New Jersey Statutes
§ 4:19-9 — Right to destroy offending dogs
New Jersey § 4:19-9
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 4AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:19-9 (2026).
Text
A person may humanely destroy a dog in self defense, or which is found chasing, worrying, wounding or destroying any sheep, lamb, poultry or domestic animal.
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 4:19-9, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/4/4%3A19-9.