New Jersey § 4:22-16

§ 4:22-16.

a. The State Board of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture, in consultation

with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and within six months of the date

of enactment of this act, shall develop and adopt, pursuant to the “Administrative

Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C. 52:14B-1 et seq. ): (1) standards for the humane raising, keeping, care, treatment, marketing, and

sale of domestic livestock; and (2) rules and regulations governing the enforcement

of those standards. b. Notwithstanding any provision in this title to the contrary: (1) there shall exist a presumption that the raising, keeping, care, treatment, marketing,

and sale of domestic livestock in accordance with the standards developed and adopted

therefor pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall not constitute a violation

of any provision of this title involving alleged cruelty to, or inhumane care or treatment

of, domestic livestock; (2) no person may be cited or arrested for a first offense involving a minor or incidental

violation, as defined by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection a. of

this section, of any provision of this title involving alleged cruelty to, or inhumane

care or treatment of, domestic livestock, unless that person has first been issued

a written warning. c. For the purposes of this act, “ domestic livestock ” means cattle, horses, donkeys, swine, sheep, goats, rabbits, poultry, fowl, and

any other domesticated animal deemed by the State Board of Agriculture and the Department

of Agriculture, in consultation with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station,

to be domestic livestock for such purposes, according to rules and regulations adopted

by the department and the board pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act.”