A3164 — Revises animal cruelty offenses and penalties concerning animal abandonment and failure to report injuring certain animals with a motor vehicle; increases civil penalties for certain other animal cruelty offenses.

A3164 — Revises animal cruelty offenses and penalties concerning animal abandonment and failure to report injuring certain animals with a motor vehicle; increases civil penalties for certain other animal cruelty offenses. · Informed CitizenryThis bill revises New Jersey animal cruelty laws by establishing animal abandonment as a fourth-degree crime. It applies to individuals who knowingly leave a domesticated animal or domestic livesto…Open in Informed Citizenry