N.J.A.C. 13:71 — HARNESS RACING (Subchapter 1 to 30)

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 su…

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. Notes N.J. Admin. Code…

In every race or performance against time, there shall be a presiding judge and two associate judges in the judges' stand. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-8.2

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 prohi…

(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 …

(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 w…

(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 dri…

(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 t…

(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 …

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 T…

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. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-8.27 As amended, R.1982 d.109, effective 4/5/1982. See: 13 New Jersey Registe…

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 …

(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…

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 …

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 sec…

(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 …

(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 meet…

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 requi…

(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 …

(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 …

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 indust…

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. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-8.37

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 an…

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. Notes N.J. Admin. Co…

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…

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 Co…

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 regulati…

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. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-8.8

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. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-8.9

(a) The commission shall designate two or more duly licensed veterinarians at each association track one of whom shall be known as the State Veterinarian and the other shall be known as Associate State Veterinarians. Their compensation shall be fixed by the commission and paid by…

(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 Vet…

(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 …

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. Notes N.J. Admin. Cod…