New Jersey Statutes 4:11-14.1. Disclosure of identifying information prior to sale of horse at auction; violations, penalties
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:11-14.1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. No horse shall be offered for sale at an auction before 72 hours have elapsed following posting of the horse’s identifying information on the auction organizer’s Internet website.
c. For a minimum of one year following the date of sale, for each horse sold at auction, an auction organizer shall maintain appropriate records which accurately document compliance with this section, including:
(1) the presence or absence of a microchip, tattoo, or brand;
(2) the date and time of the posting of the information required by this section; and
(3) the date and time each horse was sold at auction.
d. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty up to $200 for the first offense and up to $500 for the second and each subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.).
L.2019, c.97.