of the owners or possessors may apply to any 2 of the township committee of the township where the lands lie, who are disinterested. If such committee on examination is of the opinion that the private road or creek, brook, stream, pond or run of water does not constitute a sufficient fence and that it is impracticable or inconvenient without unreasonable expense for the partition fence to be made in the middle or other part of the private road or water which is the true division line between the parties, such committee, in the presence of the parties, if they will attend, shall determine, fix and ascertain, as to it shall appear just and reasonable, how or on which side thereof the fence shall be set up and maintained, or whether partly on 1 side and partly on the other, and the part or share of the fence, if any, which each person shall make and maintain, and reduce its decision to writing delivering a part thereof to each party. If either party shall fail to make and maintain his part or proportion of the fence as determined by the committee, the other party may make and maintain the same wholly in which event the other party shall be liable as provided in section 4:20-8 of this Title. Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 150, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-13 - Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is township boundary

4:20-13. Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is township boundary  When lands belonging to different persons are bounded on the division line between 2 townships, 1 person shall be taken from the township committee of each of the townships, to determine, as provided in sections 4:20-8, 4:20-11 and 4:20-12 of this Title, the place where a partition fence shall be set up and maintained, and the part or share thereof, if any, which each person shall make and maintain. Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 151, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-14 - Failure of members of township committee to agree

4:20-14. Failure of members of township committee to agree  When two of the township committee, called as provided in this chapter to determine any matter in difference, cannot agree in their determination, they may call upon a disinterested freeholder of the neighborhood to join with them, and the determination of any two of them, made and certified in writing in the manner provided in this chapter, shall be binding and conclusive between the parties.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-15 - Failure of member of township committee to act; penalty

4:20-15. Failure of member of township committee to act; penalty  A member of a township committee who upon due notice, and the request of any person interested to perform any of the duties assigned to him by this chapter, shall refuse or neglect forthwith to attend accordingly, shall forfeit and pay the sum of four dollars and costs to any person who shall sue therefor in an action at law within thirty days after such neglect or refusal.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-16 - Fees of township committee members

4:20-16. Fees of township committee members  A member of a township committee shall be allowed, for the time he is engaged in the performance of duties under this chapter, one dollar per day and fifty cents for a half day, to be paid by the person or persons employing him. When such person or persons shall fail to pay the members of the committee their legal fees within thirty days after the service done, they may severally recover double the amount of such fees, with costs of suit, by action at law. Each one of the committee may be a witness for or against his companion in any such action.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-17 - Notice as prerequisite to removal of partition fence

4:20-17. Notice as prerequisite to removal of partition fence  When a partition fence is made between 2 persons as directed in this chapter and either of them shall cease to use his adjoining lands for the pasturage or keeping of animals and shall desire to give up his improvement and leave the same open and common, he shall not take up or remove the fence without giving 1 year's notice in writing to the person in possession of the adjoining lands. A person who shall remove such fence without giving the notice or before the expiration of the year, shall be liable to make good all damages sustained by the other person thereby, to be recovered, with costs of suit, in any court of competent jurisdiction. Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 151, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-18 - Agreements respecting partition fences

4:20-18. Agreements respecting partition fences  Nothing contained in this chapter shall render void a written agreement respecting the making or maintenance of partition fences.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:20-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:20-19 - Registration of agreements and certificates; fee

4:20-19. Registration of agreements and certificates; fee  The clerk of a township shall provide, at the expense of the township, a book for the purpose of registering written agreements of persons relative to a division of the fence or fences of their adjoining lands. Such agreements and the certificates in writing of any two of the township committee who may make a division of any fence or fences under the provisions of this chapter shall be recorded by the clerk or clerks of the township or townships in which the fences are located, and the clerk or clerks shall be entitled to a fee of twenty-five cents for such service. Before any such agreement or certificate is recorded it shall be acknowledged by the parties or said township committeemen, or the execution thereof proved as deeds of conveyance of lands are required to be acknowledged or proved before the recording thereof.