Bars enforcement of provision in decedent's will that would require euthanasia of healthy domestic companion animal.

New Jersey's Senate Bill S3333 prohibits enforcing any provision in a will that requires the euthanasia of a healthy domestic companion animal. The bill directly affects estate executors, administrators, and trustees (referred to as "fiduciaries" in the law) who might otherwise be compelled to carry out such a directive. It makes any such will clause void and unenforceable, defining "domestic companion animal" as a pet kept for companionship (not for business or agriculture). The law takes immediate effect, aligning with public policy that opposes forcing the euthanasia of healthy animals per a deceased owner's wishes.