... 15.16c, governing the responsibilities of animal control officers, and N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16a, providing for the certification of animal control officers by the ... not adequately and uniformly trained, the New Jersey Legislature enacted N .J.S.A. 4:19-15.16a and 4:19-15.16b in 1983. L. 1983, c. 525, §§3-4. N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16a directs the Department to establish training and educational requirements for ... those individuals who meet the requirements. The stated purpose of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16a was to provide more professionalism and uniformity in standards for ...