{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-4-83","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:4-83","heading":"Killing or confining animal bitten by another","body":"The local board, within its jurisdiction, shall serve a notice, in writing,  upon the owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other animal known or  suspected to have been bitten by an animal known or suspected of being affected  by rabies, requiring the owner or person in charge of the animal to kill it or  confine it for a period of not less than six months.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"42bebb66665bfb26d2109119abc399baf9d7c48c5e931dcb12be00c2a8633479","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-4-82","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-4-84"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}