New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 39, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation

N.J.S.A. Title 39 § 39:4-23: Mistreatment of horse, violations, disorderly person; certain acts, crime of fourth degree

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to mistreat, overdrive, or beat a horse. General violations are disorderly person offenses; unnecessarily or cruelly beating a horse is a fourth-degree crime.

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