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Similar to bans on citizen lawsuit based on alleged violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act (
see, e.g.,
Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Espy, 23 F.3d 496 (D.C. Cir. 1994);
Peninsula Humane Soc’y v. Walters, No. C 84-2010 SAW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 5, 1985) courts have dismissed lawsuits filed by individuals alleging violations of state animal cruelty statutes on similar grounds.
A good example is a case decided in New Jersey, Goldman v. Critter Control of New Jersey, 454 N.J. Super. 418 (App. Div. 2018). In
Goldman, the Court analyzed whether an individual could file a civil lawsuit against animal facilities for alleged violations of the animal cruelty statute. In summary, the Court held there was no private cause of action, including, as alleged here, as a qui tam action under the animal cruelty statute, because the statute did not expressly permit such action.
Telegraph readers have had their say on the maximum 10-year prison sentence for breaking quarantine rules
10 February 2021 • 10:54am
On Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that anyone seeking to conceal their trip from a red list country would face a £10,000 fine or prosecution and a maximum 10-year prison sentence.
The announcement sparked anger from senior Tories, the travel industry and critics of Covid restrictions led by former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption.
Telegraph readers were also divided over jail-terms for those hiding visits, with some arguing the measures were proportionate given the threat of new Covid variants to Britain’s pandemic recovery. Meanwhile, others questioned the wisdom of imposing a maximum prison sentence of 10 years for a regulatory breach.
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