NJ S1804

Prohibits persons convicted of criminal animal cruelty offenses from owning, acquiring, or residing with any animal for a minimum of two years following conviction or release from incarceration, with courts authorized to impose longer periods based on offense severity and prior history.

Bars convicted animal abusers from working, volunteering, or participating in animal-related enterprises (including shelters, veterinary operations, pet shops, zoos, and breeding facilities) for a court-determined period, with violations constituting a disorderly persons offense.

Requires courts to order forfeiture of any animals owned by convicted offenders, transferring them to licensed shelters or to co-owners who do not reside with the offender and have no animal cruelty convictions.

Establishes a presumption against admission into New Jersey's Pretrial Intervention program for defendants charged with criminal animal cruelty offenses, adding this category alongside existing presumptions for public officials and domestic violence offenders.

Allows disqualified offenders to petition the court to reduce employment/volunteering restrictions by demonstrating rehabilitation, and permits reapplication if the disqualifying conviction is reversed.