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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.30 - Owners' application for license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Every owner
				desiring to enter a harness horse at a race meeting licensed by the commission
				shall be required to obtain a license from the commission.
1. No person shall have more than one
				trainer, training his horse or horses in which he has any interest, at any one
				track in New Jersey, at the same time, without the written consent of the New
				Jersey Racing Commission. When a horse is shipped in for one particular race,
				this ruling may be waived in writing by the New Jersey Racing Commission or its
				representatives.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.31 - Qualification for owner's license

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(a) Every
				applicant for a license as an owner in addition to any other requirements
				mentioned herein shall:
1. Be at least 18
				years of age unless a parent or legal guardian expressly assumes responsibility
				for an applicant who is under 18 years of age;
2. Submit evidence of good moral character;
				and
3. Furnish a completed
				application form.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.32 - Suspension or revocation of owner's license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The license
				of any owner may be suspended, revoked or a money fine may be imposed for:
1. Failure to obey the instructions of a
				racing official;
2. Failure to race
				his horse when programmed, unless excused by the presiding judge;
3. Misconduct or acts detrimental to the
				sport;
4. Violation of any rule of
				the Commission;
5. Falsifying or
				misrepresenting answers on an application for an owner's license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.33 - Reinstatement of owner's license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A license may be reinstated by the Commission, in its
				  discretion, upon application and upon such terms as the Commission may
				  prescribe.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.34 - Reinstatement of license of driver, trainer and groom

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A license may be reinstated by the Commission, in its
				  discretion, upon application and upon such terms as the Commission may
				  prescribe.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.35 - Badges

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(a) All
				licensed personnel who enter the stable area of any track under the
				jurisdiction of the New Jersey Racing Commission in any capacity whatsoever
				shall wear upon their outside apparel in a prominent position the authorized
				badges containing picture identification supplied by the Commission. This rule
				shall also apply to State, track, veterinarian personnel, as well as the
				vendors and suppliers authorized in the stable area, and the badges shall be
				readily available and produced by such personnel upon request of track
				security, county and city police, State police, Commission inspectors and
				stewards at said request. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a $
				5.00 fine for the first offense; $ 10.00 fine for the second; $ 25.00 for the
				third; and ejection from the grounds upon the fourth offense.
1. All persons working in or about the
				licensed premises shall be required to be licensed in their appropriate
				category by the New Jersey Racing Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.36 - Written agreements between owners and trainers

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A written agreement between owners and trainers shall be
				  filed at the time they enter a partnership or stable name on any horse. The
				  trainer shall be responsible for filing the written agreement with the New
				  Jersey Racing Commission and the clerk of course at the track where said horse
				  or horses participate within 72 hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.37 - Collection and dissemination of Social Security numbers

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(a) The Racing
				Commission may request Social Security numbers to be furnished for use in
				determining an applicant's eligibility for licensure especially as it relates
				to credit checks, background checks or other such investigations, including
				those relative to open claiming. No application shall be denied for failure to
				comply with such request provided that a person may be required to submit such
				other information as the Commission may require in order to determine an
				applicant's eligibility for licensure.
(b) Any form used by the Commission to
				request submission of a Social Security number shall include the following:
1. A statement as to whether provision of a
				Social Security number is mandatory or voluntary;
2. A citation of the rule (which in the case
				of a request for voluntary submission shall be this section) that authorizes
				the Commission to request the Social Security number; and
3. A statement that the Commission will use
				Social Security numbers as a secondary internal identifier for the following
				purposes: Credit checks, background checks and other such
				investigations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Section 13:71-7.38 - Multi-year license

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(a) The Racing
				Commission may issue a multi-year license which expires on December 31 of the
				final year. The fee is a multiple of the annual fee and in the Commission's
				discretion may be offered, on an optional basis, to license categories it deems
				appropriate.
(b) The Commission may
				require the multiple year licensee to complete an annual questionnaire updating
				certain data on the original application, or provide such other supplemental
				information as it determines appropriate.
(c) A multi-year license may be suspended for
				violations of this chapter, and the holder thereof shall be subject to such
				penalties and orders for relief consistent therewith. If a multi-year license
				is suspended, the holder thereof in the Commission's discretion may forfeit the
				option to obtain a multi-year license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.1 - Race Officials

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Commission shall have general jurisdiction over all
				  harness horse racing activities where pari-mutuel wagering is conducted in the
				  State of New Jersey and of all the associations, employees and patrons
				  associated therewith.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.2 - Required presence of officials in a race or performance against time

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In every race or performance against time, there shall be a
				  presiding judge and two associate judges in the judges' stand.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.3 - Appointment of State Steward

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The New Jersey Racing Commission may appoint a State Steward
				  who shall be solely responsible to said Commission, and whose compensation
				  shall be fixed by the Commission and paid weekly by the holder of a permit at
				  whose harness race track such official shall serve. He shall hold a license as
				  a presiding judge from the United States Trotting Association. He shall be the
				  senior official at all race meetings and shall supervise the conduct of the
				  racing. He shall at all times have access to all parts of the course, plant and
				  grounds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.4 - Licensing and approval of officials

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
At all harness race meetings licensed by the Commission,
				  there shall be a State Steward, and/or presiding judge, two judges and a
				  starter. All such officials shall be licensees of the United States Trotting
				  Association and shall be approved by the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.5 - Judges and patrol judges

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the officials designated in N.J.A.C. 13:71-2,
				  the Commission may require the services of as many judges and patrol judges as
				  it shall deem necessary. Such officials shall be licensees of the United States
				  Trotting Association and shall be approved by the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.6 - Submission of names of racing officials

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At least 30 days prior to the first day of a race meeting,
				  the association shall submit in writing to the Racing Commission the names of
				  all racing officials engaged for the meeting, and no such official shall be
				  qualified to act until he shall have been approved by the Racing Commission. In
				  the event of incapacitation of any such approved racing official the
				  association may, with the approval of the Racing Commission, appoint a
				  substitute.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.7 - Duties of the officials

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It shall be the duty of all the aforesaid officials to
				  enforce the rules and regulations of the Commission and the rules and
				  regulations of the United States Trotting Association, and they shall have the
				  power of expulsion, suspension or fine as provided in the rules and
				  regulations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.8 - License revocation of an official

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any official designated by the Commission may be removed by
				  the Commission in its discretion. The Commission may also request the United
				  States Trotting Association to revoke the license of any official.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.9 - Substitute official in case of emergency

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In an emergency due to incapacity or absence, the State
				  Steward appointed by the New Jersey Racing Commission may appoint a substitute
				  official to serve pending a new designation by the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.10 - Access to course and grounds by officials

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The Commission, its Executive Director, representatives,
				  officials and employees shall at all times have full access to the course,
				  plant and grounds, including the judge's stand.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.11 - Vision examinations for officials

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Before being approved by the New Jersey Racing Commission,
				  all stewards, presiding judges, placing judges, patrol judges and starters must
				  be examined by an optometrist or oculist. Said officials' vision must be 20-20
				  in both eyes or corrected to that figure, and signed statements by the
				  examining optometrist or oculist to this effect shall be furnished to the
				  Commission. Approved officials' vision shall be checked every year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.12 - Reporting of protest and complaints by Steward

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(a) The Steward
				and Board of Judges shall report all protests and complaints to the Racing
				Commission as soon as received by them and shall make prompt report to the
				Racing Commission of their decisions.
(b) The Steward and Board of Judges shall,
				after the close of each day, file with the Racing Commission a signed report of
				any and all infractions of the rules coming under their observance that day and
				shall file with the Racing Commission any and all rulings or infractions and,
				otherwise, as soon as said rulings are made.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.13 - Punishment for violations

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The Board of Judges and steward shall have the power to
				  punish for violation of the rules any person subject to their control and in
				  their discretion to impose fines or suspensions or both for infractions. The
				  prior record of any licensee for similar violations of the rules of this
				  Commission or other racing commission or turf governing body may be considered
				  in determining the extent of punishment to be imposed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.14 - Conflict of official's position

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(a) No
				official, acting as a judge, shall serve as a race secretary or a clerk of the
				course at such meeting.
(b) No race
				official shall be qualified to act as such at any meeting or race where he is
				under suspension or the owner or otherwise interested in the ownership of any
				horse participating at such meeting or race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.15 - Disqualification of an official

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In the event of the disqualification of an official, the
				  Commission shall be so notified. The Commission shall thereafter appoint a
				  substitute.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.16 - Removal of official

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Any official may be fined, suspended or dismissed by the
				  Commission at any time for incompetency, failure to follow or enforce the
				  rules, or any conduct detrimental to the sport. No race official shall on any
				  day upon which he is required to officiate, drink alcoholic beverages within
				  four hours prior to the time he should begin performing his duties as an
				  official.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.17 - Breathalyzer tests for officials

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Officials, when directed by the commission or its
				  representative, shall submit to a breathalyzer test and if the results thereof
				  show a reading of more than 0.05 percent alcohol in the blood, a report shall
				  be made to the commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.18 - Classification of horses; conflict of interest

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No employee or officer of any association whose duties
				  include the classification of horses shall directly or indirectly be the owner
				  of any horse racing at such meeting, nor shall he participate financially
				  directly or indirectly in the purchase or sale of any horse racing at such
				  meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.19 - Admission to judge's stand

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Only the judges, the clerk of the course, the starter and
				  timer, official announcer, officials and directors of the United States
				  Trotting Association, and the commission or its authorized representatives
				  shall be allowed in the judges' stand during a race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.20 - Decorum of officials

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All race officials shall at all times during the performance
				  of their duties refrain from using intemperate language or from conducting
				  themselves other than in a judicious manner. Any conduct on their part which
				  could or does tend to detrimentally reflect upon the sport is
				  prohibited.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.21 - Presiding judge

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(a) The
				commission may designate a State steward and/or presiding judge for all
				licensed harness race meetings. The compensation of the State steward and/or
				presiding judge shall be fixed by the commission and paid by the association.
				The State steward shall have supervision and ultimate authority over all other
				race officials including the starter. He shall, in writing, notify the
				commission of all violations of any rules by an association, its officers or
				other race officials, giving detailed information thereof. A copy of such
				notice shall be sent by him to the United States Trotting Association. He shall
				be responsible for maintenance of the records of the meeting. The presiding
				judge shall take charge of the declaration box. In addition, he shall supervise
				or delegate the supervision of the following:
1. The maintenance of the judges' books, the
				stewards' list and the accident reports;
2. The preparation, delivery and posting of
				all notices of penalties, rulings and decisions relative to racing;
3. The procedures prescribed by these rules
				with respect to investigations and hearings;
4. The drivers meetings prescribed by the
				rules;
5. The handling of entries
				and declarations to start and the application of preferences to race;
6. All announcements over the public address
				system pertaining to the race program;
7. The admittance of persons to judges' stand
				subject to the direction of the commission;
8. The coupling of horses accepted for entry
				where it is necessary to protect the public interest;
9. The declaration as provided for under the
				rules of racing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.22 - Powers of judges

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(a) Presiding
				judges and associate judges shall have authority to:
1. Impose fines and penalties as prescribed
				by the commission;
2. Determine all
				questions of fact relating to a race;
3. Decide any difference between parties to a
				race or any contingent matter which shall arise which is not otherwise provided
				for in the rules;
4. Declare pools
				and bets "off" in case of fraud, or to declare any horse a nonstarter and to
				direct and refund of all wagers made thereon. All pools and bets shall follow
				the decision of the judges. Such decisions in respect to pools and bets shall
				be made at the conclusion of the race upon the observations of the judges and
				upon such other facts as an immediate investigation may develop. A reversal or
				change of decision after the official placing at the conclusion of a heat or
				dash shall not affect the distribution of the betting pools made upon such
				official placing. When pools and bets are declared "off" for fraud, the guilty
				parties shall be penalized;
5.
				Control the horses, drivers, trainers, grooms and assistants and punish any
				person who shall fail to obey their orders or the rules;
6. Examine under oath all parties connected
				with a race as to any wrong or complaint. Any person required to appear before
				the judges for a hearing or examination who shall fail to appear after due
				notice in writing shall be penalized;
7. Consider complaints of foul from the
				patrols or drivers in the race and no others.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.23 - Duties of judges

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(a) It shall be
				the duty of the judges to:
1. Exclude from the
				race any horse that in their opinion is improperly equipped, dangerous or unfit
				to race. A horse is unfit to race if he is sick, blind, weak or extremely lame.
				No horse shall race with a tube in its throat. Where a driver or owner reports
				to the presiding judge that his horse is unfit to race, ill or otherwise
				physically incapable of racing, the presiding judge shall call for an
				examination of the horse by the track veterinarian and the track veterinarian
				shall examine such horse and submit a written report of his findings to the
				presiding judge;
2. Investigate any
				apparent or possible interference or other violation of the rules whether or
				not a complaint has been made by a driver;
3. Investigate any act of cruelty, seen by
				them or reported to them, toward a race horse during a meeting at which they
				officiate. If the judges find that such an act has been committed, they shall
				penalize the offending person;
4.
				Immediately thereafter or on the day of the race the judges shall fill out a
				complete accident report and mail the report to the United States Trotting
				Association;
5. Observe the
				performance of the drivers and the horses closely to ascertain if there are any
				violations of these rules. They shall exhaust all means possible to safeguard
				the contestants and the public;
6.
				Grant a hearing at a designated time in accordance with the rules before a
				penalty may be imposed upon any party. All three judges should be present if
				possible, and at least the presiding judge and one associate judge must be
				present at all hearings. The judges may inflict the penalties prescribed by
				these rules. All penalties shall be recorded as per the rules. Such penalty is
				effective from the time the penalized party receives notice thereof in
				accordance with the rules;
7.
				Declare a dash or heat of a race no contest in the event that a track is thrown
				into darkness during the progress of a race by failure of
				electricity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.24 - Procedure of judges

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(a) It shall be
				the procedure of the judges to:
1. Be in the
				stand 15 minutes before the first race and remain in the stand for 10 minutes
				after the last race and at all times when the horses are upon the
				track;
2. Observe the preliminary
				warming up of horses and scoring; noting the behavior of horses, lameness,
				equipment, conduct of drivers, changes in odds and any unusual incidents
				pertaining to horses or drivers participating in races;
3. Have the bell rung or give other notice at
				least 10 minutes before a race or heat. Any driver failing to obey this summons
				may be punished and his horse may be ruled out by the judges and considered
				drawn;
4. Designate one of their
				members to lock the pari-mutuel machines immediately upon the horses reaching
				the official starting point. The presiding judge shall designate the post time
				for each race and the horses will be called at such time as to preclude
				excessive delay after the completion of two courses;
5. Be in communication with the patrol judges
				where patrol judges are used, by use of patrol phones, from the time the
				starter picks up the horses until the finish of the race. Any violation or near
				violation of the rules shall be reported by the patrol judge witnessing the
				incident and a written record made of same. At least one judge shall observe
				the drivers throughout the stretch specifically noting any change in course,
				interference, improper use of whips, breaks and failure to contest the race to
				the finish;
6. Be in continuous
				communication with each other in cases where the Commission requires one of
				them to ride in the starting gate behind the horses for the purpose of
				patrolling the race. In such case, the judge assigned to the starting gate
				shall maintain continuous communications with a judge assigned to the judge's
				stand and perform all duties described by the rules;
7. Post the objection sign, or inquiry sign,
				on the odds board in the case of a complaint or possible rule violation, and
				immediately notify the announcer of the objection and of the horse or horses
				involved. As soon as the judges have made a decision, the objection sign shall
				be removed, the correct placing displayed and the "Official" sign flashed. In
				all instances the judges shall post the order of finish and the "Official" sign
				as soon as they have made their decision;
8. Display the photo sign if the order of
				finish among the contending horses is less than half-length or a contending
				horse is on a break at the finish. After the photo has been examined and a
				decision made, a copy or copies shall be made, checked by the presiding judge
				and posted for public inspection;
9. Sign the judges' book after each race,
				verifying the correctness of the record by the clerk of the course.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.25 - Duties of patrol judges

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(a) Where
				patrol judges are required by the Commission or utilized by the association on
				its own motion, they shall observe all activity on the race track at all times
				during the racing program. There shall be not less than two patrol judges. They
				shall immediately report to the presiding judge:
1. Any action on the track which could
				improperly affect the result of a race;
2. Every violation of the racing
				rules;
3. Every violation of the
				rules or decorum;
4. The lameness
				or unfitness of any horse;
5. Any
				lack of proper racing equipment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.26 - Absent officials

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If any race official is absent or incapacitated, the
				  Executive Director of the Commission or, in his absence, the steward of the
				  Commission may appoint a substitute at such meeting. Notice of such appointment
				  shall be given immediately to the Commission and to the United States Trotting
				  Association.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.27 - Starter

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Commission shall approve and license a starter for all
				  licensed harness race meetings. The starter shall be under the jurisdiction of
				  the presiding judge at all times.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.28 - Duties of starter

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The starter shall be in the starting gate 15 minutes before
				  the first race. He shall have control over the horses and subject to the
				  provisions of the rules, have authority to assess fines and/or suspend drivers,
				  with the approval of the presiding judge, for any violation of the rules from
				  the formation of the parade until the word "go" is given. He shall notify the
				  judges and the drivers of penalties imposed by him. He shall report violations
				  of the rules, giving detailed information. An assistant starter approved and
				  licensed by the Commission may be employed when an association, with the
				  approval of the Commission, deems it necessary. The starter shall submit daily
				  a report to the presiding judge indicating the speed of the gate at the
				  starting point for each race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.29 - Duties of the clerk of the course

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(a) The clerk
				of the course shall:
1. At the request of the
				judges assist in drawing positions.
2. Keep the judges' book and record therein:
i. All horses entered and their eligibility
				numbers;
ii. Names of owners and
				drivers and drivers license numbers;
iii. A record of each heat, giving the
				position of the horse at the finish;
iv. Drawn or ruled out horses;
v. Time in minutes, seconds and fifths of
				seconds.
3. Check
				eligibility certificates before the race and after the race enter all
				information provided for thereon, including the horses position in the race if
				it was charted.
4. Record all
				protests, fines, penalties and appeals on forms provided by the presiding
				judge, and see that the judges' book is properly signed.
5. Forward the judges' book from all extended
				pari-mutuel meetings the day following each racing day.
6. Notify owner and drivers of penalties
				assessed by the officials.
7. Upon
				request, assist judges in placing horses.
8. After the race, return the eligibility
				certificate to the owner of the horse or his representative.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.30 - Duties of timer

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At each race or performance against time there shall be at
				  least one timer in the judges' or timers' stand. He shall sign the judges' book
				  for each race or performance against time verifying the correctness of the
				  record. All times shall be announced and recorded in fifths of seconds. An
				  approved electronic or electric timing device must be used. If at any time the
				  electronic or electric timing device should fail, the decision of the manual
				  timer as to the time of the heat or dash shall be official.
The timer shall be in the stand 15 minutes before the first
				  heat or dash is to be contested. He shall start his watch when the first horse
				  leaves the point from which the distance of the race is measured. The time of
				  the leading horse at the quarter, half, three-quarters and the finish shall be
				  taken. If odd distances are raced, the fractions shall be noted
				  accordingly.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.31 - Duties of paddock judge

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(a) Under the
				direction and supervision of the State steward and/or presiding judge, the
				paddock judge shall have complete charge of all paddock activities as outlined.
				The paddock judge shall:
1. Get the fields on
				the track for post parades in accordance with the schedule given to him by the
				presiding judge;
2. Inspect horses
				for changes in equipment, broken or faulty equipment, head numbers and saddle
				pads;
3. Supervise paddock gate
				men;
4. Check horses and drivers in
				and out;
5. Direct the activities
				of the paddock blacksmith;
6.
				Immediately notify the presiding judge of anything that could in any way
				change, delay or otherwise affect the racing program;
7. See that only properly authorized persons
				are permitted in the paddock;
8.
				Supervise the identification of horses in the race;
9. Notify the presiding judge of any change
				of racing equipment or shoes before the race;
10. Inspect and supervise the maintenance of
				all emergency equipment kept in the paddock;
11. Notify the judges of the reason for any
				horse returning to the paddock after having entered the track for the post
				parade and before the start of the race;
12. Notify judges of all trainers and grooms
				who leave the paddock in an emergency;
13. Supervise and maintain cleanliness of
				paddock;
14. Supervise the conduct
				of all persons in the paddock;
15.
				The paddock judge will report any cruelty to any horse that he observes to the
				presiding judge.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.32 - Program director

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(a) Each
				association shall designate a program director.
1. It shall be the responsibility of the
				program director to furnish the public complete and accurate past performance
				information as required by the rules.
2. No person shall act as a program director
				at a pari-mutuel meeting unless he has been approved by the Commission.
				Approval of the Commission will be granted only to the employment of any person
				who, by reason of his knowledge, experience and industry, is capable of
				furnishing accurate and complete past performance information to the general
				public and whose participation will not or will not tend to be detrimental to
				the sport.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.33 - Executive Director of the Commission

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The Executive Director appointed by the Commission shall be
				  a representative at large of the Commission. He shall have general supervision
				  over all race officials, licensees and employees or appointees of the
				  Commission. He shall supervise the licensing of all those persons required to
				  be licensed by the Commission and supervise the security provisions of all
				  associations. He shall generally supervise the conduct of racing, the
				  pari-mutuel operations and the testing of horses. He shall have the authority
				  to conduct inquiries and in connection therewith to issue subpoenas, to compel
				  the attendance of witnesses and the production of all relevant and material
				  reports, books, papers, documents, correspondence and other evidence as
				  directed by the Commission. He shall have the power to administer oaths and
				  examine witnesses and shall submit a report of all proceedings thereon. He
				  shall at all times have access to all parts of the course, plant and grounds,
				  including the pari-mutuel department. The compensation of the Executive
				  Director shall be fixed and paid by the Commission. The Commission, in its
				  discretion, may appoint such assistants to the Executive Director or stewards
				  as it may deem necessary who shall have the same authority as the Executive
				  Director in his absence but such assistants or stewards shall be junior in
				  authority to the Executive Director at all times.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.34 - Photo finish

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(a) The judges
				shall determine the order of finish of every race contested at association
				tracks.
(b) Every association shall
				provide photo finish service of a type of quality approved by the commission as
				an aid to the judges in determining the order of finish.
(c) Whenever the judges call for a photo
				finish picture to determine the order of finish they shall cause the word
				"photo" to be flashed on the infield board and to remain there until the order
				of finish is determined.
(d)
				Whenever a photo finish picture is used to determine the order of finish, such
				picture or true copies thereof, or projections thereof, shall be posted or
				projected for public inspection.
(e) In the event of an electrical or
				mechanical failure of the photo finish camera, or if a distorted, deceptive or
				otherwise inadequate picture is developed, the judges shall decide the order of
				finish and such decision shall be final.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.35 - Duties of race secretary

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(a) The race
				secretary of each association must be approved by the commission and it shall
				be his duty:
1. To receive and to keep safe
				the eligibility certificates of all horses competing at the race track or
				stabled on grounds owned or cared for by any association and to return same to
				the owner of a horse or his representative upon their departure from the
				grounds;
2. To be familiar with the
				age, class and competitive ability of all horses racing at the track;
3. To classify and reclassify horses in
				accordance with the rules;
4. To
				list horses in the categories for which they qualify and to cause such lists to
				be kept current and to be properly displayed in the room in which the
				declaration box is located for examination by horsemen and others;
5. To write conditions and to schedule the
				daily racing programs to be presented at the race track and to post same not
				less than 18 hours before declarations close;
6. To provide for the listing of horses in
				the daily program; to examine all entry blanks and declarations; to verify all
				information set forth therein; to select the horses to start and the also
				eligible horses from the declarations in accordance with the rules governing
				these functions;
7. To examine
				nominations and declarations in early closing events, late closing and stakes
				events; to verify the eligibility of all declarations and nominations, and to
				compile lists thereof for publication.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.36 - Charter

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The charting of races shall be done only by a charter
				  approved by the commission. The charter shall be responsible for providing a
				  complete and accurate chart. Approval of the commission will be granted only to
				  the employment of a person who has the knowledge, training and industry to
				  perform the duties of a charter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.37 - Setting and maintaining post time

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The mutuel manager shall be charged with the responsibility
				  of setting and maintaining post time. Post time shall not be changed after
				  being posted on the odds board without the consent of the judges.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 8 - OFFICIALS › Section 13:71-8.38 - State Police; communication

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When the State Police in the normal performance of their
				  duties at an association meeting observe a violation of the Racing Commission
				  rules and regulations that may adversely affect the integrity of racing, they
				  shall communicate the circumstances of such to the State steward and the
				  Executive Director of the Racing Commission in writing. The State steward shall
				  acknowledge receipt of the information from the State Police and shall respond
				  in writing to the Racing Commission, without undue delay, of the action taken
				  thereon.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 9 - VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARIANS CERTIFICATES › Section 13:71-9.2 - Veterinarian (practicing)

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(a) No owner or
				trainer shall employ any veterinarian who has not been duly licensed in
				accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. Any duly licensed
				veterinarian desiring to practice at the race track of an association must be
				approved by the Racing Commission State Veterinarian, who shall list his name
				with the race secretary. The association shall warn off all unlicensed
				veterinarians.
(b) Upon the request
				of the Commission, a practicing veterinarian shall furnish the original
				treatment record(s) and copies of all pertinent objective data and papers,
				along with a key to any codes, abbreviations and non-English words appearing on
				such record, data and papers, to the Racing Commission or any duly authorized
				investigators. A veterinarian shall respond to the Commission's request in full
				within 24 hours of notification. Failure to comply with the foregoing may
				subject the practicing veterinarian to disciplinary action by the
				steward.
(c) No veterinarian
				employed by the Racing Commission shall be permitted, during the period of his
				employment, to treat or prescribe for any horse, for compensation or otherwise,
				except in case of emergency, in which case a full and complete report shall be
				made to the stewards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 9 - VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARIANS CERTIFICATES › Section 13:71-9.3 - Associate State Veterinarian

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(a) The duties
				of the Associate State Veterinarian shall be as follows:
1. Observe the horses in the paddock and
				while warming up for the racing program and investigate into and examine such
				horses as appear to him, or are reported to him, to be ill or infirm, and
				report thereon to the presiding judge.
2. Examine horses to be scratched from any
				race and certify that such horse is unfit to compete before it may be
				scratched. No horse, having been scratched from a race may enter a later race
				without the certificate of the Associate State Veterinarian that such horse has
				become fit to race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 9 - VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARIANS CERTIFICATES › Section 13:71-9.4 - Veterinarians during racing hours

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The racing association will be responsible to provide the
				  services of a licensed veterinary practitioner for the period of one-half hour
				  prior to the post time of the first race until one-half hour after the
				  conclusion of the last race on the racing program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 10 - PROGRAM › Section 13:71-10.1 - Program information

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(a) A printed
				program shall be available to the public at all meetings where purses are
				offered. All programs shall furnish:
1.
				Horse's name and sex;
2. Color and
				age;
3. Sire and dam;
4. Owner's name;
5. Driver's name and colors;
6. Trainer's name;
7. Type of race and horses. In claiming
				races, the price for which the horse is entered to be claimed shall be
				indicated. If claimed later programs shall indicate the fact;
8. At least the last six performance and
				accurate chart lines. An accurate chart line shall include: date of race, size
				of track if other than half-mile, symbol for free-legged pacers, track
				condition, type of race, distance, the fractional times of the leading horse
				including race time, post position, position at quarter, half and
				three-quarter, stretch with lengths behind the leader, finish with lengths
				behind the leader, individual time of the horse, closing dollar odds, name of
				the driver, names of the horses placed first, second and third by the judges.
				The standard symbol for "breaks" and "park-outs" shall be used where
				appropriate;
9. Information
				concerning the number of times a horse has been "parked out" and the number of
				"breaks" made by the horse in the current year;
10. Information indicating drivers racing
				with a provisional license;
11.
				Information indicating pacers that are racing without hopples;
12. Summary of starts in purse races, best
				win, time and earning for the current and preceding year. For purpose of the
				summary, a horse's best win may be earned in either a purse or nonpurse race.
				It shall not, however, be earned in a time trial;
13. On a separate page, the names of State
				officials, as specified by the Commission, the names of the Commissioners and
				Commission officials, the names of the officers and directors of the
				association and the names of the race officials for the meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 10 - PROGRAM › Section 13:71-10.2 - Failure to furnish reliable program information

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Failure to furnish reliable program information may subject
				  the association and/or program director to the penalties provided for under the
				  law and these rules.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 10 - PROGRAM › Section 13:71-10.3 - Penalized on inaccurate information

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Owners, drivers, or others found guilty of providing
				  inaccurate information on a horse's performance, or attempting to have
				  misleading information given on a program may be penalized.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 10 - PROGRAM › Section 13:71-10.4 - Nonbetting races

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Where nonbetting races are to be held on the same day
				  immediately before or after the regularly scheduled races and such races are
				  scheduled before the programs are printed, the association shall make available
				  to the public, printed program information in the same manner and form as in
				  the case of scheduled races where purses are offered. The Commission may
				  designate additional information to be included in the program such as
				  pertinent rules, laws or any items which may be deemed necessary.