Offering Diseased Animal For Sale, N.J.S.A. 4:22-22

New Jersey takes the SPCA seriously. Indeed, state law makes SPCA humane law enforcement officers similar to police. First, they issue summons and make arrests. Additionally, they investigate any alleged act of animal cruelty. Furthermore, they enforce all laws for the protection of animals. Remarkably, they may possess, carry, or use a firearm while on duty or on call. I wonder how New Jersey Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2006-5 applies to SPCA officers. Like most New Jerseyans, however, bail bondsmen cannot get a permit to carry here. Before January 1, 2017, bail bondsmen routinely entered situations without firearms to recover ostensibly dangerous fugitives. Read more