S 4230 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

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.

New Jersey's S 4230, designated as Brianna's Law, makes it a criminal offense to transport, sell, or slaughter a pregnant cow. The law imposes a fourth-degree criminal charge with fines ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 per violation, plus civil penalties of $3,000 to $5,000 per pregnant cow involved. This directly affects livestock transporters, slaughterhouses, and agricultural businesses handling pregnant cows. The bill amends existing animal cruelty statutes to specifically prohibit these actions, focusing on preventing the slaughter of gestating animals.
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Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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