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§ 4:22-20 — Abandoning disabled animal to die in public place; disorderly persons offense

New Jersey·Title 4 AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

4:22-20.

a.A person who shall abandon a maimed, sick, infirm or disabled animal or creature to die in a public place, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
b.A person who shall abandon a domesticated animal shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. The violator shall be subject to the maximum $1,000 penalty. Amended 1977,c.229,s.1; 1986,c.176; 1991,c.108,s.1.

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