{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-39","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 4:19-39","heading":"Duly licensed veterinarian permitted to debark, silence dog; penalty","body":"2.\tNo person other than a duly licensed veterinarian may surgically debark or silence a dog.  A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.\nL.2002,c.102,s.2.","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":"a5a06a5f6399bdeaf3c778a04fff1847cb067d2d8f9f316565f3f1810d75d262","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-38","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}