NJ S4446

Creates a statewide Animal Cruelty Offender Registry requiring persons convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses to register with law enforcement if they reside in or spend more than 14 consecutive days (or 30 aggregate days per year) in New Jersey

Prohibits registered offenders from adopting, purchasing, or breeding animals during their registration period, and requires municipal inspection of any animals already in an offender's possession

Establishes a two-tier community notification system based on risk of re-offense: low-risk offenders have information shared only with law enforcement, while moderate/high-risk offenders have information publicly available on an internet registry

Allows offenders to apply to terminate registration after 10 years without committing animal cruelty or violent offenses against humans, except those with multiple convictions who must remain registered indefinitely

Imposes criminal penalties for registration violations (third-degree crime with $2,500 fine for failure to register; fourth-degree crime with $1,500 fine for failure to update address) and creates the Animal Cruelty Offender Registration Fund from 50% of collected fines to cover administrative costs