Posted on 06/04/2012 2:33:29 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
NJ: Buckle up Your Dog & Cat or Face Fines
Jun 4, 2012
By Todd Starnes
Garden State drivers who fail to buckle up their cat or dog could face criminal charges as well as fines totaling up to $1,000, according to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
“You should not be driving down the road under any circumstances with a dog driving the car,” said Elyse Coffey, a spokesperson for the New Jersey MVC. “We don’t want dogs driving with the steering wheel and we don’t want cats who sit on the dashboard.”
State officials are teaming up with the NJ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to enforce laws requiring motorists to “properly restrain their pets.”
The law forbids dogs from hanging out windows – and also from riding in the bed of a pickup truck.
Drivers who fail to do so could face fines from $250 to $1,000 – for each offense. They could also be charged with disorderly conduct under New Jersey’s animal cruelty statutes.
“As your family gets ready to embark on their family vacation, you take the time to buckle up your kids because you love them,” Coffey told Fox News Radio. “It’s also time to take a look at your furry family members.”
She said driving with a distracted animal in the car could be dangerous not only for the family pet, but also for other motorists.
(Excerpt) Read more at radio.foxnews.com ...
A freaked out cat underneath the brake and clutch pedals can lead to a real exciting ride. I can say from personal experience.
It’s called a “travel crate”. Cats are small, and even most rinky-dink modern “cars” can hold a cat crate.
Not that I think this or any seatbelt rules have any right to exist.
I've done that too and that list is really REALLY accurate. lol
What dog?
Oh, PLEASE, is there no limit to stupidity these days? When I was a kid, even WE weren't buckled up, LOL.
LOL! Love that. I once had a diabetic cat who needed oral medication. THAT was the story for the first few tries, but before long I had it down to a science.....pick up cat, open mouth, put pill on back of tongue, close mouth, and stroke throat to encourage swallowing. Easy and quick.
Good thing, too.....he needed that pill every day, and I couldn't have given it to him if he'd left me with stumps.
Evidence file #378 that you live in an insane state. ;^P
That was hillarious! I just emailed that to Rush. Hopefully he’ll spot it in his 10000-email inbox and read it tomorrow.
No. None whatsoever.
I’ve been thru that exact step-by-step procedure, and have the scars, shredded t-shirts and new furniture to prove it!
It’d be funny if he read it. He’s got a cat (Snookums?), IIRC.
I think her name is Pumpkin. He’s had her a long time. He was just talking about her on Friday waking him up with her head-butting at 4:00AM for some food.
So what is the fine if the dog/cat is texting?
And MY parakeet???
EK-tually, The Stig will be in his little harness and leash, and also in a small travel cage so that he will be saved by the HEROES who enforce the LAWS!
(*SHEESH*)
If my butt had looked like that a “few” years ago, I’d be RICH, I say, RICH!!! by now. Ohwell.
"Seat belt my wrinkled gray rear end! He just pulled me over so he could hit on me."
“Punkin”; that’s her. The head-butter. 4am is my cat’s regular feeding/watering time; being ‘retired’ now, I can go back to sleep until 6.
LOL, I don’t doubt it.
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