{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-38","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 4:19-38","heading":"Debarking silencing of dog, certain circumstances; third degree crime","body":"1.\tA person who surgically debarks or silences a dog, or causes the surgical debarking or silencing of a dog, for reasons other than to protect the life or health of the dog as deemed necessary by a duly licensed veterinarian shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.\nL.2002,c.102,s.1.","path":["TITLE 4 AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS"],"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":"bcd24d54f34f73eeb88fdff4ae1455e3195788a6fdbf22c5df78f59823e7d035","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-37","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}