4:19A-6 - Unretrieved animal; final disposition - New Jersey Statutes

4:19A-6.  Unretrieved animal;  final disposition
    Any licensed veterinarian of this State participating in the program shall provide for the final disposition of an unretrieved animal in the manner provided in P.L.1979, c. 354 (C. 45:16-13 et seq.).  For the purposes of this act  "unretrieved animal"  means an animal placed for confined treatment pursuant to the provisions of this act by the owner or agent thereof in the care and custody of a veterinarian, which animal is not retrieved by the owner or agent thereof from the veterinarian within 72 hours of being notified that the confined treatment is completed.

     L.1983, c. 172, s. 7.