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A1108 • 2026

Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary facilities.

Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary facilities.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Danielsen, Joe
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary facilities.

Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary facilities.
  • Topic: Regulated Professions Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary facilities.
Topic:
Regulated Professions
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1108

ASSEMBLY, No. 1108

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN

District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)

Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman McGuckin

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires annual inspections of certain veterinary
facilities.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act

concerning veterinary facilities and
supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Each animal or
veterinary facility operating in the State shall register with the State Board
of Veterinary Medical Examiners and shall be inspected by the board on an
annual basis.� This annual inspection shall be in addition to, and the
requirement for an annual inspection shall not be deemed to be satisfied by,
any inspection conducted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-18).

���� For the purposes of this
section, �animal or veterinary facility� means an animal or veterinary facility
as defined in section 1 of P.L.1983, c.98 (C.45:16-1.1).

���� 2.��� State Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners may, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure
Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as
shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect 180 days after the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires animal and
veterinary facilities to register with the State Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners and to be inspected by the board on an annual basis.� The annual
inspection would be in addition to, and would not be deemed to be satisfied by,
an inspection conducted to investigate a complaint against the facility or a
suspected violation by the facility involving an unlawful act or practice.� The
registration and inspection requirements would apply to any fixed or mobile
establishment, veterinary hospital, animal hospital, or premises wherein or
whereon the practice of veterinary medicine or any part thereof is conducted.�
The bill will take effect 180 days after the date of enactment.