N.J. Admin. Code § 2:8-2.6 - Care and treatment

(a) Sick or injured cattle shall be promptly treated or humanely euthanized.

1. The NJDA adopts and incorporates by reference the acceptable methods of euthanasia as set forth in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines on Euthanasia (June 2007), available at http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/euthanasia.pdf.

2. Non-ambulatory disabled cattle and other animals unable to move, as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 301.2:

i. Shall be separated from normal ambulatory cattle, at all times including during transport, so that the normal ambulatory cattle do not injure the disabled cattle;

ii. Shall not be dragged while conscious, except when necessary to provide life-saving treatment, although cattle in a state equivalent with one of surgical anesthesia may be dragged;

iii. Disabled cattle must be moved as safely as possible, in order to minimize injury to the animal and handler;

iv. Shall be provided with appropriate medical care if they can reasonably be expected to survive and the owner chooses to attempt treatment;

v. Shall be handled humanely at all times even if they are to be slaughtered or euthanized, so as not to cause unnecessary pain and injury, and disposed of property; and

vi. Shall not be transported to a livestock market.

(b) Dead cattle must be promptly removed from contact with live cattle or other livestock within 24 hours and disposed of in a manner consistent with all applicable Federal, State and local regulations governing disposal.

(c) Proper medical care for the diagnosis or management of injury or disease must be provided to sick, injured, or non-ambulatory disabled cattle.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit owners from providing medical care and treatment to their own animals provided it is performed in compliance with all local, State and Federal laws.

(e) Plugging of teats, injecting material into udders or teats for non-medical purposes, or otherwise artificially modifying the appearance or conformation of the udder is prohibited.

(f) Tail docking of cattle is permitted only upon determination by a veterinarian for individual animals.

(g) Removal of supernumerary teats may be performed by a knowledgeable individual as described in the Handbook of Livestock Management, Battaglia, fourth edition, 2007.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:8-2.6

Amended by R.2005 d.207, effective 7/5/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 2586(a), 37 N.J.R. 2465(b).
In (a)3, added vi.
Administrative correction.
See: 39 N.J.R. 27(b).
Amended by R.2012 d.026, effective 2/6/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 3(a), 44 N.J.R. 219(a).
In (a)1, substituted "Guidelines on Euthanasia (June 2007), available at http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/euthanasia.pdf" for "2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia (JAVMA, Vol. 218, No. 5, March 1, 2001) as amended and supplemented"; deleted former (a)2 and (a)4; recodified former (a)3 as (a)2; in (b), inserted "or other livestock"; in (d), substituted "this chapter" for "these rules" and deleted "in a sanitary manner, in such a way to minimize pain, and" following "performed"; rewrote (f); and added (g).