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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 29A - SINGLE-POOL WAGERING › Section 13:70-29A.11 - Single-pool wagering with out-of-State racetracks

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Racing Commission may approve a single-pool wagering
				  event imported from an out-of-State racetrack, or exported to an out-of-State
				  racetrack, provided that such single-pool wagering event is consistent with
				  law. Any petition to the Racing Commission to approve such a single-pool
				  wagering event shall contain a certification, signed by a high managerial agent
				  of both the single-pool wagering outlet and single-pool wagering provider, that
				  the proposed single-pool wagering event is consistent with the law of such
				  other jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 29A - SINGLE-POOL WAGERING › Section 13:70-29A.12 - Take-out structure for single-pool wagering events; calculation of net pool amount

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(a) Where a
				Racing Commission-approved single-pool wagering event includes a single-pool
				wager variety, which same variety is also authorized by this chapter for
				multi-pool traditional wagering events, the take-out for such single-pool
				wagering variety shall be the same as that applied in multi-pool traditional
				wagering.
(b) Where a Racing
				Commission-approved single-pool wagering event includes a single-pool wager
				variety, which variety is not authorized by this chapter for multi-pool
				traditional wagering, the takeout rate for such single-pool wager variety shall
				be determined by the single-pool wagering outlet petitioning the Racing
				Commission for approval of the single-pool wagering event, but in no case shall
				the take-out rate be less than 17 percent or greater than 25 percent of the
				portion of the single wagering pool comprising said single-pool wager
				variety.
(c) Where a Racing
				Commission-approved single-pool wagering event is imported from another
				jurisdiction as a simulcast event, the take-out rate governing that race in the
				sending jurisdiction shall be applied.
(d) In no case shall any take-out rate for
				any single-pool wager variety be inconsistent with the take-out rate
				percentages provided for in P.L. 1940 c. 17 (5:5-22 et seq.).
(e) To arrive at the net pool amount for a
				single-pool wagering event, the take-out authorized by this section shall first
				be applied to and deducted from the total wagered on each single-pool wager
				variety for each race comprising the single-pool wagering event. The total
				amount wagered on each horse race wager variety shall then be divided into the
				corresponding net pool amount, which calculation results in the payoff price
				for each horse race wager variety for each race forming the single-pool
				wagering event.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 29A - SINGLE-POOL WAGERING › Section 13:70-29A.13 - Integration of single-pool wagering data with Racing Commission mutuel system

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any data necessary for the Racing Commission computerized
				  mutuel system to reconcile wagering information, and to insure that the
				  distribution of wagers made is consistent with law, shall be made available to
				  the Racing Commission by the single-pool wager provider or totalisator
				  operator, as appropriate. In the event that any resulting hardware or software
				  changes are required to be made to the Racing Commission computer system, the
				  single-pool wager provider shall be directly responsible for all related costs
				  incurred by the Racing Commission. Nothing contained in this section shall
				  preclude the single-pool wager provider from contracting with any other person
				  or entity to reimburse any such costs to it.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 29A - SINGLE-POOL WAGERING › Section 13:70-29A.14 - System failure for single-pool wagering event

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Where, due to any system failure in connection with a Racing
				  Commission-approved single-pool wagering event, including as a result of a
				  system failure of the odds calculation engine, the totalisitor, or any
				  interface between the odds shall calculation engine and the totalisator, odds
				  cannot be calculated or wagers cannot be processed utilizing the single-pool
				  wagering system, such odds shall be calculated utilizing the multi-pool
				  traditional wagering system. In the event that the multi-pool wagering system
				  cannot be utilized, the rules in effect governing totalisator failure for
				  multi-pool traditional wagering shall apply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 30 - INITIAL TRACK APPLICATION › Section 13:70-30.1 - Permit to hold race meetings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No license
				or permit shall be transferable or assignable in any manner or in any
				particular.
(b) An application for
				a permit to conduct a horse race meeting shall be filed on form R-1 in the case
				of harness races and on form R-2 in the case of running races, which forms
				shall be prescribed and furnished by the commission. The commission may require
				from time-to-time additional information which shall be attached to, and made a
				part of, and filed with the application. The application and additional
				information shall be submitted in affidavit form, sworn to and subscribed
				before a person legally competent to take oaths. The application shall be filed
				with the commission prior to August 1, of any year.
(c) The applicant shall furnish, at his
				expense, such data as the commission shall require to enable it to carry out
				fully and effectually all the provisions and purposes of the law which may
				include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
1. Blueprints and specifications of the track
				and its surface, and blueprints and specifications of buildings and
				grandstands; and
2. Surveys,
				studies and analyses by competent and qualified experts which may be required
				by the commission to ascertain such factors as proposed attendance, traffic
				flow, income or any and all matters necessary for the commission to make a
				determination with respect to the matter of the application.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 31 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:70-31.1 - Liability

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any person or association licensed by the commission or any
				  person or association subject to the jurisdiction of the commission violating
				  any of its rules or regulations shall be liable to the penalties herein
				  provided, unless otherwise limited in and by the rules and regulations of the
				  commission. The penalties provided herein are in addition to those which may be
				  imposed under N.J.A.C. 13:70-1, 3, 16, and 23.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 31 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:70-31.2 - Attempt to violate

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Any attempt to violate the law or any of the rules and
				  regulations of the commission falling short of actual accomplishment shall
				  constitute and shall be punishable as if consummated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 31 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:70-31.3 - Penalties

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(a) The
				penalties for violation of the law, the rules and regulations or the directives
				of the Commission shall be as follows:
1.
				Denial, revocation or suspension of license;
2. Monetary fines not exceeding $ 50,000 for
				each violation. The stewards may not impose directly a fine in excess of $
				5,000;
3. Suspension from one or
				more activities at one or more tracks;
4. Expulsion from racing in New
				Jersey;
5. Forfeiture of
				purse;
6. In addition to the
				foregoing, the commission may impose as a condition to licensing such
				conditions as it shall deem appropriate to secure compliance with the rules,
				regulations and directives of the commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 32 - ''SELF-EXCLUSION LIST'' RULES › Section 13:70-32.1 - "Self-exclusion list" rules incorporated herein by reference

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Racing Commission rules, at N.J.A.C. 13:74A,
				  Self-Exclusion List, set forth rules and procedures allowing for individuals to
				  voluntarily place themselves on a list of persons to be: excluded from
				  thoroughbred racetracks licensed pursuant to this chapter (N.J.A.C. 13:70,
				  Horse Racing); excluded from standardbred or harness racetracks licensed
				  pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:72, Harness Racing; excluded from off-track wagering
				  facilities licensed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:74; and excluded from opening or
				  maintaining a wagering account with the account wagering licensee as authorized
				  pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:74. All rules in N.J.A.C. 13:74A are applicable to this
				  chapter and are incorporated herein by reference.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.1 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The rules,
				regulations and conditions under which all horse racing shall be conducted in
				the State of New Jersey are prescribed by the racing law and by the New Jersey
				Racing Commission.
(b) If at any
				time there is a conflict between the rules of the New Jersey Racing Commission
				and the rules of the United States Trotting Association, the rules of the
				Commission shall govern.
(c) The
				Executive Director or his or her designee shall possess the same authority of
				the Racing Commission stewards and judges with respect to all provisions
				contained in the Administrative Code governing racing in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.2 - Owners and trainers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All owners and trainers of horses and their stable employees
				  are subject to the laws of the State of New Jersey and the rules promulgated by
				  its Racing Commission immediately upon acceptance and occupancy of stabling
				  accommodations from or approved by an association or upon making entry to run
				  on its track. Said owners and/or trainers shall furnish to the Racing
				  Commission a badge list of all employees. Said owners, trainers and stable
				  employees shall abide by said laws and rules and accept the decision of the
				  stewards on any and all questions to which their authority extends, subject to
				  their right of appeal to the Racing Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.3 - Race participants and patrons

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Every person participating in and every patron of a licensed
				  race meeting shall abide by said laws and rules, and accept the stewards'
				  decisions on any and all questions to which their authority extends subject to
				  the right of appeal to the Racing Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.4 - Discharge of groom or attendant; notice

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When an owner or trainer discharges a groom or other
				  attendant, or when a groom or other attendant voluntarily leaves the employ of
				  an owner or trainer, the said owner or trainer shall immediately notify the
				  track security of such discharge of or resignation by such employee. The
				  failure to so notify the track security shall subject the owner or trainer to a
				  fine or suspension or both.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.5 - Notification to track security on discharge of groom

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When a groom or other attendant is discharged by or
				  voluntarily leaves the employ of an owner or trainer he shall immediately
				  notify the track security of his discharge or resignation. The failure to so
				  notify the track security shall subject the groom or other attendant to a fine
				  or suspension, or both.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.7 - Disturbing the peace

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No person shall in any manner, or at any time, disturb the
				  peace or make himself obnoxious on the grounds of an association.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.8 - Handbooks

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall make a handbook or a foreign book on the
				  ground of an association nor shall any person solicit for or bet with a
				  handbook or foreign book on the grounds of an association or fair race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.10 - Reciprocity

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Full force and effect shall be given to the denial,
				  revocation or suspension of any license by any other racing commission or turf
				  governing body.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.11 - Unrecognized meetings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any person who participates in an unrecognized meeting
				  anywhere, either as a racing official or as an owner, trainer or driver, may be
				  adjudged guilty of conduct detrimental to racing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.12 - Suspended person or horse

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person or horse ruled off by, or under suspension by, any
				  recognized turf authority, trotting association included, shall be admitted to
				  the grounds of any association.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.13 - Narcotic or drug convictions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person who has been convicted for illegal possession,
				  sale or distribution of narcotics or hallucinogenic drugs or other "controlled
				  dangerous substances" as defined by Title 24 of the New Jersey Statutes shall
				  be permitted on the grounds of any association.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.14 - Crimes regarding moral turpitude

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person shall be employed in any capacity whatsoever at
				  any place, track or enclosure where a horse race meeting is permitted who has
				  been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.15 - Reinstatement of horses

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When a person is ruled off a course or suspended, every
				  horse owned in whole or part by him shall be ineligible to be entered or to
				  start in any race until said horse has been reinstated either by the rescinding
				  of his owner's penalty or by his transfer through bona fide sale to any
				  ownership acceptable to the stewards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.16 - Qualifications for reinstatement

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When a person is ruled off a course or suspended, any horse
				  which is under his care, management, training or superintendence shall not be
				  qualified to be entered or to start in any race until said horse has been
				  reinstated by the rescinding of said person's penalty or by the placement of
				  the horse in the hands of a licensed trainer and the approval of the transfer
				  by the stewards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.17 - Recision of penalties

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When a person is ruled off a course or suspended, he shall
				  not be qualified, whether acting as agent or otherwise, to subscribe for or to
				  enter or run any horse in any race either in his own name or in that of any
				  other person until the rescinding of that person's penalty.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.19 - Stewards determination of fines

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The steward and the Board of Judges may fine, suspend or
				  rule off any person who, in their opinion, has acted to the detriment of racing
				  or violated the rules.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.20 - Authority to impose penalties; report; payment

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(a) The
				authority of the steward and the Board of Judges shall extend to any and all
				situations which are not specifically covered by these rules.
(b) No race official other than the steward,
				the Board of Judges, and the starter shall have the right to impose a fine or
				suspension, in the first instance (see
				N.J.A.C.
				13:71-3, Appeal for exception). A race
				official imposing a fine or suspension shall report it promptly to the
				Executive Director of the Racing Commission and the Racing Secretary, in
				writing. All fines imposed shall be paid to the Racing Commission's licensing
				office on or before the due date set forth in the applicable ruling. An unpaid
				fine may not be rescinded except with the approval of the Racing
				Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.21 - Financial irresponsibility

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No licensee shall accumulate unpaid obligations or default
				  in obligations, or issue drafts or checks that are dishonored or payment
				  refused, or otherwise display financial irresponsibility reflecting on the
				  track or the sport.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.22 - Designation of Commission agents

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In enforcing the racing laws and the rules and regulations
				  of the Commission, the Commission may designate enforcement personnel assigned
				  to it by the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety. Such personnel,
				  while so acting, shall be designated as agents of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.23 - Modification of penalties

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Commission may modify on its own motion any penalty or
				  decision imposed by a racing official pursuant to the rules and regulations as
				  herein contained.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.24 - Smoking prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Smoking is prohibited under the shed row of any barn.
				  Persons found violating this rule will be reported to the judges and shall be
				  subject to a fine of $ 25.00 for the first offense, $ 50.00 for the second
				  offense and to suspension for the third or subsequent violation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.26 - Commission employees/appointees; prohibited affiliations with permitted racetracks

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No employee or appointee of the New Jersey Racing Commission
				  shall provide any services to a permitted racetrack facility in this State,
				  whether or not for compensation, where those services are outside the scope of
				  his or her duties on behalf of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.27 - Rules of practices and procedures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
This section and
				  13:71-1.28 through 1.36 shall
				  constitute rules governing the practices and procedures of the Commission. The
				  rules of practices and procedures in this subchapter shall apply to all
				  practices and procedures that are not otherwise addressed by the rules in this
				  chapter. When an appeal of a licensee is transmitted to the Office of
				  Administrative Law, or the Commission elects to hear the appeal as a contested
				  case, the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act,
				  52:14B-1 et seq. and 52:14F-1 et
				  seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1 shall govern
				  the proceedings.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.28 - Liberal construction of rules of practice and procedure

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(a) The rules
				governing the practices and procedures of the Commission in this subchapter,
				13:71-1.27 through 1.36, shall be
				liberally construed to permit the Commission and its Executive Director to
				discharge the Commission's statutory and regulatory functions and to secure
				just and expeditious determinations of matters before the Commission.
(b) The Executive Director may, upon notice
				to all parties given the statutory right to participate in a proceeding before
				the Commission by
				5:5-22 through 160 or 5:12-191
				through 210, relax the application of these rules when, in his or her
				discretion, factors including, but not limited to, fundamental fairness, the
				need for expeditious action and party requests for more time would warrant
				doing so.
(c) In any matter that
				arises, which is not governed by the rules of practices and procedures in this
				subchapter, the Executive Director shall have the authority to exercise his or
				her discretion in deciding whether to place the matter on the meeting agenda
				and present it to the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.29 - Notice of proceedings before the Commission

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When acting to carry out its statutory authority in matters
				  that are not "contested cases," as defined in
				  52:14B-2(b), the
				  Commission shall provide written notice to all interested parties informing
				  them of the issues to be considered and the date upon which it is anticipated
				  that the Commission will act. This notice shall be sent by the Commission, to
				  the extent possible, at least 30 days prior to the anticipated date of action
				  unless unforseen or exigent circumstances necessitate otherwise. "Interested
				  parties" shall be those persons or entities that are identified by statute and
				  given the express authority to submit applications, comments or other
				  information to the Commission for its consideration before or when reaching a
				  decision at a scheduled meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.30 - Opportunity to submit information to the Commission

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(a) When
				providing notice pursuant to
				13:71-1.29, the Commission shall
				inform the interested parties, as defined therein, that they shall have the
				opportunity to submit information regarding their position on the matter to the
				Commission for its consideration. To be considered, all such information shall
				be filed and received by the Commission within 15 days after the date of
				notice.
(b) At least 10 days prior
				to the date upon which it is anticipated that the Commission will act, the
				Commission shall provide copies by facsimile of all information received from
				interested parties, in accordance with (a) above, to all other interested
				parties. In the discretion of the Executive Director, the Commission may allow
				further written comment from the interested parties before the date upon which
				the Commission is scheduled to act. Under such circumstances all interested
				parties shall be notified in writing of their ability to do so.
(c) If the date upon which the Commission is
				scheduled to act is unavoidably delayed, the Commission shall notify the
				interested parties of the date upon which the Commission anticipates that it
				will act on the matter. At the rescheduled meeting, the Commission shall
				consider all information submitted to it pursuant to this rule.
(d) The Commission may, in its discretion,
				allow an interested party to comment verbally prior to Commission action at the
				scheduled public meeting. All requests to be heard verbally shall be filed with
				and received by the Commission at least seven days prior to the scheduled
				meeting. If the Commission grants the request of one interested party to be
				heard verbally at the meeting, it shall grant the requests of all of the other
				interested parties to be heard. The Commission may, in its discretion, limit
				the amount of time allotted for the verbal comments of each interested
				party.
(e) Any person or entity who
				has not been designated as an interested party by the Commission and does not
				have a statutory right to be heard on a specific matter before the Commission
				in accordance with
				13:71-1.29, may, at least 14 days
				prior to the meeting upon which the specific matter is scheduled, request, in
				writing, the opportunity to be heard at the meeting. All such requests shall be
				considered by the Executive Director who shall, in the exercise of his or her
				discretion, determine whether this person or entity has a sufficient interest
				in, or possesses important information on, the matter before the Commission,
				which would warrant the opportunity to be heard. Alternatively, the Executive
				Director may, in his or her discretion, refer the request to be heard to the
				Commission for decision at the scheduled meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.31 - Requests to place issues on the meeting agenda for the Commission's consideration

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Other than petitions for rulemaking, which are governed by
				  13:1D-1.1, any person or entity
				  with an identifiable interest in horse racing, or the parimutuel wagering
				  attendant upon it, may request in writing that a specified issue be placed
				  before the Commission at one of its meetings. All such requests are to be
				  considered by the Executive Director who shall, in the exercise of his or her
				  discretion, determine whether the matter should be placed upon the agenda of a
				  Commission meeting. If the Executive Director determines that the matter should
				  be heard by the Commission, he or she shall determine at which meeting it will
				  be addressed. Alternatively, the Executive Director may, in his or her
				  discretion, refer the request to the Commission for decision.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.32 - Annual disbursement of Casino Simulcasting Special Fund monies

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(a) The rules
				of practices and procedures (13:71-1.27 through
				1.36) set forth in this subchapter shall be applicable to the annual
				disbursement of Casino Simulcasting Special Fund (CSSF) monies pursuant to
				5:12-205. The disbursement of CSSF
				monies, which does not constitute a contested case as defined in
				52:14B-2(b)  or
				require a public hearing, shall be considered and decided at a public meeting
				of the Commission.
(b) "Interested
				parties" for the purpose of the disbursement of CSSF monies shall include all
				permitted New Jersey racetracks, the horsemen's organization, which represents
				a majority of the owners, breeders and trainers of standardbred horses in this
				State and the horsemen's organizations, which represent a majority of the
				owners, breeders and trainers of thoroughbred horses in this State.
(c) The written submissions of each permitted
				New Jersey racetrack shall, to the extent it wishes to present information for
				the Commission's consideration, set forth detailed facts in support of any
				claim that:
1. The racetrack's financial
				well-being has been negatively impacted by casino simulcasting; and
2. The racetrack is financially
				distressed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.33 - Annual allocation of race dates

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(a) The rules
				of practices and procedures,
				13:71-1.27 through 1.36, set forth
				in this subchapter shall be applicable to the annual allocation of racing
				dates. The allocation of racing dates, which does not constitute a contested
				case as defined in
				52:14B-2(b)  and
				does not require a public hearing, shall be considered and decided at a public
				meeting of the Commission.
(b)
				"Interested parties" for the purpose of the allocation of racing dates shall
				include all permitted New Jersey racetracks.
(c) Applications for racing dates shall be
				made on the form prescribed by the Commission, which shall be mailed to all of
				the permitted racetracks on or before October 1 of each year.
(d) Applications for racing dates shall be
				filed with the Commission before October 15 of each year and shall be acted
				upon by the Commission at a meeting of the Commission to be held not later than
				December 1 of the same year.
(e) In
				the event that any such application is filed with the Commission on or after
				October 15 of any year, the Commission shall act upon the same at a meeting of
				the Commission to be held not later than 60 days following the filing of such
				application.
(f) All applicants for
				racing dates may be present in person or through an agent or counsel and be
				heard by the Commission with respect to such allotment at the Commission's
				scheduled meeting.
(g) In
				allocating racing dates, the Commission shall endeavor to allot to each
				applicant, subject to the restrictions set forth in
				5:5-43 et seq., the dates requested
				in the respective applications, after giving due consideration to all of the
				factors involved and the interests of such respective applicants and the
				public.
(h) For the purposes of
				this section the "public interest" shall include considerations related to the
				following factors:
1. Protecting the State's
				revenues from racing and generating additional revenues to the State, its
				agencies and subdivisions;
2.
				Providing for continuity of racing and year-round racing, so as to promote the
				racing industry and maintain and enhance the employment, which it provides in
				this State;
3. Providing a
				recreational opportunity for residents in the several areas of the State where
				licensed tracks are situated; and
4. Maintaining and improving this State's
				competitive position with regard to neighboring racing states.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.34 - Waiver of the Commission's rules

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(a) Any person
				or entity desiring a waiver or release from the express provisions of the
				Commission's rules in this chapter, N.J.A.C. 13:70, N.J.A.C. 13:72 and N.J.A.C.
				13:74 shall submit a written request to the Commission, to the attention of the
				Executive Director, in accordance with the provisions below. Any such request
				shall set forth in detail all facts that support the necessity of the requested
				relief and identify all persons or entities who might be affected if the relief
				were granted.
(b) The Commission
				may, within its discretion, grant a waiver from specific provisions of its
				rules if it determines:
1. That such a waiver
				will benefit the horse racing industry in this State;
2. That such a waiver is consistent with the
				intent of, if not the letter of, its rules; or
3. Where strict application of the rule would
				create an unnecessary hardship that is contrary to the legislative intent of
				the underlying statutes, the public interest or the integrity of the
				sport.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.35 - Procedure for modification of penalties

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(a) The
				Commission may modify any penalty or decision imposed by a racing official
				either on its own motion or when requested to do so by the Executive Director.
				The application of this rule applies to the modification of penalties prior to
				the transmittal of the matter to the Office of Administrative Law as a
				contested case. The Commission's modification of any penalty or decision
				recommended by the Administrative Law Judge in an initial decision shall
				continue to be governed by the applicable provision of the Administrative
				procedure Act,
				52:14B-1 et seq.
(b) At least 15 days before the scheduled
				meeting at which the issue of modification will or may be addressed, the
				Commission shall notify the licensee involved and allow him or her to submit in
				writing any information he or she wishes the Commission to consider. All such
				submissions shall be filed with the Commission at least 5 days prior to the
				meeting.
(c) In deciding whether to
				modify such penalty or decision, the Commission shall consider factors, which
				may include:
1. Penalties imposed by the
				Commission in similar matters;
2.
				Whether the actions of the licensee placed the safety of other race
				participants at risk;
3. Whether
				the actions of the licensee had the potential to jeopardize the health of any
				race horse;
4. The extent to which
				the licensee's actions constituted conduct detrimental to the sport.
5. The extent to which the licensee's actions
				had a negative impact on the integrity of the sport.
6. Whether the actionable conduct of the
				licensee appears to be an isolated incident or a pattern of disregard of the
				Commission's rules.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.37 - Continuation of certain race events in event of declared state of emergency

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(a) In the
				event that a state of emergency is declared due to the failure to enact a
				general appropriation law by the deadline prescribed by the New Jersey
				Constitution, which prevents employees of the Racing Commission from performing
				their normal duties, a holder of a permit to conduct a horse race meeting may
				continue to hold scheduled races and simulcast operations for a period not to
				exceed seven calendar days.
(b) A
				permit holder wishing to be eligible to continue to hold scheduled races and
				simulcast operations pursuant to (a) above shall provide advance notice to the
				Commission on or before June 1st identifying all persons who will be hired
				pursuant to (d) and (e) below. Such notice shall be provided to the Racing
				Commission in writing in each and every calendar year in which the permit
				holder wishes to be considered eligible to continue to race in the event that a
				state of emergency may be declared. The permit holder shall identify in that
				notice which of the previously scheduled races will be held during the
				seven-day period.
(c) A permit
				holder conducting a horse race meeting pursuant to (a) above shall comply with
				all relevant provisions of the New Jersey Constitution and all relevant
				statutes and rules. In addition, the permit holder shall maintain detailed,
				written records of that compliance.
(d) A permit holder who chooses to race and
				continue simulcast operations shall ensure that qualified persons are hired to
				fill the necessary regulatory positions set forth in (e) below, in order for
				racing to continue. Persons hired by the permit holder shall be able to serve
				in these positions without an impermissible conflict of interest or violation
				of the ethics laws. The permit holder shall specify the qualifications and
				experience of each person on the list and identify the regulatory position to
				be filled by each identified person.
(e) The permit holder shall ensure that the
				following positions shall be filled with qualified persons at each track that
				is racing pursuant to (a) above:
1. Three
				Stewards/Judges;
2. Four
				Veterinarians;
3. Two Mutuel
				Managers;
4. Eight Specimen
				Collectors; and
5. One
				Investigator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:71-1.38 - Cancellation of racing to protect the health, safety, and welfare of racing participants

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In the event a permit holder decides to conduct races, the
				  Executive Director shall have the authority to order the postponement or
				  cancellation of racing for any reason determined to pose a serious risk to the
				  health, safety, and welfare of the equine and human race participants,
				  including, but not limited to, extreme weather conditions, such as high heat
				  and humidity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:71-2.1 - Liability

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Any person or association licensed by the Commission or any
				  person or association subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission violating
				  any of its rules or regulations shall be liable to the penalties herein
				  provided, unless otherwise limited in and by the rules and regulations of the
				  Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:71-2.2 - Attempt to violate

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Any attempt to violate the law or any of the rules and
				  regulations of the Commission falling short of actual accomplishment shall
				  constitute an offense and shall be punishable as if consummated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:71-2.3 - Penalties

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(a) The
				penalties for violation of the law or the rules of the Commission shall be as
				follows:
1. Denial, revocation or suspension
				of license;
2. Monetary fines not
				exceeding $ 50,000 for each violation. The steward and board of judges may not
				impose directly a fine in excess of $ 5,000.
3. Suspension from one or more activities at
				one or more tracks;
4. Expulsion
				from racing in New Jersey;
5.
				Forfeiture of purse;
6. In addition
				to the foregoing, the Commission may impose as a condition to licensing such
				conditions as it shall deem appropriate to secure compliance with the rules,
				regulations and directives of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:71-2.4 - Betting restrictions; owner, trainer and driver

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No owner, trainer or driver of a horse entered in a race
				  shall bet or cause any other person to bet on his behalf on any horse other
				  than his own horse. In the case of exotic pools all tickets purchased by an
				  owner, trainer or driver must include his horse entered to race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS › Section 13:71-2.6 - Violations by track associations and penalties

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Notwithstanding any provision of N.J.A.C. 13:71-2, any track
				  association licensed by the New Jersey Racing Commission that violates a law,
				  rule or regulation or directive of this Commission and continues in deliberate
				  violation for a period of 72 hours following notification from the Commission
				  office that such violation exists, shall be subject to a fine of not more than
				  $ 5,000 per day for each and every day said track association remains in
				  violation of the law, rule or regulation, or directive of this Commission. Any
				  association fined pursuant to this rule may, within three days after service of
				  such notice of the imposition of a fine or fines, request a hearing by petition
				  in writing, which hearing shall be held within four days after the petition has
				  been served upon the chairman or executive director of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 3 - APPEALS › Section 13:71-3.1 - Right of appeal

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Any person disciplined by the board of judges, State steward
				  or any official representing the Commission may appeal the penalty pursuant to
				  the procedures of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 3 - APPEALS › Section 13:71-3.3 - Steward or Board of Judges hearing; finality of decision absent appeal

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(a) Subject to
				13:71-1.23, when the State Steward
				or Board of Judges conduct a hearing in the first instance with regard to the
				provisions of this chapter, the respective decision of the State Steward or
				Board of Judges shall be final unless an appeal, in accord with
				13:71-3.1 and 3.4, is filed with
				the Commission. The appeal hearings of such matters shall be de novo
				proceedings conducted by the Commission in accord with
				13:71-3.5.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall
				in any way be construed to disallow the Commission from directly conducting a
				hearing with respect to the provisions of this chapter and directly imposing
				disciplinary action, or from modifying on its own motion any imposed penalty or
				decision.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 3 - APPEALS › Section 13:71-3.4 - Appeal procedure

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Any appeal must be filed in writing at the office of the
				  Commission within three days of the date of imposition of penalty by the
				  Commission, State steward or board of judges.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 3 - APPEALS › Section 13:71-3.5 - Hearings

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(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 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 3 - APPEALS › Section 13:71-3.6 - Frivolous appeals

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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 Steward for further disciplinary action in
				  the event the appellant fails to show good cause to the Steward why such
				  withdrawal should not be deemed frivolous.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 3 - APPEALS › Section 13:71-3.7 - Hearing costs

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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 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 3 - APPEALS › Section 13:71-3.8 - Stay pending appeals

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(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 by an owner of purse
				money of $ 250.00 or more;
2. A
				fine of $ 200.00 or more;
3.
				Suspension from one or more racing activities for seven days or more.