4:19A-2 - Eligibility 

4:19A-2.     Eligibility       3.   In order to be eligible to participate in the program, an owner of a dog or cat shall be eligible for, and participate in, at least one of the following: 

    a.   The Food Stamp Program authorized by Title XIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, Pub.L.95-113 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.); 

    b.   The Supplemental Security Income Program established pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.1381 et seq.; 

    c.   The program for aid to families with dependent children, pursuant to P.L.1959, c.86 (C.44:10-1 et seq.); 

    d.   The program for general public assistance, pursuant to the provisions of the "General Public Assistance Law," P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.); 

    e.   The program of medical assistance pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.); 

    f.   The program of "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled," established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.); 

    g.   The rental assistance program authorized pursuant to section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as added by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Pub.L.93-383 (42 U.S.C. s. 1437(f)); 

    h.   The "Lifeline Credit Program" established pursuant to P.L.1979, c.197 (C.48:2-29.15 et seq.); or 

    i.   The "Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Program" established pursuant to P.L.1981, c.210 (C.48:2-29.30 et seq.). 

    A resident of New Jersey who owns a dog or cat shall also be eligible to participate in the program if the owner:  (1) submits to a veterinarian participating in the program proof, in the form of a certificate of adoption, that the dog or cat was adopted from a New Jersey licensed animal shelter, a New Jersey municipal, county, or regional pound, or a New Jersey holding and impoundment facility that contracts with New Jersey municipalities, or proof that the dog or cat was adopted through a non-profit corporation operating an animal adoption referral service in New Jersey and whose holding facility is licensed in accordance with State and municipal law; or proof that the dog or cat was adopted through a non-profit corporation operating an animal adoption referral service in New Jersey that does not operate a holding facility; and, in the case of a dog, proof that the dog is duly licensed pursuant to State and municipal law; and (2) pays a $20 fee, to be deposited in the fund. The Department of Health may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement this amendatory act. 

    L.1983,c.172,s.3; amended 1986,c.192; 1989,c.238; 1991,c.405,s.1.