4:22-44 Arrests with, without warrant.
4:22-44. Any humane law enforcement officer of the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or any sheriff, undersheriff, constable, certified animal control officer who has been properly authorized pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16b), or police officer may:
a.Make arrests for violations of this article;
b.Arrest without warrant any person found violating the provisions of this article in the presence of such humane law enforcement officer, sheriff, undersheriff, constable, police officer or a certified animal control officer who has been properly authorized pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16b), and take such person before the nearest judge or magistrate as provided in this article.
Amended 1953, c.5, s.80; 1997, c.247, s.4; 2005, c.372, s.17.
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