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NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-22 - New Jersey Racing Commission, powers, duties; definitons.

5:5-22 New Jersey Racing Commission, powers, duties; definitons.  1. There is hereby created and established a New Jersey Racing Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, which commission shall be vested with and possessed of the powers and duties in this act specified, including the duty, when consistent with the commission's primary duty of regulating horse racing, to advocate the growth, development and promotion of the horse racing industry in this State, and also the powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out fully and effectually all the provisions and purposes of this act. The jurisdiction, powers and duties of the commission herein created and established shall extend under this act to any and all persons, partnerships, associations or corporations which shall hereafter hold or conduct any meeting within the State of New Jersey whereat horse racing shall be permitted for any stake, purse or reward. As used in this act (a) Horse racing, horse race meeting or race meeting shall be construed to mean and include running and harness racing of horses. (b) Running racing or running races shall be construed to mean and include only any racing of horses in which the horses competing or participating are mounted by a jockey. (c) Harness racing or harness races shall be construed to mean and include only any racing of horses in which the horses competing or participating are harnessed to a sulky, carriage or similar vehicle and are not mounted by a jockey. L.1940,c.17,s.1; amended 1941, c.137, s.2; 2004, c.117.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-22.1 - Delivery, certification of commission minutes to Governor; approval.

5:5-22.1 Delivery, certification of commission minutes to Governor; approval.  31. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the commission shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of, the executive director thereof to the Governor. No action taken at such meeting of the commission shall have force and effect until the earlier of 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, after such copy of the minutes shall have been so delivered, or the approval thereof by the Governor. If, in the 10-day period, the Governor returns such copy of the minutes with veto of any action taken by the commission or any member thereof at such meeting, such action shall be null and void and of no effect. The Governor may approve all or part of the action taken at such meeting, prior to the expiration of the 10-day period. This section shall not apply to enforcement actions for violations of regulations promulgated by the commission. L.2001,c.199,s.31.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-22.2 - Regulations relative to horse racing and certain wagering, commission authority.

5:5-22.2 Regulations relative to horse racing and certain wagering, commission authority.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the New Jersey Racing Commission, in effectuating its responsibilities under P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-22 et seq.), the "Simulcasting Racing Act," P.L.1985, c.269 (C.5:5-110 et seq.), the "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act," P.L.2001, c.199 (C.5:5-127 et seq.), and the "Casino Simulcasting Act," P.L.1992, c.19 (C.5:12-191 et seq.), and under such circumstances and for such races as the commission shall deem appropriate, shall: a. at the request of a permitholder, allow a permitholder to offer a future wager consisting of wagering on prospective entrants for specific races, with wagering conducted in advance, one or more parimutuel pools formed and closed on dates prior to the date of the race, and all wagers considered final and no refunds paid even if, for any reason, an entrant fails to participate in the race; b. provide that the minimum wager amount that may be placed on a horse race may be $0.10 or greater; c. provide that, after three years following the date of purchase, unclaimed cash vouchers shall be paid 50% to the permitholder at the location where purchased and 50% to the purse account at the location where purchased, provided that if the permitholder conducts both harness and thoroughbred races the purse amount shall be divided equally between the harness and thoroughbred purse accounts; d. at the request of a permitholder or the operator of a casino simulcasting facility, allow the permitholder or the operator of a casino simulcasting facility to accept a wager in advance of a race at an in-State or out-of-State sending track under a simulcast agreement without receiving a simulcast transmission thereof or displaying live video thereof when: (1) the race is to be conducted between the hours of 11:00 PM and 11:00 AM local New Jersey time, or at such other times as the commission shall permit due to extenuating circumstances; or (2) at other times, as the commission shall permit, when a racetrack, off-track wagering facility, or casino simulcasting facility is temporarily closed due to the hosting of an event at that facility that warrants the closure of that facility for a period not to exceed 24 hours, provided that a simulcast transmission of that race is received and displayed under a simulcast transmission agreement at any other racetrack, off-track wagering facility, or casino simulcasting facility in this State; and e. allow a permitholder to pay an amount due a winning ticketholder, notwithstanding that the ticketholder is unable to produce the actual ticket, if the permitholder is able to verify independently through electronic or other means approved by the commission that the ticketholder purchased the ticket. L.2006, c.19, s.1; amended 2011, c.48, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-23 - Membership of New Jersey Racing Commission.

5:5-23 Membership of New Jersey Racing Commission.  2. The commission shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and not more than five of whom shall be of the same political party, and one of whom shall be designated by the Governor to be the chairman of the commission. Each commissioner, at the time of appointment and qualification, shall: (1) be a resident of the State of New Jersey; (2) have resided in the State for a period of at least seven years next preceding appointment and qualification; and (3) be a qualified voter therein and not less than 30 years of age. At least three commissioners shall be residents of South Jersey, which, for the purposes of this section, shall consist of the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, and Salem. At least one commissioner shall be a resident of Monmouth county. Two commissioners shall be persons with knowledge of thoroughbred horses, and shall be recommended for nomination by the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, not more than one of whom shall be from the same political party. Two commissioners shall be persons with knowledge of standardbred horses and shall be recommended for nomination by the Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association of New Jersey, not more than one of whom shall be from the same political party. No commissioner shall breed a horse in New Jersey or hold a license to train or race a horse in New Jersey.  Each commissioner shall hold office for a term of six years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. The term of office of each commissioner shall commence on confirmation after appointment. Upon the expiration of the term of each commissioner, the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a successor, to hold office for a term of six years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. The successor of a commissioner appointed upon the recommendation of the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association or the Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association of New Jersey shall be recommended for nomination by that Association. Any vacancy in the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term. Each commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment in the discretion of the Governor. L.1940,c.17,s.2; amended 1984, c.247, s.1; 1987, c.413; 2003, c.32, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-24 - Oath and bond of commissioners; renewal of bond

5:5-24. Oath and bond of commissioners; renewal of bond  Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, each member of the commission shall take oath that he will well and faithfully execute the duties of his office according to the laws of the State, and shall give bond to the State of New Jersey, with sufficient surety to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) conditioned that he will well and faithfully execute and perform the duties of his office according to the Constitution and laws of this State. Every such bond, when duly executed and approved, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. It shall be the duty of the Governor at all times, when in his opinion the bond of any member of the commission has become or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, to require such member of the commission forthwith to renew his said bond to be approved by the Governor in the sum prescribed in this section. The cost of any such bond given by any member of the commission under this section shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the commission. L.1940, c. 17, p. 70, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-25 - Salaries and expenses of commissioners; executive directors; employees of commission; extension of civil service laws to.

5:5-25. Salaries and expenses of commissioners; executive directors; employees of commission; extension of civil service laws to.  4. The commissioners shall receive no salaries but shall be allowed reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties in an amount not exceeding $5,000.00 per annum in the case of the chairman, and $3,500.00 per annum in the case of each of the other commissioners. The commission shall appoint an executive director of racing who shall be charged with the responsibility of administering all commission activities. The executive director of racing shall be appointed by the commission to serve at its pleasure and shall receive such compensation as the commission shall determine. The commission may also employ a chief inspector and such other assistant secretaries, and inspectors, clerks, stenographers, and other employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, all of whom shall have been actual residents of the State of New Jersey for at least 5 years and shall serve during the pleasure of the commission and receive such compensation and perform such duties as the commission may determine; provided, however, that no person shall be employed by the commission or hold any office or position under the commission who holds an official relation to any association or corporation engaged in or conducting horse racing or who holds stock or bonds therein, or who has any pecuniary interest therein. The provisions of Title 11, Revised Statutes, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall be construed to extend to all of the offices, positions and employments mentioned in this section with the exception of the following: commissioners, executive director, assistant secretaries, chief inspector, assistant inspectors, and all special and part-time employees. L.1940,c.17,s.4; amended 1951,c.311; 1969,c.76; 1974,c.181,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-25.1 - Regulations relative to commission member, employee.

5:5-25.1 Regulations relative to commission member, employee.  1. a. No member or employee of the commission shall hold any direct or indirect interest in, or be employed by, any applicant for or holder of a permit or license issued by the commission for a period of two years commencing at the termination of membership on or employment with the commission, except that a secretarial or clerical employee of the commission may accept such employment at any time after the termination of employment with the commission. b. No member or employee of the commission shall represent any person or party other than the State before or against the commission with respect to any matter that was before the commission during the tenure of the commission member or employee of the commission for a period of two years from the termination of his or her office or employment with the commission. L.2003,c.151,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-25.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-25.2 - Regulations relative to applicant for, holder of permit or license.

5:5-25.2 Regulations relative to applicant for, holder of permit or license.  2. a. No applicant for or holder of a permit or license issued by the commission shall employ or offer to employ, or provide, transfer or sell, or offer to provide, transfer or sell, any interest, direct or indirect, in any holder of a permit or license issued by the commission to a former member or employee of the commission restricted from such employment or interest pursuant to section 1 of this act, P.L.2003, c.151 (C.5:5-25.1). b. The commission shall promulgate regulations establishing sanctions upon an applicant for or holder of a permit or license issued by the commission for a violation of this section. L.2003,c.151,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-26 - Bond of executive secretary and other employees

5:5-26. Bond of executive secretary and other employees  The executive director shall give bond to the State of New Jersey, with sufficient surety to be approved by the commission, in the sum of $50,000.00 conditioned that he will well and faithfully execute and perform the duties of his office according to the Constitution and the laws of this State, and such chief inspector, assistant secretaries, inspectors, clerks, stenographers and employees may, if the commission determine that it be necessary, give bond in such amount, as said commission may determine upon. Every such bond when duly executed and approved shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The cost of any such bond so given as aforesaid shall be taken to be part of the necessary expenses of the commission. L.1940, c. 17, p. 71, s. 5. Amended by L.1941, c. 137, p. 460, s. 3; L.1974, c. 181, s. 5, eff. Dec. 16, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-27 - Payments from appropriations; record of proceedings; preservation of maps, books, etc.; annual report

5:5-27. Payments from appropriations; record of proceedings; preservation of maps, books, etc.; annual report  All such payments shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller of the Treasury after countersignature by the chairman of the commission. The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the commission and shall preserve all maps, books, documents and papers belonging to the commission or entrusted to its care, and perform such other duties as the commission may prescribe. The commission shall make an annual report in writing to the Governor on or before the first day of January of each year and such additional reports as the Governor may from time to time request. The annual report shall include a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the commission and a summary of its activities, and any additional information and recommendations which the commission may deem of value or which the Governor may request. L.1940, c. 17, p. 71, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-28 - Books for record of proceedings; public inspection; reports; record of yeas and nays

5:5-28. Books for record of proceedings; public inspection; reports; record of yeas and nays  Said commissioners shall provide books to be kept apart and distinct from the records of any other State commission or department, and in said books keep a true, faithful and correct record of all proceedings, which shall be open to the public, and shall make complete reports of all of its proceedings to the Governor annually or more frequently if requested so to do by the Governor; provided, however, that financial and character reports of applicants for permits or licenses and statements of applicants for permits or licenses and similar information of a private nature may be kept in the confidential files of the commission. The yeas and nays shall be taken and entered on the record of all proceedings of said commissioners upon any and all questions. L.1940, c. 17, p. 72, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-29 - Meeting of commission; quorum

5:5-29. Meeting of commission; quorum  The commission shall meet at such time and places within the State of New Jersey as the commission shall determine. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power of the commission. L.1940, c. 17, p. 72, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-30 - Rules and regulations for conduct of horse races; rules and regulations of Jockey Club, National Steeplechase and Hunt Association and United States Trotting Association

5:5-30. Rules and regulations for conduct of horse races; rules and regulations of Jockey Club, National Steeplechase and Hunt Association and United States Trotting Association  The commission shall have full power to prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which all horse races shall be conducted in the State of New Jersey under the provisions of this act, and may alter, amend, repeal and publish the same from time to time. Every permit issued under this act shall contain a condition that all running races or race meetings conducted thereunder shall be subject to the reasonable rules and regulations from time to time prescribed by the Jockey Club, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York; that all steeplechase races, or steeplechases shall be subject to the reasonable rules and regulations from time to time prescribed by the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York; that all harness races shall be subject to the reasonable rules and regulations from time to time prescribed by the United States Trotting Association organized under the laws of the State of Ohio. Any rule or regulation of such Jockey Club, National Steeplechase and Hunt Association or United States Trotting Association may be modified or abrogated by the said racing commission, upon giving such Jockey Club, National Steeplechase and Hunt Association or United States Trotting Association an opportunity to be heard. L.1940, c. 17, p. 72, s. 10. Amended by L.1941, c. 137, p. 460, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-31 - Removal of commissioner; hearing; subpoena; fees, review

5:5-31. Removal of commissioner; hearing; subpoena; fees, review  11. The Governor may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving to him a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his own defense, upon not less than fourteen days' notice either by personal service or registered mail.  The Governor shall have power to administer oaths and examine witnesses, and shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary reports, books, papers, documents, correspondence and other evidence at any designated place of hearing. The subpoenas shall be authenticated by the seal of the Governor, and any party to a proceeding before the Governor may secure from him subpoenas without charge. Misconduct on the part of a person attending a hearing or the failure of a witness when duly subpoenaed to attend, give testimony or produce any records, shall be punishable by the Superior Court in the county wherein the offense is committed in the same manner as such failure is punishable by that court in a case therein pending. The Governor shall certify such misconduct, failure to attend or produce records to the court.  The fees for the attendance of witnesses shall be the same as for the attendance of witnesses in other civil cases.  A person who, having been sworn or affirmed as a witness in any such proceeding, shall willfully give false testimony, shall be guilty of perjury.  The Governor, or any applicant, may in connection with any hearing before the Governor cause the deposition of witnesses within or without the State to be taken in the same manner as in civil actions in the Superior Court.  At the conclusion of such hearing, the Governor shall, within thirty days, make his findings.  If such commissioner shall be removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against such commissioner and his findings thereof, together with a complete record of the proceedings, and shall give notice of his findings to such commissioner forthwith.  The action of the Governor and the propriety thereof shall be subject to review by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ in the Superior Court.  L.1940,c.17,s.11; amended 1953,c.6,s.7; 1991,c.91,s.183.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-32 - Minimum purse, stake or reward

5:5-32. Minimum purse, stake or reward  No running race shall be authorized or permitted for a purse, stake, or reward of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) (plate value, if any, shall be considered as a part of the purse, stake or reward). The commission may determine the minimum amount of the purses, stakes or rewards for harness racing. L.1940, c. 17, p. 74, s. 12. Amended by L.1941, c. 137, p. 461, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 5:5-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings|Section 5:5-33 - Licensure of horse race personnel

5:5-33. Licensure of horse race personnel  All parimutuel employees and all horse owners, riders, agents, trainers, starters, timers, judges, grooms, drivers, and others, acting in any capacity in connection with the training of the horses or the actual running of the races in any such race meeting may be licensed by the commission, pursuant to such rules and regulations as the commission may adopt. The commission shall have full power to prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which all such licenses are issued in the State of New Jersey and to revoke or refuse to issue a license if in the opinion of the commission the revocation or refusal to issue such license is in the public interest; provided, however, that such rules, regulations and conditions shall be uniform in their application; and further provided that no fee shall be in excess of $50.00 for each license so granted.  L. 1940, c. 17, p. 74, s. 13. Amended by L. 1941, c. 137, p. 461, s. 6; L. 1974, c. 181, s. 8, eff. Dec. 16, 1974; L. 1985, c. 128, s. 1, eff. April 12, 1985.