New Jersey § 4:19a-2

§ 4:19a-2.

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. 95-113 ( 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq. ); b. The Supplemental Security Income Program established pursuant to Title XVI of the

Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. ; c. The program for aid to families with dependent children, pursuant to P.L.1959,

c. 86 ( C. 44:10-1 et seq. ); d. The program for general public assistance, pursuant to the provisions of the “General

Public Assistance Law,” P.L.1947, c. 156 ( C. 44:8-107 et seq. ); e. The program of medical assistance pursuant to P.L.1968, c. 413 ( C. 30:4D-1 et seq. ); f. The program of “Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled,” established

pursuant to P.L.1975, c. 194 ( C. 30:4D-20 et seq. ); g. The rental assistance program authorized pursuant to section 8 of the United States

Housing Act of 1937 as added by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-383 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437(f) ); h. The “Lifeline Credit Program” established pursuant to P.L.1979, c. 197 ( C. 48:2-29.15 et seq. ); or i. The “Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Program” established pursuant to P.L.1981, c.

210 ( C. 48:2-29.30 et seq. ). A resident of New Jersey who owns a dog or cat shall also be eligible to participate

in the program if the owner: (1) submits to a veterinarian participating in the program

proof, in the form of a certificate of adoption, that the dog or cat was adopted from

a New Jersey licensed animal shelter, a New Jersey municipal, county, or regional

pound, or a New Jersey holding and impoundment facility that contracts with New Jersey

municipalities, or proof that the dog or cat was adopted through a non-profit corporation

operating an animal adoption referral service in New Jersey and whose holding facility

is licensed in accordance with State and municipal law; or proof that the dog or

cat was adopted through a non-profit corporation operating an animal adoption referral

service in New Jersey that does not operate a holding facility; and, in the case

of a dog, proof that the dog is duly licensed pursuant to State and municipal law;

and (2) pays a $20 fee, to be deposited in the fund. The Department of Health may adopt, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,”

P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C. 52:14B-1 et seq. ), such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement this amendatory act.