STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman McGuckin
SYNOPSIS
Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary facilities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning veterinary facilities and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Each animal or veterinary facility operating in the State shall register with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and shall be inspected by the board on an annual basis. This annual inspection shall be in addition to, and the requirement for an annual inspection shall not be deemed to be satisfied by, any inspection conducted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-18).
For the purposes of this section, “animal or veterinary facility” means an animal or veterinary facility as defined in section 1 of P.L.1983, c.98 (C.45:16-1.1).
2. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
3. This act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires animal and veterinary facilities to register with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and to be inspected by the board on an annual basis. This annual inspection will be in addition to, and will not be deemed to be satisfied by, an inspection conducted to investigate a complaint against the facility or a suspected violation by the facility involving an unlawful act or practice. The registration and inspection requirements will apply to any fixed or mobile establishment, veterinary hospital, animal hospital, or premises wherein or whereon the practice of veterinary medicine or any part thereof is conducted. The bill will take effect 180 days after the date of enactment.