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NJ S4230
Bill
Status
3/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Benjie Wimberly
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AI Summary
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Establishes as a fourth-degree crime the transporting for slaughter, selling or providing for slaughter, or slaughtering of a gestating (pregnant) cow in New Jersey
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Imposes criminal fines of $3,000 to $10,000 per conviction, with potential imprisonment of up to 18 months for violations
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Establishes civil penalties of $3,000 to $5,000 for each gestating cow transported, sold for slaughter, or for each carcass of a slaughtered gestating cow
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Designated as "Brianna's Law" in honor of a pregnant cow who escaped a slaughterhouse-bound truck on Route 80 in December 2018 and gave birth two days later
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Amends existing state animal cruelty statutes (R.S.4:22-26) to add gestating cow slaughter violations to the list of prohibited acts
Legislative Description
Establishes transporting for slaughter, selling or otherwise providing for slaughter, or slaughtering gestating cow as crime of fourth degree; establishes criminal and civil penalties therefor; designated as Brianna's Law.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
3/3/2025