Legal Opinion
New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 30, 2008No. A-27 September Term 2007PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hoens
In 1996, with little discernable fanfare, the Legislature enacted a new section of the existing statute regulating animal cruelty. Although that statute, since at least 1898, had essentially left animal welfare and the protection of animals to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (“NJSPCA”) and its related county organizations, the Legislature decreed that the Department of Agriculture (“the Department”) would be vested with certain authority relating to the care and welfare of domestic livestock, commonly referred to as farm animals.
In doing so, the Legislature…
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