part time job 63021

part time job 63021

a person who shall:

(1) overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, overwork, deprive of necessary sustenance, abuse, or needlessly kill a living animal or creature;

(2) cause or procure any such acts to be done; or

(3) inflict unnecessary cruelty upon a living animal or creature, or unnecessarily fail to provide a living animal or creature of which the person has charge either as an owner or otherwise with proper food, drink, shelter or protection from the weather, or leave it unattended in a vehicle under inhumane conditions adverse to the health or welfare of the living animal or creature--

is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. for every such offense either a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or both, shall be imposed in the discretion of the court.
 in addition, the court (1) shall impose a term of community service of up to 30 days, and may direct that the term of community service be served in providing assistance to any other recognized organization concerned with the prevention of cruelty to animals or the humane treatment and care of animals, or to a municipality's animal control or animal population control program;

(2) may require the violator to pay restitution or otherwise reimburse any costs for food, drink, shelter, or veterinary care or treatment, or other costs, incurred by any agency, entity, or organization investigating the violation; and

(3) may impose any other appropriate penalties established for a disorderly persons offense.

a person who shall purposely, knowingly, or recklessly:

(1) torment, torture, maim, hang, poison, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, or needlessly mutilate a living animal or creature; or

(2) cause or procure any such acts to be done--

shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.

if the animal or creature is cruelly killed or dies as a result of a violation of this subsection, or the person has a prior conviction for a violation of this subsection, the person shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.

in addition to imposing any other appropriate penalties established for a crime of the third degree or a crime of the fourth degree, as the case may be, the court shall impose a term of community service of up to 30 days, and may direct that the term of community service be served in providing assistance to any recognized organization concerned with the prevention of cruelty to animals or the humane treatment and care of animals, or to a municipality's animal control or animal population control program. the court also may require the violator to pay restitution or otherwise reimburse any costs for food, drink, shelter, or veterinary care or treatment, or other costs, incurred by any agency, entity, or organization investigating the violation.

if a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a disorderly persons offense or a crime of the third degree or crime of the fourth degree pursuant to this statute, the court also shall order the juvenile to receive mental health counseling by a licensed psychologist or therapist named by the court for a period of time to be prescribed by the licensed psychologist or therapist.

part time job 63021
  a person who shall carry, or cause to be carried, a living animal or creature in or upon a vehicle or otherwise, in a cruel or inhumane manner, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
 
part time job 63021
a person who abandons a maimed, sick, infirm or disabled animal or creature to die in a public place, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.

 a person who abandons a domesticated animal shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. the violator shall be subject to the maximum $1,000 penalty.

part time job 63021
   a person who shall:
willfully sell, or offer to sell, use, expose, or cause or permit to be sold or offered for sale, used or exposed, any horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the health or life of human beings or animals; or

when any such disease is beyond recovery, refuse upon demand to deprive any such animal of life--

shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.

part time job 63021
   a person who shall:

a. keep, use, be connected with or interested in the management of, or receive money for the admission of a person to, a place kept or used for the purpose of fighting or baiting a living animal or creature;

b. be present and witness, pay admission to, encourage or assist therein;

c. permit or suffer a place owned or controlled by him to be so used;

d. for amusement or gain, cause, allow, or permit the fighting or baiting of a living animal or creature;

e. own, possess, keep, train, promote, purchase, or knowingly sell a living animal or creature for the purpose of fighting or baiting that animal or creature; or

f. gamble on the outcome of a fight involving a living animal or creature--

shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.

part time job 63021
    anyone operating a motor vehicle who knowingly hits, runs over, or causes injury to a cat, dog, horse or cattle shall stop at once, ascertain the extent of injury, report to the nearest police station, police officer, or notify the nearest society for the prevention of cruelty to animals and give his name, address, operator's license and registration number, and also give the location of the injured animal. violation is a petty disorderly persons offense.

part time job 63021
  anyone who sells, barters, or offers for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat or any product made in whole or in part from the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat commits a crime of the fourth degree, provided that the person knew or reasonably should have known that the fur or hair was from a domestic dog or cat or that the product was made in whole or in part from the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat. this section shall not apply to fur or hair at a commercial grooming establishment or at a veterinary office or clinic or for scientific research purposes.
 
part time job 63021
  any person who sells, barters, or offers for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, for human consumption, the flesh of a domestic dog or cat or any product made in whole or in part from the flesh of a domestic dog or cat commits a disorderly persons offense, provided that the person knew or reasonably should have known that the flesh was from a domestic dog or cat or the product was made in whole or in part from the flesh of a domestic dog or cat. any person found guilty of violating this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 days.
 
part time job 63021

  a person who shall:

a. (1) overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, overwork, deprive of necessary sustenance, abuse, or needlessly kill a living animal or creature, or cause or procure any such acts to be done;

(2) torment, torture, maim, hang, poison, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, or needlessly mutilate a living animal or creature, or cause or procure any such acts to be done;

(3) cruelly kill, or cause or procure the cruel killing of, a living animal or creature, or otherwise cause or procure the death of a living animal or creature from commission of any act described in paragraph (2) of this subsection;

c. inflict unnecessary cruelty upon a living animal or creature, or unnecessarily fail to provide a living animal or creature of which the person has charge either as an owner or otherwise with proper food, drink, shelter or protection from the weather, or leave it unattended in a vehicle under inhumane conditions adverse to the health or welfare of the living animal or creature;

e. keep, use, be connected with or interested in the management of, or receive money or other consideration for the admission of a person to, a place kept or used for the purpose of fighting or baiting a living animal or creature;

f. be present and witness, pay admission to, encourage, aid or assist in an activity enumerated in subsection e. of this section;

g. permit or suffer a place owned or controlled by him to be used as provided in subsection e. of this section;

h. carry, or cause to be carried, a living animal or creature in or upon a vehicle or otherwise, in a cruel or inhumane manner;
i. use a dog or dogs for the purpose of drawing or helping to draw a vehicle for business purposes;

j. impound or confine or cause to be impounded or confined in a pound or other place a living animal or creature, and shall fail to supply it during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good and wholesome food and water;

k. abandon a maimed, sick, infirm or disabled animal or creature to die in a public place;

l. willfully sell, or offer to sell, use, expose, or cause or permit to be sold or offered for sale, used or exposed, a horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the health or life of human beings or animals, or who shall, when any such disease is beyond recovery, refuse, upon demand, to deprive the animal of life;

m. own, operate, manage or conduct a roadside stand or market for the sale of merchandise along a public street or highway; or a shopping mall, or a part of the premises thereof; and keep a living animal or creature confined, or allowed to roam in an area whether or not the area is enclosed, on these premises as an exhibit; except that this subsection shall not be applicable to: a licensed pet shop; a person who keeps an animal, in a humane manner, for the purpose of the protection of the premises; or a recognized breeders' association, a 4-h club, an educational agricultural program, an equestrian team, a humane society or other similar charitable or nonprofit organization conducting an exhibition, show or performance;

p. use any animal, reptile, or fowl for the purpose of soliciting any alms, collections, contributions, subscriptions, donations, or payment of money except in connection with exhibitions, shows or performances conducted in a bona fide manner by recognized breeders' associations, 4-h clubs or other similar bona fide organizations;

t. abandon a domesticated animal;

u. for amusement or gain, cause, allow, or permit the fighting or baiting of a living animal or creature;

v. own, possess, keep, train, promote, purchase, or knowingly sell a living animal or creature for the purpose of fighting or baiting that animal or creature;

w. gamble on the outcome of a fight involving a living animal or creature;

x. knowingly sell or barter or offer for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat or any product made in whole or in part from the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat, unless such fur or hair for sale or barter is from a commercial grooming establishment or a veterinary office or clinic or is for use for scientific research;

y. knowingly sell or barter or offer for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, for human consumption, the flesh of a domestic dog or cat or any product made in whole or in part from the flesh of a domestic dog or cat;

z. surgically debark or silence a dog in violation of section 1 or 2 of p.l.2002, c.102 (c.4:19-38 or c.4:19-39);

shall forfeit and pay a sum according to the following schedule, to be sued for and recovered, with costs, in a civil action by any person in the name of the new jersey society for the prevention of cruelty to animals:

for a violation of subsection e., f., g., u., v., w., or z. of this section or of paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section, or for a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, a sum of up to $5,000;

for a violation of subsection l. of this section or for a first violation of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, a sum of up to $3,000;

for a violation of subsection x. or y. of this section, a sum of up to $1,000 for each domestic dog or cat fur or fur or hair product or domestic dog or cat carcass or meat product;

for a violation of subsection t. of this section, a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, but if the violation occurs on or near a highway, a mandatory sum of $1,000;

for a violation of subsection c., d., h., j., k., aa., bb., or cc. of this section or of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, a sum of up to $1,000; and

for a violation of subsection i., m., n., o., p., q., r., or s. of this section, a sum of up to $500.
 
part time job 63021
  an officer or agent of the new jersey society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or a certified animal control officer, may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to have any animal confiscated and forfeited that is owned or possessed by a person at the time the person is found to be guilty of violating r.s.4:22-17, r.s.4:22-18, r.s.4:22-19, r.s.4:22-20 or r.s.4:22-23. upon a finding that the continued possession by that person poses a threat to the animal's welfare, the court may, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for a violation of those statutes forfeit an animal for such disposition as the court deems appropriate.

part time job 63021
  the indictment of a person under the provisions of this article, or the holding of a person to bail to await the action of a grand jury or court, shall not in any way relieve that person from liability to be sued for the appropriate penalties under r.s.4:22-26.