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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:18A-3 - Uses of funds

4:18A-3. Uses of funds
The fund shall be available to the secretary for:
(a) Such rural rehabilitation purposes which were permissible under the Certificate of Incorporation of the now dissolved New Jersey Rural Rehabilitation Corporation as may from time to time be agreed upon by the secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or his delegate, including but not limited to, loans to farmers for the purpose of leasing, purchasing and acquiring title in land, and making improvements thereon, for the purchase of farm equipment, livestock, materials and supplies needed for the production of crops, livestock and poultry, and to finance the employment of farm labor, and for any other costs incidental to the production, processing, distribution and marketing of food. Loans shall be made at such rates of interest and upon such security and other terms and conditions as the secretary may prescribe.
(b) Loans to be insured by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States under Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 (P.L. 87-128), as now or hereafter amended, subject to all of the provisions of said Subtitle A and the applicable provisions of Subtitle D of that act as now or hereafter amended.
(c) For transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States pursuant to section 5 of this act, and
(d) For administrative expenses which shall not, without the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, exceed 3% annually of the then book value of the assets.
L.1951, c. 321, p. 1152, s. 3. Amended by L.1962, c. 78, s. 1, eff. June 11, 1962.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:18A-4 - Vouchers

4:18A-4. Vouchers
Money requisitioned for the purposes specified in section three of this act shall be paid by the treasurer upon receipt by him of a voucher duly signed and attested by the secretary.
L.1951, c. 321, p. 1152, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:18A-5 - Agreements with United States Secretary of Agriculture regarding loans under Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act

4:18A-5. Agreements with United States Secretary of Agriculture regarding loans under Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act
The Secretary is authorized, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture, to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, pursuant to section 2(f) of Public Law 499, 81st Congress, approved May 3, 1950, upon such terms and conditions and for such periods of time as may be mutually agreed upon, pursuant to which the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States will accept, administer, expend and use with respect to loans to farmers only in the State of New Jersey all or any part of the trust assets referred to in section 1 of this act or any funds from any other source which may be available for such uses, for carrying out the purposes of Subtitles A and B of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Subtitle D thereof, as now or hereafter amended.
L.1951, c. 321, p. 1153, s. 5. Amended by L.1962, c. 78, s. 2, eff. June 11, 1962.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:18A-6 - Powers of secretary of agriculture; delegation of authority

4:18A-6. Powers of secretary of agriculture; delegation of authority
The secretary, pursuant to regulations to be promulgated by him, subject to the approval of the Attorney General of this State, is authorized and empowered to:
(a) Collect, compromise, adjust or cancel claims and obligations heretofore or hereafter arising out of or administered under this act or under any mortgage, lease, contract or agreement heretofore or hereafter entered into or administered pursuant to this act and, if in his judgment, necessary and advisable, pursue the same to final collection in any court having jurisdiction; and
(b) Bid for and purchase at any execution, foreclosure or other sale, or otherwise to acquire property upon which the secretary has a judgment lien by reason of, or which is pledged, mortgaged, conveyed or which otherwise secures any loan or other indebtedness heretofore or hereafter owing to or acquired by the secretary under this act.
The foregoing authorities may be delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States with respect to assets heretofore or hereafter transferred to him pursuant to section 5 of this act.
L.1951, c. 321, p. 1153, s. 6. Amended by L.1962, c. 78, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:18A-7 - Accounts; audit

4:18A-7. Accounts; audit
The secretary shall keep accurate accounts of the receipts and disbursements of the fund which shall be subject to examination by the State auditor at any time, and which shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant, copies of whose report shall be submitted to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey and to the secretary.
L.1951, c. 321, p. 1153, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:18A-8 - Rules and regulations; delegations of authority

4:18A-8. Rules and regulations; delegations of authority
The secretary, with the advice of the State Board of Agriculture, is authorized to make such rules and regulations and such delegations of authority as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
L.1951, c. 321, p. 1154, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:18A-10 - Partial invalidity

4:18A-10. Partial invalidity
If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
L.1951, c. 321, p. 1154, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-1 - Annual dog taxes

4:19-1. Annual dog taxes
A person shall, except as hereinafter provided, be taxed annually the sum of one dollar for each dog above the age of six months kept or harbored in a taxing district of this state, sometimes in this article called a municipality, and two dollars for each additional dog above the age of six months. A further dog tax may be levied annually when legally ordered and shall be assessed and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other annual taxes raised for the use of the state, county or municipalities.
This article shall not apply to taxing districts wherein the running at large of dogs is or shall be restrained or regulated by ordinance.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-2 - Assessors to set down number of dogs owned

4:19-2. Assessors to set down number of dogs owned
The assessors of the several taxing districts in this state shall set down in a separate column on the several duplicates opposite the name of each person, the number of dogs which he owns or harbors at the time of the annual assessment.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-3 - Refusal to report number and age of dogs; penalty

4:19-3. Refusal to report number and age of dogs; penalty
An inhabitant who shall refuse or willfully neglect to deliver to the assessor, when required by him, a true account of the number and age of the dogs made taxable under this article which are owned or harbored by him shall, for every such failure, be liable to a penalty of five dollars ($5.00), to be recovered with costs by the collector of the taxing district in a civil action, the amount of the penalty recovered to be for the use of the taxing district.
Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 42, s. 46.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-4 - Use of tax collections to pay claims; handling of fund

4:19-4. Use of tax collections to pay claims; handling of fund
The sums of money collected from the tax imposed by virtue of this article shall be appropriated in the annual budget and the taxing ordinance of the taxing district to make good any loss which may be sustained by any person by the destruction or wounding of his sheep, lambs, domestic animals or poultry, except dogs and cats, within the taxing district where the tax is collected and shall be kept as a separate fund for that purpose by the officer having charge of the general funds of the taxing district. The appropriation shall be made by adding to the budget substantially the following words: "Anticipated revenue from tax on dogs, $ , to be used for payment of claims for damages by dogs to sheep, lambs, domestic animals or poultry."
Claims for damages shall be presented to the governing body as provided in section 4:19-5 of this title, and shall be paid in the order in which they are presented and approved if there is sufficient money in the fund for that purpose.
If there is not sufficient money on hand in the fund, the claims, as and when approved, shall be held and paid as soon as the collections from the tax will permit. If the collections from the tax in any year are not sufficient to pay all the claims presented and approved, there shall be assessed and collected in the following year a tax in addition to the annual tax provided in this article, which shall be sufficient to pay such claims.
Any balance in the fund after all claims for the year which have been presented and approved have been paid, shall be transferred to a special account to be kept separate and apart from any of the other accounts of the municipality. Whenever the fund at the close of any fiscal year of the municipality shall equal the amount received by it from such dog tax for the then next preceding three years, then the surplus over and above such amount shall be paid over by the officer having charge of the general funds of the taxing district to the surplus revenue account of the municipality at the close of the year in which the surplus arises, and the tax provided for in this article need not be assessed for the ensuing fiscal year, or thereafter until the net amount of the special fund has been reduced from such stated amount by the payment of claims presented and approved.
The use of general funds of the municipality to pay claims for damages, or the use of the moneys collected from such dog tax in any other manner than as provided in this article, shall be a misdemeanor.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-5 - Claims for and establishment of damages

4:19-5. Claims for and establishment of damages
When any person shall sustain damage by the destruction or wounding of his sheep, lambs, domestic animals or poultry, except dogs and cats, he may take two respectable freeholders of the taxing district wherein the damage was done, who are not related to him, to view the animals or poultry so killed or wounded.
If it shall appear to their satisfaction that the animals or poultry were killed or wounded by a dog or dogs, the freeholders shall make a return or certificate thereof in writing, properly verified, stating the amount of damages such person has sustained. That certificate, together with the properly verified certificate of the person suffering the damage, setting forth the facts of the case in full and the estimate of damages sustained, shall entitle the person damaged to the sum stated therein, to be paid by the governing body of the municipality in conformity with this article; except that if the damages certified appear to the governing body to be excessive, it may require the facts stated, claimed and exhibited to be investigated before it under oath and shall award payment accordingly.
No claim for damages shall be valid unless the certificate is filed with the clerk of the municipality within thirty days after the damage for which claim is made has been sustained.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-6 - Suit by municipality against owner

4:19-6. Suit by municipality against owner
If any claim for damage is presented and allowed by the governing body of a municipality, such governing body may institute and maintain an action, in the name and for the benefit of the municipality, in any court of competent jurisdiction, against the owner of the offending dog to recover the amount of damages allowed by such governing body as provided in section 4:19-5 of this title.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-7 - Effect of article on owner's liability

4:19-7. Effect of article on owner's liability
This article shall not exempt the owner, possessor or harborer of a dog from liability for damage done by it but he is hereby declared to be responsible for such injury. A civil action may be brought by a person for the full amount of the damages sustained by him and in such action it shall not be necessary to prove that the dog was accustomed to commit the injury complained of or a similar injury.
The presentation of a claim for damages to the governing body of a municipality shall constitute a waiver of all claims against the owner.
Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 43, s. 47.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-8 - Failure to kill dog found worrying livestock, penalty

4:19-8. Failure to kill dog found worrying livestock, penalty
4:19-8. An owner or person harboring a dog which is found killing, worrying or wounding any sheep, lamb, domestic animal or poultry, who shall, after being informed thereof, fail to kill the dog within twenty-four hours after receiving such information, shall be liable, to any person who shall sue for the same, to a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00), to be recovered with costs by a civil action before the Superior Court and shall also pay triple damages for any injury done.
Amended 1953, c.5, s.48; 1991,c.91,s.173.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.1 - Definitions.

4:19-15.1 Definitions.
1. As used in P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.):
"Animal rescue organization" means an individual or group of individuals who, with or without salary or compensation, house and care for homeless animals in the home of an individual or in other facilities, with the intent of placing the animals in responsible, more permanent homes as soon as possible.
"Animal rescue organization facility" means the home or other facility in which an animal rescue organization houses and cares for an animal.
"Certified animal control officer" means a person 18 years of age or older who has satisfactorily completed the course of study approved by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services and the Police Training Commission as prescribed by paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16a); or who has been employed in the State of New Jersey in the capacity of, and with similar responsibilities to those required of, a certified animal control officer pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.525 for a period of three years before January 17, 1987.
"Dog" means any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
"Dog of licensing age" means any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
"Foster home" means placement of a cat or dog with an individual or group that is not an animal rescue organization for the purpose of temporarily caring for the cat or dog, without the individual or group assuming ownership and with the intent of the individual or group relinquishing the cat or dog to a suitable owner when one is located.
"Kennel" means any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.
"Owner" when applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall include every person having a right of property in that dog and every person who has that dog in his keeping, and when applied to the proprietorship of any other animal, including, but not limited to, a cat, shall include every person having a right of property in that animal and every person who has that animal in his keeping.
"Pet shop" means any place of business which is not part of a kennel, wherein animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, rabbits, hamsters or gerbils, are kept or displayed chiefly for the purpose of sale to individuals for personal appreciation and companionship rather than for business or research purposes.
"Pound" means an establishment for the confinement of dogs or other animals seized either under the provisions of this act or otherwise.
"Shelter" means any establishment where dogs or other animals are received, housed and distributed.
"Sterilize" means to render an animal incapable of reproducing by either spaying or neutering.
L.1941, c.151, s.1; amended 1978, c.82; 1983, c.525, s.1; 1997, c.247, s.1; 2011, c.142, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.2 - Dog licensing, tag; exemptions.

4:19-15.2 Dog licensing, tag; exemptions.
2. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall annually or every third year, in accordance with a 3-year dog license or renewal thereof issued under subsection b. of section 12 of this act (C. 4:19-15.12b), apply for and procure from the clerk of the municipality or other official designated by the governing body thereof to license dogs in the municipality in which he resides, a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto. A person or group temporarily caring for a dog placed in a foster home as part of a formalized training to be a guide dog or service dog shall be exempt from applying for and procuring a license and registration tag for the dog while the dog remains in the foster home for such training.
For the purposes of this section, "guide dog" and "service dog" mean a guide dog or service dog as defined in section 5 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-5).
L.1941, c.151, s.2; amended 1981, c.235, s.1; 1982, c.203, s.1; 2015, c.163, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.2a - Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license

4:19-15.2a. Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license
No municipal clerk or other official designated by the governing body of any municipality to license dogs therein shall grant any such license and official metal registration tag for any dog unless the owner thereof provides evidence that the dog to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, or has been certified exempt as provided by regulations of the State Department of Health. Such vaccination shall be repeated at intervals as provided by regulations of the State Department of Health, and shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same. The State Department of Health shall promulgate regulations providing for the recognized duration of immunity, interval of inoculation, certificate of vaccination, certificate of exemption, and such other matters related to this act.
L.1973, c. 263, s. 1, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.3 - Application, renewal of dog license; fee; exemptions.

4:19-15.3 Application, renewal of dog license; fee; exemptions.
3. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay the fee fixed or authorized to be fixed in section 12 of this act, and the sum of $1.00 for a one-year registration tag or $3.00 for a three-year registration tag for each dog; and for each renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag; and said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire no later than June 30 in the year stated on the license; except that this expiration date shall not require a municipality to alter its schedule for administering rabies inoculations to any dog to be licensed and registered; nor shall this expiration date require a municipality to alter its schedule for renewing licenses and registration tags, provided that the registration period precedes June 30. The governing body of a municipality may stagger the expiration of such annual licenses so long as all expirations occur no later than June 30 in the calendar year stated on the license.
Only one license and registration tag shall be required in any licensing year for any dog owned in New Jersey, and such license and tag shall be accepted by all municipalities as evidence of compliance with this section.
Dogs used as guide dogs or service dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper of a guide dog or service dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor. A dog temporarily placed in a foster home as part of a formalized training to be a guide dog or service dog shall not be required to be licensed and registered while the dog remains in the foster home for such training.
For the purposes of this section, "guide dog" and "service dog" mean a guide dog or service dog as defined in section 5 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-5).
License forms and uniform official metal registration tags designed by the Department of Health shall be furnished by the municipality and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and the name of the municipality.
L.1941, c.151, s.3; amended 1966, c.64, s.1; 1980, c.46, s.3; 1981, c.235, s.2; 1982, c.203, s.2; 1983, c.40, s.1; 1983, c.485, s.2; 1996, c.113, s.1; 2015, c.163, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.3a - Staggered expiration of licenses, prorated fees

4:19-15.3a. Staggered expiration of licenses, prorated fees
4. Subsequent to the effective date of P.L.1982, c.203, the provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding:
a. All annual licenses required pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2), section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3) and section 8 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.8) shall expire no later than June 30 in the calendar year next following issuance; provided that the license and registration tag fee shall be prorated for any license and registration tag which is valid for longer than 12 months. The governing body of a municipality may stagger the expiration of such annual licenses so long as all expirations occur no later than June 30 in the calendar year next following issuance.
b. Any three-year registration tag issued pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2) or section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3), which is due to expire January 31 of the year of the effective date of this act, shall be valid until June 30 of that year.
Upon renewal of the three-year licenses on June 30 of the calendar year next following issuance, the municipality may assess a fee, in addition to the annual fee, which reflects a prorated portion of the three-year fee for the period January 31 to June 30 preceding renewal.
L.1982,c.203,s.4; amended 1983, c.40, s.2; 1996, c.113, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.3b - Additional fee; dog of reproductive age without permanent alteration of reproductive capacity; disposition

4:19-15.3b. Additional fee; dog of reproductive age without permanent alteration of reproductive capacity; disposition
a. In addition to the fee charged pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1941, c. 151 (C. 4:19-15.3) and forwarded to the Department of Health pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1941, c. 151 (C. 4:19-15.11), any person applying for the license and registration tag pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1941, c. 151 (C. 4:19-15.2) shall pay a fee of $3.00 for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization.
b. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section and section 5 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer, for deposit in the "Animal Population Control Fund" created pursuant to section 7 of this act.
L.1983, c. 172, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.3c - Additional fee for dogs; disposition

4:19-15.3c. Additional fee for dogs; disposition
In addition to the fee charged pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3) and forwarded to the Department of Health pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.11), any person applying for the license and registration tag pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2) shall pay an additional fee of $0.20 for any dog.
All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer to be placed in the "Pilot Clinic Fund" created pursuant to P.L.1983, c.180 (C.4:19A-10 et seq.), to be used by the Commissioner of Health for the operation of the animal sterilization pilot clinic established pursuant to that act.
L.1983, c. 181, s. 1, eff. May 10, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.4 - Time for applying for license

4:19-15.4. Time for applying for license
The owner of any newly-acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which attains licensing age, shall make application for license and registration tag for such dog within ten days after such acquisition or age attainment.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 496, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.5 - Application for dog license, information requested, preservation

4:19-15.5. Application for dog license, information requested, preservation
5. The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the dog for which license and registration are sought, whether it is of a long- or short-haired variety, and whether it has been surgically debarked or silenced; also the name, street and post-office address of the owner and the person who shall keep or harbor such dog. The information on the application and the registration number issued for the dog shall be preserved for a period of three years by the clerk or other local official designated to license dogs in the municipality. In addition, the clerk or other local official shall forward to the State Department of Health and Senior Services each month, on forms furnished by the department an accurate account of registration numbers issued or otherwise disposed of. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order of the applications.
L.1941,c.151,s.5; amended 1952, c.37, s.1; 2002, c.102, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.6 - Dogs brought into state

4:19-15.6. Dogs brought into state
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into this State any dog licensed in another State for the current year, and bearing a registration tag, and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the State for a period of more than ninety days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog unless such dog be licensed under section eight of this act.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into this State any unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the State for a period of more than ten days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog unless such dog be licensed under section eight of this act.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 497, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.7 - Removing tag from dog without owner's consent; attaching tag to another dog

4:19-15.7. Removing tag from dog without owner's consent; attaching tag to another dog
No person, except an officer in the performance of his duties shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog without the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach a registration tag to a dog for which it was not issued.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 497, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.9 - License fees for kennels and pet shops; no fee for shelter or pound

4:19-15.9. License fees for kennels and pet shops; no fee for shelter or pound
The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten or less dogs shall be ten dollars ($10.00) and for more than ten dogs twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be ten dollars ($10.00). No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 498, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.10 - Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds; permitting dogs to go off premises

4:19-15.10. Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds; permitting dogs to go off premises
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate or other safe control.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 498, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.11 - Disposition of fees collected.

4:19-15.11 Disposition of fees collected.
11. License fees and other moneys collected or received under the provisions of sections 3, 8, 9 and 16 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3, C.4:19-15.8, C.4:19-15.9, and C.4:19-15.16), except registration tag fees, shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the municipality within 30 days after collection or receipt and shall be placed in a special account separate from any of the other accounts of the municipality and shall be used for the following purposes only: for collecting, keeping and disposing of dogs liable to seizure under P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.) or under local dog control ordinances; for local prevention and control of rabies; for providing antirabic treatment under the direction of the local board of health for any person known or suspected to have been exposed to rabies; for payment of damage to or losses of poultry and domestic animals, except dogs and cats, caused by a dog or dogs; for compliance with the requirements of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2017, c.189 (C.4:22-17.6); and for administering the provisions of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.). Any unexpended balance remaining in the special account shall be retained therein until the end of the third fiscal year following and may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this section. At the end of the third fiscal year following, and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred from the special account to the general funds of the municipality any amount then in the account which is in excess of the total amount paid into the special account during the last two fiscal years next preceding.
The registration tag fee for each dog shall be forwarded within 30 days after collection by the clerk or other official designated to license dogs to the State Department of Health which department shall forward the sum to the State Treasurer who shall place all such moneys in a special account for use only by the State Department of Health in administering P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.) and for the prevention and control of rabies throughout the State, and such account is hereby declared to be a trust fund not subject to legislative appropriation. At the end of the third fiscal year following the adoption of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.) and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be withdrawn from this trust fund and transferred to the general funds of the State any amount then in the trust fund which is in excess of the total amount paid into the trust fund during the last two fiscal years next preceding.
L.1941, c.151, s.11; amended 1966, c.64, s.2; 1981, c.235, s.3; 2017, c.189, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.12 - Fee for dog license.

4:19-15.12 Fee for dog license.
12. a. The governing body of each municipality may, by ordinance, fix the sum to be paid annually for a dog license and each renewal thereof, as required by section 3 of this act, which sum shall be not less than $1.50 or more than $21; provided however, that the governing body may by ordinance, provide for a reduction or waiver of the sum to be paid by an owner who presents a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered. In the absence of any local ordinance, the fee for all dog licenses shall be $1.50.
b. The governing body of each municipality, may, by ordinance, fix the sum to be paid for a 3-year dog license and each renewal thereof, which sum shall be not more than 3 times the sum charged for an annual license under subsection a. of this section. In the absence of such a local ordinance, the license fee for a 3-year dog license shall be $4.50. The Department of Health shall promulgate appropriate regulations concerning veterinarians' certificates for rabies inoculations of dogs for 3-year periods in connection with licenses issued under this subsection.
L.1941, c.151, s.12; amended 1954, c.118; 1966, c.64, s.3; 1978, c.168; 2007, c.7; 2012, c.17, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.13 - List of licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds

4:19-15.13. List of licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds
The clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the municipality shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed within thirty days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 499, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.14 - Rules and regulations for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds

4:19-15.14. Rules and regulations for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds
The State Department of Health shall, within six months of the approval of this act and with the co-operation and assistance of the State Department of Agriculture, prepare and promulgate rules and regulations governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, to preserve sanitation therein and prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments.
Such rules and regulations shall be enforced by the State Department of Health and by local boards of health.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 500, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.14a - Animal facilities, use of artificial turf in outdoor enclosures.

4:19-15.14a Animal facilities, use of artificial turf in outdoor enclosures.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.14) and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, the surfaces of an outdoor animal enclosure of a kennel, pet shop, shelter, or pound may be constructed of artificial turf.
L.2016, c.44, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.16b - Appointment of certified animal control officer.

4:19-15.16b Appointment of certified animal control officer.
4. The governing body of a municipality shall, within three years of the effective date of P.L.1983, c.525, appoint a certified animal control officer who shall be responsible for animal control within the jurisdiction of the municipality and who shall enforce and abide by the provisions of section 16 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.16). The governing body shall not appoint a certified animal control officer, shall not contract for animal control services with any company that employs a certified animal control officer, and shall revoke the appointment of a certified animal control officer, who has been convicted of, or found civilly liable for, a violation of any provision of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes or whose name is on the list or any revision thereto established and provided by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16a). The governing body shall, within 30 days after receipt thereof, review any such list or revision thereto received by the municipality and shall, within that 30-day period, take action accordingly as required pursuant to this section.
The governing body may authorize the certified animal control officer to serve concurrently as a municipal humane law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection c. of section 25 or subsection e. of section 26 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.1 or C.4:22-14.2).
L.1983, c.525, s.4; amended 1997, c.247, s.3; 2000, c.17; 2003, c.67, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.9; 2017, c.331, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.17 - Seizure of dogs, going on premises for

4:19-15.17. Seizure of dogs, going on premises for
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this act is hereby authorized to go upon any premises to seize for impounding any dog or dogs which he may lawfully seize and impound when such officer is in immediate pursuit of such dog or dogs, except upon the premises of the owner of the dog if said owner is present and forbids the same.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 502, s. 17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.18 - Interfering with persons performing duties under act

4:19-15.18. Interfering with persons performing duties under act
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this act.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 502, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.19 - Violations of act or rules; penalty.

4:19-15.19 Violations of act or rules; penalty.
19. Except as otherwise provided in this act, any person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with sections 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, or 18 of this act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Health pursuant to section 14 of this act, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50 for each offense, to be recovered by and in the name of the Commissioner of Health, or by and in the name of the local board of health of the municipality, or by and in the name of the municipality, as the case may be, except that for the first offense in cases of violations of sections 2, 4, and 6 of this act, the penalty shall be not less than $1.00 nor more than $50, to be recovered in the same manner.
L.1941, c.151, s.19; amended 1942, c.132; 1974, c.69, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.20 - Penalty to be paid to plaintiff; disposition.

4:19-15.20 Penalty to be paid to plaintiff; disposition.
20. Any penalty recovered in an action brought under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the plaintiff therein. When the plaintiff is the Commissioner of Health, the penalty shall be paid by the commissioner into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health the penalty shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality within which the local board has jurisdiction.
L.1941, c.151, s.20; amended 2012, c.17, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.21 - Courts of jurisdiction, summary hearing, process

4:19-15.21. Courts of jurisdiction, summary hearing, process
21. The Superior Court and the municipal courts shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine in a summary manner proceedings for violations of any of the provisions of this act. Penalties for such violations shall be enforced and recovered pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.) at the suit of the Commissioner of Health of the State of New Jersey or of the local board of health or the municipality. Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant.
L.1941,c.151,s.21; amended 1953, c.5, s.49; 1991,c.91,s.174.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.23 - Refusal to pay judgment; confinement in jail

4:19-15.23. Refusal to pay judgment; confinement in jail
The court shall cause a defendant who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against him and the costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding ten days in the case of a first conviction, and in the case of a conviction for a second, subsequent or continuing violation, for a period not exceeding thirty days.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 504, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.27 - Act inapplicable to veterinarians' establishments

4:19-15.27. Act inapplicable to veterinarians' establishments
No provision of this act shall be construed to apply to any establishment wherein or whereon dogs are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical, or other treatments, owned by and operated under the immediate supervision of a graduate veterinarian licensed in the State of New Jersey.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 506, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.28 - Statutes repealed

4:19-15.28. Statutes repealed
Sections 4:19-10, 4:19-11, 4:19-12, 4:19-13, 4:19-14, 4:19-15, 40:52-5, 40:52-6 of the Revised Statutes are hereby repealed.
L.1941, c. 151, p. 506, s. 28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.30 - "Pet Sterilization Pilot Program."

4:19-15.30 "Pet Sterilization Pilot Program."
3. a. The Department of Health shall develop and establish a pilot program to be known as the "Pet Sterilization Pilot Program." The pilot program shall operate in any county with significant animal overpopulation issues that is selected for the program by the Commissioner of Health and agrees to participate in the program. Upon the county's agreement to participate, every shelter, pound, and kennel operating as a shelter or pound in the county shall participate in the pilot program.
b. A shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound in a county participating in the pilot program established under subsection a. of this section shall require every cat or dog to be sterilized before releasing it to a person adopting a cat or dog from the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound when adoption is permitted pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.16), except as provided under section 4 of P.L.2011, c.142 (C.4:19-15.31). The shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound may charge the person adopting the animal the cost of sterilization.
c. The pilot program shall operate for a period of at least two years. No later than two years after the pilot program is established and becomes operative, the Commissioner of Health shall submit a written report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. The report shall contain information on the implementation of the pilot program and shall include the recommendation of the commissioner on the feasibility of implementing the pilot program on a Statewide basis.
L.2011, c.142, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.31 - Exceptions to sterilization requirement for adopted animals.

4:19-15.31 Exceptions to sterilization requirement for adopted animals.
4. a. Pursuant to the pilot program established under section 3 of P.L.2011, c.142 (C.4:19-15.30), a person may adopt and remove a cat or dog from a shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound, without sterilizing the cat or dog, if: (1) the cat or dog is less than six months old; and (2) the person pays a refundable deposit, the amount of which is to be established by the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound.
b. The shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound shall refund the deposit required pursuant to subsection a. of this section if, within 180 days after the date of adoption, the person who adopted the cat or dog submits a certification from a licensed veterinarian that the cat or dog (1) has been sterilized, or (2) cannot be sterilized because it would be detrimental to the health of the cat or dog for reasons other than age. The shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound shall issue the refund within 30 days after receipt of the licensed veterinarian's certification.
c. A person adopting a cat or dog that cannot be sterilized for reasons other than age may remove the cat or dog from the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound without paying a deposit on the cat or dog, provided that a licensed veterinarian has certified the cat or dog cannot be sterilized because it would be detrimental to the health of the cat or dog for reasons other than age.
L.2011, c.142, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals › Section 4:19-15.32 - Impounded cat, dog, search for owner prior to release to adopter, euthanization.

4:19-15.32 Impounded cat, dog, search for owner prior to release to adopter, euthanization.
5. a. When a cat or dog is put in the custody of and impounded with a shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or an animal rescue organization facility receives a cat or dog, the shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility shall, if the identity of the owner is not known, scan the animal for microchip identification, provided the shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility has such technology available.
b. Prior to release of any cat or dog for adoption, transfer to another facility or foster home, or euthanasia of the cat or dog, the shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility shall, if the identity of the owner is not known, scan the cat or dog for microchip identification, provided the shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility has such technology available.
c. If either scan required pursuant to subsection a. or b. of this section reveals information concerning the owner of the cat or dog, the shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility shall immediately seek to contact and notify the owner of the whereabouts of the cat or dog. Furthermore, if microchip identification is found, the shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility shall hold the animal for at least seven days after the notification to the owner.
L.2011, c.142, s.5.