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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:70-1.39 - 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. 13:71, 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 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:70-1.40 - 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 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:70-1.42 - 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
				Racing Commission and shall present a list 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 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 13:70-1.43 - 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 proceed with the
				  conduct of 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 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.2 - License for running meeting

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A license for a running meeting will be granted by the
				  Racing Commission only for racing grounds affording a course of one mile or
				  more in circumference.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.3 - Names of officials; fingerprints; structure changes

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(a) 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 and
				department heads engaged for the meeting and all contractors working within the
				enclosure, and no racing official, department head or contractor shall be
				qualified to act until he shall have been approved by the Racing
				Commission.
(b) All racing
				officials must be fingerprinted prior to the submission of their names by the
				track association.
(c) In the event
				of incapacitation of any such approved racing official, the stewards may
				appoint a substitute temporarily, pending the approval of the Racing
				Commission.
(d) Prior to the
				commencement of any construction, alteration, change or improvement by a permit
				holder of any building, structure or physical layout at, about or within its
				licensed premises or track enclosure by a permit holder, plans and
				specifications regarding such construction, alteration, change or improvement
				must be reviewed and approved by the Racing Commission. All costs and expenses
				incurred for the study and approval of plans and specifications and inspection
				of the construction, by a commission-appointed engineering firm, shall be borne
				by the permit holder (track association).
(e) All annual applications for renewal of
				racing permits shall include the name and resume of the experience and
				background of the general manager or chief operating officer of the applicant
				for the approval of the commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.4 - Photographic system

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The Racing Commission shall require an association to
				  install and maintain in good service a photographic system, approved by the
				  commission, to record the complete finish of each and every race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.5 - Ownership approval

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No person shall in any manner become the owner or holder,
				  directly or indirectly, of any shares of stock or certificates or other
				  evidence of ownership comprising a five percent or greater interest in any
				  association or corporation which has been or shall be granted a permit to hold
				  or conduct a horse race meeting without first obtaining the approval of the New
				  Jersey Racing Commission pursuant to these rules and regulations. For purposes
				  of this section "person" shall be construed to include the spouse and/or
				  children or any such applicant and compliance with this section shall be
				  required of all such persons holding any interest whatsoever whenever the total
				  interest held by such persons as an aggregate exceeds the five percent
				  requirement. Failure to comply with this regulation shall subject the applicant
				  to disqualification and the permit holder to the penalties and sanctions
				  provided by law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.6 - Annual listing of shareholders

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Racing associations shall file on an annual basis with the
				  Commission a list of all person possessing directly or indirectly any shares of
				  stock or certificates or other evidence of ownership of any interest in any
				  association or corporation. Said filing shall take place prior to June 1 of
				  each calendar year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.7 - Application forms; approval

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Approval may only be given to such persons who make
				  application therefor on the form prescribed by the New Jersey Racing Commission
				  and only when such application is filed with the Executive Director of the
				  Racing Commission properly completed and executed in all respects.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.8 - Investigation

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The commission may investigate the applicant or any person
				  named in the application, with respect to such person's criminal record,
				  subversive activities record and any other reports concerning such persons, in
				  order to determine whether the applicant or a person for whom ownership is
				  indirectly or beneficially to be held has not been convicted of a crime or
				  moral turpitude, has not violated any rules and regulations previously or
				  presently prescribed by the New Jersey Racing Commission, and who possesses
				  sufficient moral responsibility so as not to be detrimental to the best
				  interests of racing in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.9 - Review of application approval

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Applications may be approved, after due consideration by the
				  Executive Director of the Racing Commission to whom such power is delegated,
				  but the New Jersey Racing Commission may, in its discretion, review any such
				  findings made by the Executive Director to determine whether any applicant
				  merits approval.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.10 - Application denials; notice

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When an applicant, after due consideration, cannot be
				  approved for reasons expressed in
				  5:5-22 et seq., as amended and
				  supplemented, or if, in the opinion of the New Jersey Racing Commission,
				  approval of such person will be detrimental to the best interests of racing in
				  New Jersey, or if an applicant will hold ownership for another whose interest
				  is beneficial, indirect or otherwise and the indirect or beneficial owner could
				  not qualify to hold direct ownership for reasons expressed herein, the
				  commission may disapprove such applicant by notifying the secretary of the
				  association or corporation licensed to conduct a horse race meeting by
				  registered mail. Such disapproved person may request, and the commission shall
				  hold, a hearing, which request and hearing shall be made and had as provided
				  for in 5:5-22, et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.11 - Video tape system

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An association shall install and be responsible for the
				  proper operation of an accurate video tape system. The original tapes produced
				  by this system shall be stored in a safe place for a period of at least one
				  year from the date of the race.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.13 - Maintenance of grounds and facilities

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An association shall at all times maintain its grounds and
				  facilities so as to be neat and clean, painted in good repair, with special
				  consideration for the comfort and safety of patrons, employees and other
				  persons whose business requires their attendance; and with special
				  consideration for the health and safety of horses stabled, exercising or
				  entered to race; and shall have available adequate and proper implements to
				  maintain a uniform track, weather conditions permitting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.14 - Barns and stalls

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An association shall be responsible for providing and
				  maintaining fire-resistant barns and stalls in good repair, in a clean and
				  sanitary condition; each barn and each stall shall be numbered or lettered for
				  identification; adequate drainage, sufficiently manned fire-fighting equipment,
				  and the manure removal from the stable area shall be provided and
				  maintained.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.15 - Fire inspection stable area

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(a) The Racing
				Commission shall appoint annually a qualified engineer to inspect the stable
				area at all tracks licensed by the Commission to insure that said stable areas
				are adequately guarded against the hazards of fire.
(b) The engineer so appointed shall be paid
				by the track associations in an amount established by the Commission and shall
				conduct two such inspections of each stable area during the racing season and
				report thereon to the Commission.
(c) All recommendations of the engineer
				relating to fire conditions in the stable area shall be acted upon immediately
				by the permit holder.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.16 - Smoking prohibited

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Smoking is prohibited under the shed row of any barn.
				  Persons found violating this rule will be reported to the stewards 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 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.17 - Storage of hay, straw or feed

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The storage of hay, straw or feed in the stall of any barn
				  located on the premises licensed by this Commission will be allowed only with
				  the express permission of the Racing Commission. Each track association shall
				  be required to provide adequately protected detached sheds for the storage of
				  hay, straw, feed and any other material that may be considered of a flammable
				  nature, when the Commission deems it necessary. Any person or permit holder
				  violating this rule shall be reported to the stewards and subject to a fine or
				  to an indefinite suspension.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.18 - Stable employees' facilities

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An association shall provide and maintain in good repair,
				  adequate living quarters and conveniently located sanitary facilities, such as
				  showers, toilets and wash basins for stable employees.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.19 - Ambulances

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Each association shall maintain and furnish at least one
				  adequate ambulance for the exclusive use of horses and a separate ambulance for
				  the exclusive use of persons upon the plant grounds during the operation of its
				  race meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.20 - First aid facilities

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An association shall equip and maintain adequate first aid
				  facilities with not less than two beds and attendance of a competent physician
				  and a registered nurse during racing hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.22 - Handbooking prohibited on grounds

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Handbooking shall be prohibited on the grounds and its
				  operator shall be excluded therefrom.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.25 - Communication system

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An association shall install and maintain in good service, a
				  communication system between the stewards stand, pari-mutuel department,
				  starting gate, clerk of scales, patrol judges and the State
				  veterinarian.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.26 - Disqualified personnel kept off grounds

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During the term of disqualification of any participant in
				  racing, it shall be the duty of the association to see to it that the
				  privileges of his admission badge are revoked, and that he is kept out of the
				  grounds, unless otherwise permitted to enter under certain conditions and at
				  certain times as may be provided for elsewhere in these rules.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.27 - Ejected personnel; readmission; notice

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Any persons ejected from the grounds of an association shall
				  be denied admission to said grounds until permission for his reentering has
				  been obtained from the official issuing the ejection order. Notification of
				  such permission for reentry shall be filed with the Racing Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.28 - Availability of purse money to winners

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All portions of purse money shall be made available to the
				  winners thereof 72 hours (Sundays excluded) following their winning.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.29 - Deductions from winnings

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(a) No
				percentage of winnings shall be deducted by an association for itself or for
				another person, club or body, unless requested by the person to whom such
				winnings are payable, except that an association may deduct from winnings any
				money due it. The association shall also deduct the amount calculated by the
				New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board, which shall not exceed three
				percent of gross overnight purses paid to owners, as assessments for the cost
				of workers' compensation insurance coverage pursuant to
				13:70-3.46 and the rules of the
				New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:73.
1. The horsemen's bookkeeper at each
				racetrack in New Jersey shall transmit on a weekly basis all assessments
				collected for the cost of workers' compensation insurance or self-insurance
				coverage to the New Jersey Racing Commission, which shall deposit these monies
				in a separate account for the use of the New Jersey Horse Racing Injury
				Compensation Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.30 - Unredeemed mutuel tickets

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(a) Every
				association shall carry on its books, an account which shows the total amount
				due on outstanding unredeemed mutuel tickets not presented for
				payment.
(b) All sums held by an
				association for payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets not claimed by the
				person or persons entitled thereto within six months from the time such tickets
				are issued shall be paid to the Commission upon the expiration of such six
				month holding period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.31 - Financial statements

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Each association shall file a complete financial statement
				  with the Commission on or before February 15 of the calendar year following the
				  association's last race meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.32 - Employment application blank

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(a) Every
				person employed by any race track association or by any concessionaire must
				fill out an employment application blank thereof, which must contain a
				statement of permanent residence and the following question: Have you ever been
				convicted of a crime, ruled off, set down, suspended or otherwise debarred from
				participating in racing by any racing organization, commission or other
				recognized turf authority in the United States or elsewhere, or has an
				indictment or information been returned or complaint made against you by the
				United States or any state, charging sale, use or possession of narcotics.
				State full details.
(b) All such
				employment application records must be kept by any race association or by any
				concessionaire for a period of two years, and must be made available for
				inspection by the New Jersey Commission, if so requested.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.33 - Weekly reports on employees

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Each race track association and each concessionaire shall
				  make weekly detailed reports and deliver such reports to the Racing Commission
				  of all employees actually engaged during the past week, stating the name,
				  department, license number (if license is required) and position therein, and
				  YES and NO to indicate whether a resident of New Jersey, under columns so
				  entitled. Such lists shall be compiled by departments, and, if any employee is
				  engaged in two departments, a notation opposite his name shall so state.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.34 - Weekly report endorsement

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(a) The weekly
				reports of each department shall have the following endorsement signed by the
				department manager:
1. The above list of
				employees and information contained therein is a complete report of all
				employees engaged in my department for the week ending .........., 19... None
				of the above names appears on the Security Guide list for the year 19...
As indicated on the above list, the number of employees
						  is as follows:
Percent of residents ..... percent
Percent of nonresidents ..... percent
Total Employees
						  .......................................................
Residents
						  .............................................................
Nonresidents
						  ..........................................................
Exemptions requested
						  ..................................................
Department Manager
						  ....................................................
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.35 - Division of departments

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(a) The
				departments shall be divided and designated as follows:
1. General manager and office department
				(including office help, auditing and bookkeeping department
				employees);
2. Racing secretary's
				office (including all employees under the control of the racing secretary and
				including jockey room employees and valets);
3. Mutuel department (including manager of
				the mutuel department and all employees under his control including
				calculators, sheet writers, supervisors, money room, messengers and runners,
				outbook clerks, program clerks, porters, information and change clerks,
				approximate odds board calculator clerks and boardmen, miscellaneous
				assistants, cashiers and sellers);
i. All of
				the individuals mentioned in (a)3 above, when assigned to work shall be
				prohibited from wagering. Violation of the above may subject the individual to
				a fine, suspension or both, or to revocation of his or her license;
4. Track superintendent's office
				(including all track workers, mechanics, porters, janitors, gardeners, watchmen
				and employees who are under the control of the track superintendent);
5. Admissions department (including sellers,
				collectors, stile men, ushers and miscellaneous employees under the control of
				the manager of said department);
6.
				Concessions (including all employees engaged in the auto parking lots if the
				concession of parking is contracted to concessionaires and all employees of all
				concessions, whether operated by association or contracted to
				concessionaires);
7. Parking lot
				employees if not contracted to concessionaires;
8. Department of Security (including
				detectives, policemen watchmen and fire protection and miscellaneous employees
				under the control of the chief of security of the race track);
9. Publicity department;
10. Printing (including all printers and
				other employees employed on programs, turf sheets and other
				publications);
11. All independent
				contractors and their employees working within the licensed premises;
12. Miscellaneous employees department
				(including all employees not designated in any other department).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.36 - Nonresident defined

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Any person who has voted within two years in any state other
				  than New Jersey since casting his last vote in New Jersey, or who has made
				  representation within two years that he is a citizen or resident of a state
				  other than New Jersey shall be considered not a resident of New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.37 - Decisions on citizenship and residence

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The Commission shall make decision of the citizenship and
				  residence of each employee under the laws of the State of New Jersey and the
				  rules, regulations and conditions of the Commission which shall be binding upon
				  the employees and the race track association.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.38 - False or misleading statements

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Any employee making any false, untrue or misleading
				  statement with reference to his citizenship or residence in his application or
				  additional written or oral examination may be suspended by the Racing
				  Commission and may be ruled off the turf for life by the Racing Commission and
				  may be refused all privileges of the race track under the jurisdiction of the
				  Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.40 - Admission; age

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(a) Any child
				under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult, parent or guardian to be
				admitted to any racetrack enclosure as a spectator during the hours when the
				running of races is being conducted.
(b) No person under the age of 18 shall be
				permitted to wager or in any manner participate in any pari-mutuel pool or
				system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.41 - Employee compensation insurance

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(a) Every owner
				shall establish a horsemen's bookkeeper account at each track association where
				horses he or she owns have been or will be entered to race.
(b) No owner shall be allowed to enter a
				horse without first paying the cost of assessment into the horsemen's
				bookkeeper account. Any owner failing to comply with this rule shall be subject
				to suspension, fine or other penalty as determined by the Racing
				Commission.
(c) All concessionaires
				shall carry workers' compensation insurance covering all employees and shall
				provide adequate proof of compliance which shall be in the form of:
1. A certificate of insurance, valid for the
				year through December 31 (for which licensing is sought), issued by an
				insurance company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey; or
i. A certificate, if offered and found not to
				be valid, may result in penalties provided in N.J.A.C. 13:70-23 up to and
				including revocation of license of the person who submitted the certificate;
				or
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.42 - Certificate of compliance on file

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Effective January 1, 1969, a certificate of compliance with
				  section 13:70-3.41, issued by an insurance
				  company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, must be on file
				  with the racing secretary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.43 - Certificate of veterinary examination

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(a) All horses,
				including ponies, entering the grounds of any race track in New Jersey, must be
				accompanied by a current, valid certificate of veterinary
				examination.
(b) A current
				certificate is one which has been issued within a ten-day period immediately
				preceding date of entry.
(c) To be
				considered valid, the certificate must contain:
1. Adequate identification and/or description
				of the subject animal;
2. A
				declaration that said animal is free of apparent symptoms of an infectious or
				communicable disease;
3. A record
				of the horse's body temperature at the time that the examination is
				conducted;
4. The signature of an
				accredited, licensed veterinarian who has conducted the examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.44 - Telephone

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All public telephones at the race track may remain open
				  during the race day, with the approval of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.46 - Horsemen's bookkeeper account

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(a) Each track
				association shall establish a horsemen's bookkeeper account to hold monies
				deposited by thoroughbred owners. The horsemen's bookkeeper shall maintain a
				record of each account crediting such account, as applicable, with all
				earnings, awards or deposits. The horsemen's bookkeeper shall also deduct
				payments as directed by the account holder or his or her authorized agent and
				collect assessments for the cost of workers' compensation insurance coverage
				pursuant to this chapter and the rules promulgated by the New Jersey Horse
				Racing Injury Compensation Board as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:73.
(b) The horsemen's bookkeeper at each
				racetrack in New Jersey shall transmit on a weekly basis all monies collected
				for the cost of workers' compensation insurance or self-insurance coverage to
				the New Jersey Racing Commission, which shall deposit these monies in a
				separate account for the use of the New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation
				Board.
(c) All thoroughbred track
				associations shall be required to invest in either New Jersey business savings
				accounts, bank certificates of deposit or United States Treasury notes, the
				sums deposited by the owners of thoroughbred horses with the horsemen's
				bookkeeper. Such investments are to be held in the name of the track
				association's horsemen's bookkeeper account. No more than 80 percent of said
				funds shall be invested at any time. No less than 20 percent of all the funds
				shall, at all times, be available for use by the track association's horsemen's
				bookkeeper. The funds not invested shall be deposited in a separate trust
				account and shall, at no time, be commingled with any other funds of the track
				association.
(d) The income
				realized from the invested funds shall be used firstly, to reimburse the track
				association for one-half of the cost and expense of operating the horsemen's
				bookkeeper's account, with the remainder of the income being used for programs
				managed by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, and designed
				to benefit the racing industry.
(e)
				The specific programs and anticipated budget for the Horsemen's Benevolent and
				Protective Association for any calendar year shall be submitted to the New
				Jersey Racing Commission for its approval no later than December 1 of the
				preceding calendar year. The programs and budget may be amended during said
				calendar year with prior approval of the New Jersey Racing
				Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.47 - Track entrance; Coggins test requirements for horses, ponies or equine mascot

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(a) No horse
				shall enter the grounds of any track association absent presentation of a valid
				certificate of a negative Coggins test. Said certificate shall:
1. Identify the horse by tatoo
				number;
2. Indicate said test was
				performed within one year prior to the date of presentation to the racing
				secretary;
3. Indicate said test
				was conducted by a laboratory approved by the United States Department of
				Agriculture; and
4. Be attached to
				the appropriate foal certificate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 3 - RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 13:70-3.48 - Violations by track associations and penalties

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Notwithstanding any provisions of subchapters 16, 23 and 31
				  of this chapter, 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 racing commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.1 - Persons required to have licenses

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(a) The
				following persons are required to take out a license from the Racing Commission
				and the annual fee will be as follows:
1.
Assistant starter:
$ 10.00
2.
Assistant trainer:
$ 30.00
3.
Authorized agent:
$ 50.00
4.
Clocker:
$ 10.00
5.
Certificate of identification:
$
						  10.00
6.
Jockey:
$ 50.00
7.
Jockey agent:
$ 50.00
8.
Jockey apprentice:
$ 30.00
9.
Owner:
$ 50.00
10.
Pari-mutuel employee:
$ 25.00
11.
Plater:
$ 20.00
12.
Stable employee:
$ 5.00
13.
Starter:
$ 10.00
14.
Trainer:
$ 50.00
15.
Valet:
$ 20.00
16.
Vendor:
$ 50.00
17.
Veterinarians:
$ 50.00
(b)
				All persons licensed by the Commission and all employees of the racing
				associations and/or employees of contractors doing work for the track
				associations will be required to be fingerprinted and photographed at the
				discretion of the Commission. The applicant must pay for the cost of the
				fingerprint card checks. The Commission will direct the fee, which will be
				consistent with the charge set by the reviewing agency for the type of inquiry
				requested; for example, State, Federal or State and Federal, name check. Owners
				who, because of extenuating circumstances, cannot come into New Jersey to be
				fingerprinted and photographed during a racing year, will be issued conditional
				licenses only and will not be permitted access to the stable area or paddock at
				any New Jersey track until photographed and fingerprinted by the Racing
				Commission. Holders of a conditional license will not be eligible for passes at
				any of the tracks in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.2 - Items requiring registration

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(a) The
				following must be registered with the Racing Commission annually and the fee
				payable for such registration shall be as follows:
1. Stable name--$ 50.00;
2. Corporate stable name--$ 50.00;
3. Multiple ownership--$ 50.00;
4. Partnership.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.3 - Corporations

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(a) No license
				as an owner shall be granted to a corporation or to the lessee or lessees of
				any corporation unless all corporate officers, members of the Board of
				Directors, managers and stockholders owning directly or indirectly five percent
				or more of said corporation's issued stock have been licensed.
(b) Each such person must file an application
				for an owner's license.
(c) Any and
				all changes in either the corporate structure or the respective interest of
				stockholders as described in (a) above must be promptly filed with the
				Commission.
(d) All corporations
				shall race under a stable name approved by the Commission and shall be required
				to file application for same on a form prescribed by the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.4 - Fees

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The fee shall accompany each application for license or
				  registration. All licenses and/or registrations expire December 31 of the year
				  issued.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.6 - Examination of applications

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(a) A board of
				examiners composed of the State Steward and two associate stewards shall
				examine each of the following applications for and on behalf of the New Jersey
				Racing Commission:
1. Assistant
				trainer;
2. Authorized
				agent;
3. Corporate stable
				name;
4. Jockey;
5. Jockey agent;
6. Jockey apprentice;
7. Multiple ownership;
8. Owner;
9. Plater;
10. Stable employee;
11. Stable name; and
12. Trainer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.7 - Qualifications

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The stewards shall, during the course of examination of the
				  applicants for a license, ascertain if the applicant is qualified as to
				  ability, integrity, and financial responsibility, and shall report to the New
				  Jersey Racing Commission their findings.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.8 - Burden of proving qualifications

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(a) In
				considering each application for a license, the stewards may require the
				applicant, as well as the applicant's endorsers, to appear before
				them.
(b) The burden shall be upon
				the applicant to show that he, she or it is qualified in every respect to
				receive the license applied for.
(c) Ability as well as integrity must be
				clearly shown by the applicant in order to receive the stewards' recommendation
				to the New Jersey Racing Commission for the granting of the license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.9 - Refusal to issue or renew license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Commission may refuse to issue or renew a license or may
				  suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this section if it shall find
				  that the applicant, or any person who is a partner, agent, employee or
				  associate of the applicant, has been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction,
				  or is associating or consorting with any person or persons who have been
				  convicted of a crime or crimes in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or is
				  consorting or associating with, or has consorted with bookmakers, touts or
				  persons of similar pursuits, or is financially irresponsible, or has been
				  guilty of or attempted any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with
				  racing, breeding or otherwise, or has violated or attempted to violate any law
				  with respect to racing in any jurisdiction or any rule, regulation or order of
				  the Commission, or shall have violated any rule of racing which shall have been
				  approved or adopted by the Commission, or has been guilty of or engaged in
				  similar related or like practices.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.11 - False or misleading statements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any person making any false, untrue or misleading statement
				  on an application for license or registration or in a written or oral
				  examination in connection with such an application may be disciplined as
				  provided for in these rules and regulations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.12 - Financial irresponsibility

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The Commission may refuse to issue or renew the license of
				  any owner, trainer or other licensee, or may suspend or revoke such license if
				  it shall find that the owner, trainer or other licensee has accumulated unpaid
				  obligations relating to racing, or in connection therewith has issued drafts or
				  checks which are dishonored, or payment refused, or otherwise displayed
				  financial irresponsibility reflecting on the sport.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Section 13:70-4.13 - Disqualification of spouses; exception

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Disqualification of either husband or wife applies equally
				  to both, unless the spouse of the disqualified person shows to the satisfaction
				  of the Commission that ownership and racing of his or her horses is independent
				  of and not under the control or influence of the disqualified spouse.