New Jersey Statutes
§ 4:19-38 — Debarking silencing of dog, certain circumstances; third degree crime
New Jersey § 4:19-38
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 4AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:19-38 (2026).
Text
1.A person who surgically debarks or silences a dog, or causes the surgical debarking or silencing of a dog, for reasons other than to protect the life or health of the dog as deemed necessary by a duly licensed veterinarian shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. L.2002,c.102,s.1.
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New Jersey § 4:19-38, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/4/4%3A19-38.