When a county, city, township, district, animal, herd of animals or poultry is quarantined pursuant to this article and public notice thereof is given as provided in section 4:5-14 of this title, no owner, keeper or other person shall drive or transport, or permit to be driven or transported, into, out of, or from one place to another within such county, city, township, district or place of quarantine, any animal of the kind named in the quarantine, or visit any animal, herd of animals or poultry so quarantined without a written permit signed by the department or its constituted agent or representative.
N.J.S. § 4:5-16