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NJ A706

NJ A706
Requires accountability of NJSPCA and county societies for prevention of cruelty to animals to Attorney General and county prosecutors, respectively.


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Introduced
01/27/2016
In Committee
01/27/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2018

Introduced Session

2016-2017 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill would require the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) to be accountable to the Attorney General and provide that it would not be authorized to undertake an investigation or law enforcement activity or operation in any county without the prior approval of the county prosecutor for that county. The bill also would provide that each county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals would be accountable to the county prosecutor for the county in which it is located and would not be authorized to undertake an investigation or law enforcement activity or operation without the prior approval of the county prosecutor.

AI Summary

This bill requires the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) to be accountable to the Attorney General and obtain prior approval from the county prosecutor before undertaking any investigation or law enforcement activity in that county. It also requires each county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals to be accountable to the county prosecutor and obtain prior approval before undertaking any investigation or law enforcement activity. Additionally, the bill mandates the NJSPCA to submit quarterly law enforcement reports to the Attorney General and requires the county societies to submit quarterly law enforcement reports to the NJSPCA, which will then compile and submit them to the Attorney General.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee (on 01/27/2016)

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