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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.13 - Affidavits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The stewards may, at any time, at their discretion, require
				  any person who has filed a claim to make an affidavit in writing that he or she
				  is claiming in accordance with the rules. Failure to make an affidavit in
				  writing or the filing of a claim, which is not made in keeping with this
				  subchapter shall result in the claiming being deemed void.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.14 - Form of claims

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All claims must be made in writing, on forms and in
				  envelopes furnished by the association. Both forms and envelopes must be filled
				  out completely, and must be substantially accurate in the judgment of the
				  stewards, otherwise, the claim may be voided at the discretion of the stewards.
				  For purpose of compliance with this rule, the name of the horse as appearing in
				  the program and/or Daily Racing Form shall govern.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.15 - No money in claim box

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No money or its equivalent shall be put in the claim box.
				  For a claim to be valid the claimant must have a credit balance in his or her
				  account with the horsemen's bookkeeper of not less than the amount of the
				  claim, plus the applicable post-race testing fee pursuant to
13:70-12.36
, if elected,
				  and New Jersey sales tax. No claimant shall deplete his or her account after
				  entering a claim for any horse for a period of two hours from the time the said
				  claim was entered. For purposes of this section, a claim shall be deemed
				  entered at the time the stewards, or their appointed deputy, open the claim
				  envelopes pursuant to
13:70-12.18
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.18 - Opening claim envelopes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Prior to off-time, the stewards, or their appointed deputy,
				  shall open the claim envelopes for each race, and thereafter check with the
				  horsemen's accountant to ascertain whether the proper credit balance has been
				  established with the association. The association shall provide an agent who
				  shall deliver the claim box to the Steward's stand.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.19 - Title in claimed horse

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Title in a claimed horse shall be vested in a successful
				  claimant from the time said horse is a starter, and said claimant shall then
				  become the owner of the horse, unless title in the claimed horse is void
				  pursuant to this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.20 - Void claims

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A claim shall be void if:
1. A claimed horse is excused by the stewards
				before it is a starter;
2. The
				claimed horse dies during the race or, at the direction of the State
				Veterinarian, has to be euthanized;
3. The claim is made by an owner in violation
				of
13:70-12.7
;
4. Claims are made by any person in violation
				of
13:70-12.9
;
5. Claims are made on behalf of a stable in
				violation of
13:70-12.10
;
6. Any person making a claim, when required
				to do so by the stewards, refuses to make an affidavit in writing pursuant to
13:70-12.13
;
7. The claim is voided at the discretion of
				the stewards pursuant to
13:70-12.14
;
8. The claimant's
				account with the horsemen's bookkeeper is insufficient to cover the cost of the
				claim, the cost of testing, if applicable, and the applicable New Jersey sales
				tax at the time the claimed horse becomes a starter;
9. The claimant has elected to void the claim
				pursuant to
13:70-12.36
;
				or
10. A claim is not otherwise
				made in accordance with this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.20A - Voidable claims

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A claim is
				voidable at the discretion of the successful claimant if:
1. A post-race test of the claimed horse
				pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:70-12.36returns a positive finding for any drug and/or
				substance foreign to the natural horse. However, if the successful claimant
				races the horse prior to receiving the results of the post-race test, the
				claimant waives his or her right to void the claim. Further, if the claimant
				races the horse prior to receiving the results of the post-race test and the
				horse tests positive for any substance, including the substance that the horse
				tested positive for in connection with the race in which it was claimed, the
				claimant's trainer shall be liable for the positive post-race test in
				accordance with the rules of the Commission; or
2. A claimed horse, after starting in the
				race from which it was claimed, and at the direction of the State Veterinarian,
				is ordered transported or "vanned off" via racetrack equine ambulance from the
				track. In such an instance, the claimant or his or her trainer shall have one
				hour from off-time of the race in which the horse was claimed, to inform the
				stewards of his or her decision to void the claim. Should the claimant, or his
				or her trainer or representative, take possession of the horse and remove it
				from the detention barn or should the claimant or his or her trainer fail to
				communicate to the stewards his or her decision to void the claim within one
				hour from off-time, the claim shall be considered valid and the right to void
				the claim shall expire. Communication of the claimant's decision to void the
				claim may be made to the State Veterinarian who shall then log the time the
				decision was communicated and immediately contact the stewards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.21 - Delivery to claimant

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any horse that has been claimed shall, after the race has
				  been run, be taken to the detention barn for delivery to the claimant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.22 - Delivery; written authorization

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A claimed horse shall not be delivered to the successful
				  claimant until written authorization is given by the racing secretary, or his
				  deputy.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.23 - Cooling the horse

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A trainer whose horse has been claimed is responsible for
				  cooling his or her horse out until after the collection of any blood and/or
				  urine specimen, should the horse be tested, and he or she shall sign for the
				  witnessing thereof. Failure to comply shall be subject to
				  penalty.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.24 - Required delivery

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall refuse to deliver to the person legally
				  entitled thereto a horse claimed out of a claiming race, and furthermore, the
				  horse in question is disqualified until delivery is made.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.25 - Title; more than one claim

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If more than one claim is filed for the same horse, title to
				  the horse shall be determined by lot under the direction or supervision of the
				  stewards, or their appointed deputy.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.27 - Liens

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall enter a horse against which there is a
				  mortgage, bill of sale, or lien of any kind, unless the written consent of the
				  holder of the claim shall be filed with the racing secretary of the association
				  conducting such claiming race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.30 - Claiming price

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The claiming price of each horse in a claiming race shall be
				  printed in the official program, and all claims for said horse shall be for the
				  amount so designated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.31 - Sale of claimed horse

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No horse claimed in a claiming race shall be sold or
				  transferred, wholly or in part, to anyone within 30 days after the day the
				  horse was claimed except via a successful claim in a subsequent claiming
				  race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.32 - Conflict of rules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A horse claimed at a recognized meeting under rules at
				  variance with those contained in this subchapter, shall while racing in New
				  Jersey, serve any additional penalty imposed by the rules of the state wherein
				  claimed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.34 - Sex of horse claimed

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Notwithstanding any designation of sex appearing on the
				  racing program or in any racing publication, the claimant of a horse shall be
				  solely responsible for determining the sex of the horse claimed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.35 - Protests

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A protest to the claim of a horse must be filed with the
				  stewards within 48 hours of the claim. No protest will be accepted after that
				  time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.36 - Testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A claimant may request, via indication on the claim form, a
				  post-race blood and urine test be taken in full compliance with N.J.A.C.
				  13:70-14A from any horse claimed in a race. The cost of testing pursuant to
				  this section shall be set by the New Jersey Racing Commission and shall be paid
				  by the claimant along with the claiming fee and applicable New Jersey sales
				  tax. Should the test result in a positive finding, the claimant has the right
				  to void the claim within 24 hours from the time notification of the positive
				  finding was communicated to the claimant. The trainer at the time of entry into
				  the claiming race shall be responsible for a positive finding of any drug
				  and/or substance foreign to the natural horse. A claimant's election to conduct
				  post-race testing shall not affect the transfer of ownership title pursuant to
13:70-12.19
. Should the
				  claimant not elect to conduct post-race testing, the former trainer shall
				  conduct the horse to the detention barn after the race and the transfer of
				  possession will occur as soon as is practicable. Should the claimed horse be
				  selected for testing by the Commission, the cost of testing will remain the
				  responsibility of the Commission regardless of the claimant's indication that
				  he or she wished to have the horse tested. The claimant shall have the right to
				  void his or her claim should the forensic analysis of the sample so taken be
				  positive for any drug and/or substance foreign to the natural
				  horse.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.37 - Open claiming

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This section is not applicable to any
				licensed owner that has claiming privileges pursuant to
				13:70-12.1.
(b) Any individual or entity may claim a
				horse by obtaining an open claiming license pursuant to (c) below.
(c) An applicant may obtain an open claiming
				license by complying with the following procedures:
1. The applicant shall file a completed
				license application on the form prescribed by the New Jersey Racing Commission
				and will be required to be fingerprinted and photographed at the discretion of
				the Commission. The applicant must pay for the cost of the fingerprint card
				checks consistent with the charge set by the reviewing agency which provides
				the fingerprint card checks according to the type of investigation
				requested.
2. The applicant shall
				deposit, with the horsemen's bookkeeper, an amount no less than the minimum
				claiming price, plus the applicable post-race testing fee pursuant to
13:70-12.36
, if elected,
				New Jersey sales tax, and any other applicable charges required at that race
				meet. Such amount shall remain on account until a claim is made. In the event
				the funds are withdrawn or withdrawn prior to completion of a claim, any
				license issued will be automatically revoked and terminated.
3. The applicant shall declare a trainer,
				currently licensed by the New Jersey Racing Commission, who will represent the
				new owner once a claim is made.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 12 - CLAIMING › Section 13:70-12.38 - Delivery of corticosteroid records

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The previous trainer of a claimed horse shall, within 48
				  hours after the race from which the horse was claimed is made official, provide
				  accurate treatment records of all corticosteroid joint injections that were
				  administered to the horse within 30 days before the race took place to the new
				  trainer. The previous trainer shall also deliver a copy of the records to the
				  State Veterinarian within the same 48 hour timeframe.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.1 - Who can protest; generally

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A protest, except a protest involving fraud, may be filed
				  only by the owner (or his authorized agent), trainer or jockey of a horse
				  engaged in the race over which the protest is made, or by a racing official of
				  the meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.3 - Protest procedure

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A protest, except a claim growing out of happenings in a
				  race, must be made in writing, signed by the complainant, and filed with the
				  stewards at least 60 minutes before post time of the race in question.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.4 - Protest; maiden status

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
To merit consideration, a protest over the status of an
				  alleged maiden must be made in writing, signed by the complainant and filed
				  with the stewards at least two hours before the programmed post time of the
				  race in which the protested maiden is scheduled to run.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.5 - Immediate consideration; disqualification

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A protest against a horse engaged in a race, and filed with
				  the stewards not less than 60 minutes before post time, shall receive immediate
				  consideration; and in default of proof within 30 minutes of post time that the
				  horse is qualified to start, the horse may be disqualified from
				  starting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.6 - Protest; programmed distance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
To merit consideration, a protest against the programmed
				  distance of a race must be made at least 15 minutes before post time for that
				  race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.7 - Happening in race

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
To merit consideration, a protest against a horse based on a
				  happening in a race must be made to the stewards before the race has been made
				  official.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.8 - Protest by jockey

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If a jockey wishes to protest a happening in a race, he or
				  she must so notify an outrider that is equipped with a two-way radio for
				  communication with the stewards. The jockey shall then proceed to the clerk of
				  scales and contact the stewards upon dismounting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.9 - Costs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A person lodging a protest must pay all the costs and
				  expenses incurred in determining the objection, unless his objection is
				  upheld.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.10 - Disposition of moneys

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Pending the determination of a protest, any money or prize
				  won by a protested horse, or any other money affected by the outcome of the
				  protest shall be paid to and held by the racing secretary until the protest is
				  determined.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.11 - Weight penalties

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When the decision of a race is in dispute, all horses
				  involved in the dispute with respect to the winner's credit shall be liable to
				  all weight penalties attached to the winning of that race until a winner has
				  been adjudged.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13 - OBJECTIONS AND PROTESTS › Section 13:70-13.12 - Records of protest

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The stewards shall keep a record of all protests and
				  complaints, and of any action taken thereon; and shall report both promptly to
				  the Racing Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13A - APPEALS › Section 13:70-13A.1 - Right of Appeal

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any person disciplined by the stewards or any official
				  representing the Commission pursuant to the laws of New Jersey or rules of the
				  Commission may appeal said penalty to the Commission and request a
				  hearing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13A - APPEALS › Section 13:70-13A.3 - Nature of proceedings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All hearings before the Stewards will be de novo proceedings
				  and shall be accompanied by notice and an opportunity to be heard.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13A - APPEALS › Section 13:70-13A.4 - Appeal procedure

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In the event that an appeal is taken to the Commission, said
				  appeal must be filed in writing at the office of the Commission within three
				  days of the date of imposition of the penalty by the Commission or the
				  Stewards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13A - APPEALS › Section 13:70-13A.5 - Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Hearings in
				any appeal to the Commission shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative
				Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B and 52:14F, and the Uniform Administrative
				Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
(b)
				If a license has been suspended pending hearing, the hearing shall be
				expedited.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13A - APPEALS › Section 13:70-13A.6 - Frivolous appeals

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Withdrawal by the appellant of a notice of appeal filed with
				  the Commission whenever imposition of the disciplinary action has been stayed
				  or enjoined pending a final decision by the Commission shall be deemed a
				  frivolous appeal and referred to the Stewards for further disciplinary action
				  in the event the appellant fails to show good cause to the Stewards why such
				  withdrawal should not be deemed frivolous.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13A - APPEALS › Section 13:70-13A.7 - Hearing; costs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The applicant shall be responsible for any costs incurred in
				  connection with any hearing held pursuant to this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 13A - APPEALS › Section 13:70-13A.8 - Stay pending appeal

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A notice of
				appeal filed with the Commission pursuant to this subchapter may be accompanied
				by a request for a stay pending a final decision by the Commission. Such a
				request for a stay shall be made on a form prescribed by the Commission. The
				Executive Director of the Commission may approve such stay requests in matters
				involving:
1. The loss of an owner of purse
				money of $ 500.00 or more;
2. A
				fine of $ 200.00 or more;
3.
				Suspension from one or more racing activities for seven days or more.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.1 - Bribes, gifts and gratuities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall give, offer or promise directly or
				  indirectly, either in his own behalf or in behalf of another, any bribe, gift
				  or gratuity in any form, for the purpose of influencing the result of a race,
				  or which would tend to do so, to any person.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.2 - Offers of bribes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall accept, or offer to accept on his own behalf
				  or on behalf of another a bribe, gift or gratuity in any form, to influence the
				  result of a race or which would tend to do so. Failure to report such offer of
				  a bribe is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $ 1,000,
				  imprisonment for three years, or both.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.3 - Knowledge of violations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any person employed or engaged in racing who shall come into
				  possession of knowledge concerning any violation of the rules of racing or any
				  violation of law in connection with the running of a race shall immediately
				  report the information to the stewards of the meeting for investigation and
				  such action as the case may warrant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.4 - False or misleading statements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall make false or misleading statements to the
				  stewards, in the course of an investigation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.5 - Illegal devices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No
				electrical, mechanical, or other appliance or device, other than the ordinary
				whip, shall be applied to a horse at any time, anywhere on the grounds of any
				licensed racetrack. Any person so offending shall be suspended by the stewards
				and referred to the Commission for license revocation. Possession of any such
				device at any time, anywhere on the grounds of any licensed racetrack, may be
				punished by fine and/or suspension.
(b) Any licensee at any licensed racetrack
				may be subjected to a non-invasive test for illegal electrical, mechanical, or
				other appliances or devices through the use of a metal detector. Any person who
				refuses to submit to a metal detection test when requested to do so by the New
				Jersey Racing Commission, a steward or both may be subject to the penalties
				provided in N.J.A.C. 13:70-31.
(c)
				If the metal detector records a positive reading on a person, that individual
				will be asked to remove the metal object which caused the positive reading and
				then be retested in the manner described in (b) above. Any licensee who refuses
				to remove a metallic object causing a positive reading may be subject to the
				penalties provided in N.J.A.C. 13:70-31.
(d) Should any licensee be found to be in
				possession of illegal electrical, mechanical, or other appliances or devices,
				or should a licensee refuse to submit to a test for such devices as outlined in
				(b) and (c) above, he or she will be requested to appear before the stewards on
				the following day for a hearing on the matter.
(e) Should any jockey be found to be in
				possession of illegal electrical, mechanical, or other appliances or devices,
				or should a jockey refuse to submit to a test for such devices as outlined in
				(b) and (c) above, that jockey will be taken off of any remaining mounts and he
				or she will be requested to appear before the stewards on the following day for
				a hearing on the matter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.6 - Tampering

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall tamper or attempt to tamper with any horse
				  in such a way as to affect its speed in a race, nor shall he counsel or in any
				  way aid or abet any such tampering. Should the stewards have reason to believe
				  any horse entered to start has been tampered with, the horse may be ordered
				  scratched and a special test conducted. The stewards may fine and/or suspend
				  any person for tampering or attempting to tamper with any horse on the grounds
				  of any racetrack enclosure and may recommend license denial or revocation for
				  such person to the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.7 - Disqualified persons or horses

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If any person willfully enters or causes to be entered or to
				  start for any race, a horse which he knows to be disqualified; or if any person
				  fraudulently offers or receives any amount of money for declaring an entry out
				  of a purse or stakes race; or if any person, without making it known to the
				  officials, is a part owner or acts as trainer of any horse in which a jockey
				  possesses any interest, or makes any bet with or on behalf of any jockey,
				  unless on a horse he is riding; or offers or gives, except through his
				  employers, or the owner or trainer of the horse ridden, a jockey any present,
				  money or other reward in connection with his riding of any race; or if any
				  person be guilty of any other corrupt or fraudulent practices on the turf, in
				  this or any other country, then such person shall be ruled off the
				  course.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.8 - Conspiracies

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No person shall conspire with any other person for the
				  Commission of, or connive with any other person in any corrupt or fraudulent
				  practice in relation to racing, nor shall he commit such an act on his own
				  behalf.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.10 - Betting; jockey's attendant

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No jockey's attendant shall make a bet on any race nor shall
				  he place a bet for anyone else.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.11 - Betting own horse

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No owner, trainer or jockey of a horse entered in a race
				  shall bet or cause any person to bet on his behalf on any horse other than his
				  own horse. In the case of exotic pools, all tickets purchased either directly
				  or indirectly by an owner, trainer or jockey must include his horse entered to
				  race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.12 - Narcotics conviction; denial of license

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Any person who has been convicted of possession or use of
				  narcotics by any court in the land may be denied a license or ruled off or both
				  as the Commission may decide.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.13 - Cooperation with other agencies; violations of law

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Every association, all officials and employees thereof, and
				  all persons licensed in any capacity by the Commission shall give every
				  possible cooperation, aid and assistance to any department, bureau, division,
				  officer, agent or inspector, or any other person connected with the United
				  States Government, or with the State of New Jersey, who may be investigating or
				  prosecuting any matter involving a violation of any law, or any rules or
				  regulations of the Commission. Failure to cooperate will subject the person or
				  persons involved to a fine, suspension or both.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.14 - Fraud; disqualification

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When a horse is disqualified and there is evidence of fraud
				  or attempted fraud, any other horse in the race owned or controlled by the same
				  interest or trained by the same trainer also may be disqualified.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.15 - State Police; responsibilities

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The enforcement of
				  5:5-71 and other criminal laws of
				  the State of New Jersey shall be the responsibility of the State Police.
				  Investigations pursuant to the enforcement of
				  5:5-71 or other criminal laws of
				  the State shall take precedence over any action taken by the association or the
				  Racing Commission concerning an incident arising from an alleged violation of
				  the provisions of subchapter 14A of this chapter. Every association and Racing
				  Commission official and employee shall render full cooperation, aid and
				  assistance in any investigation undertaken for a reasonably apparent violation
				  of 5:5-71 or other criminal statutes
				  of the State. Further, every association and Racing Commission official and
				  employee, on becoming aware of a reasonably apparent violation of
				  5:5-71 or other criminal laws of
				  the State of New Jersey, shall communicate in writing the circumstances of such
				  immediately to the New Jersey Racing Commission and the State Police who shall
				  evaluate same and take whatever further action is deemed necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.16 - Equine fatality report; post-mortem necropsy

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(a) Upon
				the death of a horse on any part of the grounds of a New Jersey racetrack or
				off-track training facility, an equine fatality report shall be submitted to
				the New Jersey Racing Commission within 48 hours. It shall be the
				responsibility of the trainer of the deceased animal to file the equine
				fatality report with the State Steward or Chief State Veterinarian.
(b) The equine fatality report shall be on
				forms prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall be filled out
				entirely, legibly and specifically, and include the following information and
				any other information deemed necessary by the Commission:
1. Name and tattoo number or other
				registration identification of deceased equine;
2. Trainer of record;
3. Owner of record and fiscal records
				regarding purchase of equine;
4.
				Particulars as to time, date and place of death;
5. Disclosure of any post-mortem
				examination;
6. Attending
				veterinarian;
7. Cause of
				death;
8. Particulars as to removal
				of carcass; and
9. Pertinent
				information regarding existing insurance coverage.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14 - ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 13:70-14.17 - Suspension pending outcome of indictment

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(a) A licensee
				may be suspended immediately when the licensee is indicted in this State for a
				crime of the first, second, third or fourth degree or is indicted for a similar
				crime under Federal law or the law of another state, or Province of Canada law
				if:
1. The charge or charges arise from
				activity or activities occurring on the grounds of a race association or a
				licensed farm or;
2. The charge or
				charges are directly related to the racing industry whether in this State or
				another jurisdiction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 13:70-14A.1 - Intent of medication rules; general provisions

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(a) It
				shall be the intent of these rules to protect the integrity of horse racing, to
				guard the health of the horse, and to safeguard the interests of the public and
				racing participants through the prohibition and/or control of all drugs and/or
				substances foreign to the natural horse. For the purpose of these rules, a drug
				and/or substance administered to a horse is foreign to the natural horse
				irrespective of whether the said drug and/or substance is also naturally
				occurring to the horse.
(b) On the
				day of the race, irrespective of the date, time, and method of administration,
				no horse entered to start in or participating in any race shall carry in its
				body any drug and/or substance foreign to the natural horse, excepting external
				rubs and innocuous compounds as defined in this section and as otherwise
				provided for in this chapter. Examples of drugs and/or substances foreign to
				the natural horse, and thus prohibited pursuant to this section, are as
				follows:
1. Articles meeting the definition
				of drug as set forth in
				13:70-2.1;
2. Chemical substances;
3. Stimulants;
4. Depressants;
5. Anesthetics;
6. Tranquilizers;
7. Anti-inflammatories;
8. Erythropietin (epogen, EPO);
9. Pain killers;
10. Sodium bicarbonate (baking
				soda);
11. Confectionery
				sugar;
12. Stamina
				builders;
13. Mixtures, compounds,
				or solutions commonly referred to as "milkshakes," which contain any prohibited
				drug and/or substance; and
14.
				Controlled therapeutic medications equal to or in excess of the threshold
				levels set in the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI)
				Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule (Schedule), version 2.1 (Revised
				April 17, 2014), which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and
				supplemented. The Schedule can be accessed at
http://arcicom.businesscatalyst.com/assets/arci-controlled-therapeutic-medication-schedule---version-2.1.pdf
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 13:70-14A.2 - Testing

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(a) Any horse
				entered to start at any licensed race meeting may be subjected to a pre-race
				and/or post-race blood, and/or urine test, at the direction of the State
				Veterinarian, and/or State Steward, in the manner prescribed by the New Jersey
				Racing Commission. The costs so incurred shall be borne by the track
				association. The cost to the track association for testing each sample shall be
				established by the New Jersey Racing Commission.
(b) Every owner, or his authorized agent, or
				trainer or any horse entered to race at any licensed racetrack shall
				immediately submit the said horse to any veterinarian designated by the
				Commission, for examination and/or testing whenever so requested by the
				Commission, Stewards, State Veterinarians, or Associate State
				Veterinarians.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 13:70-14A.3 - Pre-race testing program

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(a) All horses
				entered to start in any race where parimutuel wagering is conducted shall be
				subject to a pre-race blood and/or urine test.
(b) Such horses shall be tested in their
				respective barn area on the grounds of the permitholder on the day of the race
				at such time as designated by the Commission and shall be under the care of a
				duly licensed attendant designated by the trainer of the horse.
(c) A licensed veterinarian approved by the
				Commission shall be the only person allowed to draw blood for testing. A
				quantity of 20 cubic centimeters or such amount as the veterinarian may
				designate shall be extracted from each horse for testing purposes.
(d) Should the forensic analysis of such
				sample be classified as suspicious for any drug, or substance foreign to the
				natural horse except as expressly permitted by these rules and regulations, the
				horse shall be scratched.
(e)
				Should the forensic analysis of such sample be classified as positive for any
				drug, or substance foreign to the natural horse, the horse shall be scratched
				and placed on the Steward's list for seven days.
(f) The entry of a horse shall constitute
				permission for a veterinarian appointed by the New Jersey Racing Commission to
				obtain biological samples, and consent to the scratching of the horse from the
				race in the event such test is positive or suspicious.
(g) A trainer shall receive a warning for the
				first time a horse in his charge shall show a positive pre-race test. If the
				same horse shall again be positive on a pre-race test, then the trainer may be
				fined, suspended or both.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 13:70-14A.5 - Procedure following positive chemical analysis

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(a) On
				receiving written notice from the official chemist that a post-race specimen
				has been found "positive" for any drug or substance foreign to the natural
				horse, the stewards shall proceed as follows:
1. They shall notify the State Police and
				authorize a search of the premises occupied by the stable involved.
2. They shall, as quickly as possible, notify
				the owner and trainer of the horse involved.
3. They shall, with the assistance of the
				State Police, conduct a thorough investigation, interviewing the trainer,
				assistant trainer and any other persons who may have pertinent knowledge of the
				circumstances involved.
4. During
				the progress of such investigation, the stable involved shall be permitted to
				race; save that the particular horse (or horses) involved shall not be entered
				or start until allowed to do so by the Stewards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 13:70-14A.6 - Trainers

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(a) A trainer
				shall be the absolute insurer of and is responsible for the condition of a
				horse within his care and custody.
(b) A trainer shall not enter or start a
				horse that has in its body any drug or substance foreign to the natural horse
				except as otherwise provided for in these rules and regulations.
(c) A trainer has the duty to be familiar
				with the medication rules of this Commission and with any drug or substances
				foreign to the natural horse administered to said horse at his direction or
				while in his care and custody.
(d)
				The trainer, owner, veterinarian, groom or other person charged with the
				custody, care and responsibility of a horse are all obligated to protect and
				guard the horse against administration of any drug or substance foreign to the
				natural horse except as otherwise provided for in these rules and regulations
				by any unauthorized individual, and the administration of any unauthorized drug
				or substance foreign to the natural horse by any person.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 13:70-14A.7 - Penalties

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(a) Should the stewards determine that any
				person or persons have violated any section of this subchapter, they may punish
				the offending party consistent with the penalties provided for in these rules
				and regulations.
(b) In addition
				thereto, the Stewards may penalize the owner of any horse, or any entry of
				which said horse is a part, that has started in any race with any drug or
				substance foreign in its body by disqualification and denial of any part of the
				purse with redistribution of purse moneys as in the case of a
				disqualification.
(c) Any
				individual suspended or disciplined in any fashion for multiple violations of
				this subchapter or any comparable rule of any other racing commission or turf
				governing body shall be deemed a repeat offender and shall be subject to
				enhanced penalties pursuant to RCI Model Rule ARCI-011-020B(13), Multiple
				Medication Violations (MMV) (version 5.7, Approved April 9, 2014), which is
				incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, or as otherwise
				ordered by the Commission or its Stewards (see N.J.A.C. 13:70-16 ). RCI Model
				Rule ARCI-011-020B(13), Multiple Medication Violations (MMV) may be accessed at
http://ua-rtip.org/sites/ua-rtip.org/files/Flat%20Racing%20Chapters%20(5-11).pdf
.
				  The Commission may, at its discretion, consider evidence of compliance with the
				  guidelines set forth in the "Dosing Specifications" and "Withdrawal Guideline"
				  columns of the Schedule as mitigating factors, when appropriate, in determining
				  the penalty to be imposed for a violation of the levels listed in the
				  "Threshold" column.
(d)
				Horses owned wholly or in part by persons suspended for violations of this
				subchapter or any comparable rule of any other racing commission or turf
				governing body are ineligible to start during the period of such suspension or
				as ordered by the Commission or its Stewards, unless sold to a bona fide
				purchaser (see N.J.A.C. 13:70-16 ). Horses trained by a person suspended for
				such violations, wherein the trainer does not have an ownership interest, are
				automatically eligible to start when placed in the hands of a licensed trainer
				approved by the Stewards. (See N.J.A.C. 13:70-13A for rules concerning
				appeals.)
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 13:70-14A.8 - Possession of drugs or drug instruments

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(a) No person
				aside from licensed veterinarians shall have in his possession anywhere within
				the grounds of any association conducting a race meeting, or anywhere within
				the confines of a racetrack enclosure, or anywhere within the grounds of any
				licensed off-track stabling facility, any drugs not possessed in accordance
				with the laws of the State of New Jersey, nor any contraband drug or
				unauthorized prescription legend drugs, nor any hypodermic syringes or needles,
				or any other instrument which may be used for injection, unless the injectable
				device is possessed for self-administration, and further provided that the
				individual possessing such device promptly notify the State Steward:
1. That he is in possession of such device;
				and
2. Of the chemical substance to
				be administered.