Title 4, Title 4: AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

4:19A-13. Fee adjustment; recommendation Not less than 180 days subsequent to the establishment of the pilot clinic, the commissioner may recommend to the Legislature any adjustment to the fees, established pursuant to section 2 of this act, deemed necessary to ensure the operati…

4:19A-14. Acceptance of funds; pilot clinic fund a. The commissioner may accept funds from any public or private source to help carry out the purposes of this act. b. All fees collected pursuant to P.L.1983, c.181 (C.4:19-15.3c) or pursuant to section 2 of this act, and all money…

4:19A-15. Report; recommendations Not later than 1 year following the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit a written report to the Legislature detailing the operation of the pilot program and shall make recommendations concerning the practicability and feasib…

4:19A-16 Domestic Companion Animal Council. 1. a. There shall be established in, but not of, the Department of Health, a Domestic Companion Animal Council, which shall consist of 12 members, each of whom shall be chosen with due regard to the individual's knowledge of and interes…

4:19A-17. Duties of council 2. The Domestic Companion Animal Council shall organize as soon as practicable after appointment of its members. The council shall: a. Consult with and advise the Commissioner of the Department of Health with respect to the work of the council; b. Moni…

4:19A-2. Eligibility 3. In order to be eligible to participate in the program, an owner of a dog or cat shall be eligible for, and participate in, at least one of the following: a. The Food Stamp Program authorized by Title XIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, Pub.L.95-1…

4:19A-3. Submission of animal for spaying or neutering; proof of eligibility; consent form; fee; disposition Any person submitting a dog or cat, pursuant to the provisions of this act, for spaying or neutering, as the case may be, shall: a. Furnish any licensed veterinarian of th…

4:19A-4. Veterinarians; participation in program; application; reimbursement for animal sterilization procedure and presurgical immunization a. Any licensed veterinarian of this State may participate in the program upon filing with the commissioner an application therefor, on for…

4:19A-5. Animal Population Control Fund 6. a. The commissioner may solicit and accept funds from any public or private source to help carry out the provisions of P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19A-1 et al.) . b. All fees collected pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19-15.3b) and…

4:19A-6. Unretrieved animal; final disposition Any licensed veterinarian of this State participating in the program shall provide for the final disposition of an unretrieved animal in the manner provided in P.L.1979, c. 354 (C. 45:16-13 et seq.). For the purposes of this act "unr…

4:19A-7. Violations; penalties; enforcement 8. Any person who knowingly: a. Falsifies proof of eligibility for, or participation in, any of the programs enumerated in section 3 of this act; b. Furnishes any licensed veterinarian of this State with inaccurate information concernin…

4:19A-8. Rules or regulations The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt any rules or regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1983, c. 172, s. 9.

4:19A-9. Annual report Not later than one year following the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor, the Legislature, and to the Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the General Assembly Agricu…