New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 8 - HUMANE TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK
Subchapter 8 - THE INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF HUMANE STANDARDS
Section 2:8-8.6 - Records of the complaint and inspection required and disposition thereof
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:8-8.6
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Upon completing the inspection, the investigating authority shall provide the State veterinarian with the results of the inspection. This may be done by phone, e-mail, fax or in writing.
1. Results shall be provided within 24 hours of
the completion of the inspection for violations considered to be "severe."
2. Results shall be provided within two business
days of the completion of the inspection for all other violations.
(b) The investigating authority shall include in the records of the inspection forwarded within seven days to the State Veterinarian the following information:
1. Current
contact information of the complainant, if available (for example, name, address,
phone number, fax, email address);
i. Nothing in
this section limits the assertion of the informer's privilege as found in the New
Jersey Rules of Evidence.
2.
The date and time the complaint was received;
3. The identity, location and description of the
animal; the nature of the complaint; and, if known, the standard that was
violated;
4. The date and place of the
visit to the affected animal;
5. Current
contact information of the person having custody of or responsibility for the
domestic livestock (for example, name, address, phone number, fax, email
address);
6. Current contact information
of the owner of the livestock (for example, name, address, phone number, fax, email
address);
7. The observations of the
animal before it is physically examined;
8. The results of a physical examination performed
by a New Jersey licensed veterinarian, if available;
9. A description of the livestock housing and
other husbandry practices; and
10. The
name of the person or persons employed to conduct the inspection.
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