§ 4:19-1 Annual dog taxes
§ 4:19-2 Assessors to set down number of dogs owned
§ 4:19-3 Refusal to report number and age of dogs; penalty
§ 4:19-4 Use of tax collections to pay claims; handling of fund
§ 4:19-5 Claims for and establishment of damages
§ 4:19-6 Suit by municipality against owner
§ 4:19-7 Effect of article on owner’s liability
§ 4:19-8 Failure to kill dog found worrying livestock, penalty
§ 4:19-9 Right to destroy offending dogs
§ 4:19-15.1 Definitions
§ 4:19-15.2 Dog licensing, tag; exemptions
§ 4:19-15.2a Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license
§ 4:19-15.3 Application, renewal of dog license; fee; exemptions
§ 4:19-15.3a Staggered expiration of licenses, prorated fees
§ 4:19-15.3b Additional fee; dog of reproductive age without permanent alteration of reproductive capacity; disposition
§ 4:19-15.3c Additional fee for dogs; disposition
§ 4:19-15.4 Time for applying for license
§ 4:19-15.5 Application for dog license, information requested, preservation
§ 4:19-15.6 Dogs brought into state
§ 4:19-15.7 Removing tag from dog without owner’s consent; attaching tag to another dog
§ 4:19-15.8 Licensing of kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound
§ 4:19-15.9 License fees for kennels and pet shops; no fee for shelter or pound
§ 4:19-15.10 Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds; permitting dogs to go off premises
§ 4:19-15.11 Disposition of fees collected
§ 4:19-15.12 Fee for dog license
§ 4:19-15.13 List of licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds
§ 4:19-15.14 Rules and regulations for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds
§ 4:19-15.14a Animal facilities, use of artificial turf in outdoor enclosures
§ 4:19-15.16 Unclaimed dogs or other animals to be euthanized, offered for adoption
§ 4:19-15.16a Rules, regulations concerning training, educational qualifications for animal control officers
§ 4:19-15.16b Appointment of certified animal control officer
§ 4:19-15.17 Seizure of dogs, going on premises for
§ 4:19-15.18 Interfering with persons performing duties under act
§ 4:19-15.19 Violations of act or rules; penalty
§ 4:19-15.20 Penalty to be paid to plaintiff; disposition
§ 4:19-15.21 Courts of jurisdiction, summary hearing, process
§ 4:19-15.23 Refusal to pay judgment; confinement in jail
§ 4:19-15.27 Act inapplicable to veterinarians’ establishments
§ 4:19-15.28 Statutes repealed
§ 4:19-15.29 Effective date
§ 4:19-15.30 “Pet Sterilization Pilot Program.”
§ 4:19-15.31 Exceptions to sterilization requirement for adopted animals
§ 4:19-15.32 Impounded cat, dog, search for owner prior to release to adopter, euthanization
§ 4:19-15.33 Registry of animal rescue organizations, facilities
§ 4:19-16 Liability of owner regardless of viciousness of dog
§ 4:19-17 Findings, declarations
§ 4:19-18 Definitions
§ 4:19-19 Impoundment of dog
§ 4:19-20 Notification of owner of dog; hearing
§ 4:19-21.1 Settlement agreements, immunity of municipality
§ 4:19-22 Dog declared vicious by municipal court; conditions
§ 4:19-23 Dog declared potentially dangerous; conditions
§ 4:19-24 Registration of potentially dangerous dog; conditions
§ 4:19-25 Appeal of decision
§ 4:19-26 Liability of owner for cost of impounding, destroying dog; rabies testing
§ 4:19-27 Hearing on subsequent actions of dog
§ 4:19-28 Obligations of owner of potentially dangerous dog
§ 4:19-29 Violation by owner; fine, seizure, impoundment of dog
§ 4:19-30 Municipality to register, identify potentially dangerous dogs; publicize phone numbers to report violations
§ 4:19-31 Municipality to establish fee for potentially dangerous dog license
§ 4:19-32 Monthly inspection to verify compliance
§ 4:19-33 Statewide system for registration of potentially dangerous dogs
§ 4:19-34 Actions subject to “New Jersey Tort Claims Act”
§ 4:19-35 Fines, fees, used for enforcement by municipalities
§ 4:19-36 Act to supersede inconsistent local laws
§ 4:19-37 Exemptions for dogs used for law enforcement purposes
§ 4:19-38 Debarking silencing of dog, certain circumstances; third degree crime
§ 4:19-39 Duly licensed veterinarian permitted to debark, silence dog; penalty
§ 4:19-40 Seizure, forfeiture of dog at time of arrest of violator
§ 4:19-41 Statement filed by veterinarian
§ 4:19-42 Issuance of license, determination as to whether dog surgically debarked, silenced
§ 4:19-43 Information provided to prospective owner

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