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1 New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, et al. v. New Jersey Department of Agriculture, et al. -- rank: 1000

... had two sections, the first of which was codified as N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1. That section provides, in relevant part, as follows: a ... cruelty to, or inhumane care or treatment of, domestic livestock . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1.] The bill also amended N.J.S.A. 4:22-16, which more generally defines the manner in which the animal ... the regulations that the Department was directed to promulgate. See N.J.S.A. 4:22-16(e). In addition, the bill extended the exemption granted in N.J.S.A. 4:22-16(a) for “[p]roperly conducted scientific experiments” performed under ... the Department to consult with the Agricultural Experiment Station, see N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1(a), reasoning that this also permitted the Department ...

docket:	a-27-07
court:
decided:	2008-07-30
status:
citation:	196 N.J. 366
Document Size:	165088

2 NEW JERSEY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, et al. v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al. -- rank: 816

... care, treatment, raising, keeping, marketing and sale of domestic livestock. N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1. In response to that legislative mandate, on May 5 ... Humane." II. THE "ROUTINE HUSBANDRY PRACTICES" EXEMPTION IS INCONSISTENT WITH N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1 AND IS ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS. A. DOA May Not ... I. On January 5, 1998, the Legislature approved amendments to N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1, to adopt standards for the humane "raising, keeping, care ... 2) rules and regulations governing the enforcement of those standards. [ N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1a.] The next subsection, which appellants characterize as a "safe ... cruelty to, or inhumane care or treatment of, domestic livestock. [ N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1b.] On June 7, 2004, the Department adopted its first ... of the regulation is arbitrary and capricious and inconsistent with N.J.S.A. 4:22-16.1. For its part, the Department argues that because ...

docket:	a6319-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-02-16
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	101742