New Jersey § 4:19-42 Issuance of license, determination as to whether dog surgically debarked, silenced

New Jersey Statutes

§ 4:19-42 — Issuance of license, determination as to whether dog surgically debarked, silenced

New Jersey § 4:19-42

Title 4AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:19-42 (2026).

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a.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 when applying for the license and registration tag indicates whether the dog has been surgically debarked or silenced.

b.A person who knowingly provides false information on a dog license application as to whether a dog has been surgically debarked or silenced shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.

c.The municipal clerk or other official designated by the governing body of any municipality to license dogs therein may, upon request of any law enforcement officer or municipal animal control officer, provide notice thereto of the name and address of any person in

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5. a. 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 when applying for the license and registration tag indicates whether the dog has been surgically debarked or silenced. b. A person who knowingly provides false information on a dog license application as to whether a dog has been surgically debarked or silenced shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. c. The municipal clerk or other official designated by the governing body of any municipality to license dogs therein may, upon request of any law enforcement officer or municipal animal control officer, provide notice thereto of the name and address of any person indicating on a dog license application the possession of a surgically debarked or silenced dog. L.2002,c.102,s.5.