New Jersey § 4:5-4 Notice to department by veterinarians and others of existence or appearance of disease

New Jersey Statutes

§ 4:5-4 — Notice to department by veterinarians and others of existence or appearance of disease

New Jersey § 4:5-4

Title 4AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:5-4 (2026).

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In case certain contagious or infectious diseases, which are designated by the Department of Agriculture as a particular and dangerous menace to the animal health of the State, shall appear or be suspected to exist in any locality, all veterinarians practicing in the State who shall gain knowledge of the existence or suspected existence of such disease, or any person who shall gain knowledge of the existence or suspected existence of such disease among animals owned by him or on premises owned or controlled by him, shall notify the Department of Agriculture of the facts within forty-eight hours. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 869, s. 1.

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In case certain contagious or infectious diseases, which are designated by the Department of Agriculture as a particular and dangerous menace to the animal health of the State, shall appear or be suspected to exist in any locality, all veterinarians practicing in the State who shall gain knowledge of the existence or suspected existence of such disease, or any person who shall gain knowledge of the existence or suspected existence of such disease among animals owned by him or on premises owned or controlled by him, shall notify the Department of Agriculture of the facts within forty-eight hours. Amended by L.1946, c. 247, p. 869, s. 1.