Thread: New Fines In Place For Cats And Dogs That Don’t Buckle Up In New Jersey

Does this border on the ridiculous or what!!!



New Fines In Place For Cats And Dogs That Don’t Buckle Up In New Jersey
June 2, 2012 10:30 PM

By David Madden


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Click it or ticket. It’s not just for people anymore — at least in the Garden State.

Police and animal control officers are authorized to cite drivers with unrestrained animals in the car. Yes, that includes the back of a pickup truck too. Violators can be fined $250 to $1,000 per offense.

Ray Martinez, head of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, just wants to avoid distracted driving.

“People actually driving with a dog or a cat on their laps. It’s not cute. It’s actually dangerous for the driver. It’s dangerous for other drivers and it’s dangerous for that pet.”

Dogs can be placed in harnesses that click right into the seat belt buckle. Cats don’t take well to harnesses for the most part, so they need to go in a carrier. And the carrier needs to be buckled down.



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“People actually driving with a dog or a cat on their laps. It’s not cute. It’s actually dangerous for the driver. It’s dangerous for other drivers and it’s dangerous for that pet.”

A noble pursuit. Tell me Mr. Martinez, are you as aggressive with drunk drivers, especially those who are illegal aliens? Are you as concerned with illegal aliens on your highways? Which do you think causes the most accidents in your state, unlicensed illegal aliens/licensed illegal aliens/drunk illegal aliens or Rover in the back of the pickup / Mitzi napping on the back seat/ Rex with his head out the window flapping his tongue in the breeze? I will concede that drivers should not have pets on their laps (nor their spouses / lovers for that matter) but it would seem there are already laws that cover that. Why not focus on the illegal alien drivers; it will be more productive.