New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 2C:29-3.1: Animal owned, used by law enforcement agency, search and rescue dog, harming, threatening, interference with officer, degree of crime, penalties
What this law says, in plain English
Purposely killing a law enforcement or search and rescue dog is a third-degree crime with minimum 5-year imprisonment and $15,000 fine. Maiming such animals or threatening to harm them are fourth-degree crimes.
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