New Jersey Code § 4:22-48.2

Owner of confiscated animal responsible for certain costs.
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4:22-48.2 Owner of confiscated animal responsible for certain costs.
1. The costs of sheltering, caring for, or treating any animal that has been confiscated from a person arrested pursuant to the provisions of R.S.4:22-47 by a municipal humane law enforcement officer, a chief humane law enforcement officer, a humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or any other person authorized to make an arrest pursuant to article 2 of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, until the animal is adjudged forfeited or until the animal is returned to the owner, shall be borne by the owner of the animal.
L.1997, c.121, s.1; amended 2017, c.331, s.18.

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