Title 5, Title 5: AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS

5:5-57. False testimony as perjury A person who, having been sworn or affirmed as a witness in any such proceeding, shall willfully give false testimony shall be guilty of perjury. L.1940, c. 17, p. 84, s. 37.

5:5-58. Depositions of witnesses The commission, or any member thereof, or any applicant, may in connection with any hearing before the commission cause the deposition of witnesses within or without the State to be taken on oral or written interrogatories in the manner prescribed…

5:5-59. Findings At the conclusion of such hearing the commission shall within thirty days make its findings (such findings to be the basis of the revocation of the permit or other action taken by the commission). L.1940, c. 17, p. 84, s. 39.

5:5-60. Review The action of the commission and the propriety thereof shall be subject to review by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ in the Superior Court. L.1940, c. 17, p. 84, s. 40. Amended by L.1953, c. 6, p. 60, s. 9.

5:5-61. Costs and expense of commission at hearing or investigation; bond for costs The actual costs and expense of the commission incurred in connection with any such hearing or investigation shall be paid by the applicant upon the commission's delivering to the applicant a stat…

5:5-62. Places for wagering 42. A permit holder may provide a place or places in the race meeting grounds or enclosure at which such holder of a permit may conduct and supervise the parimutuel system of wagering by patrons on the results of the horse races conducted by such permi…

5:5-62.1 Single parimutuel pools permitted, certain circumstances. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, in order to create larger parimutuel pools capable of handling a greater variety of wagers and in order to reduce the adverse effect of large wag…

5:5-63. Mutuel board 43. The machine, or mutuel board, is also to display the approximate odds on each horse in any race; the value of a $2.00 mutuel ticket, straight, place and show, on the first three horses in any race; the elapsed time of the race; the value of a $2.00 daily …

5:5-63.1. Alternative systems of wagering; pools 1. a. The New Jersey Racing Commission may, by regulation promulgated pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), authorize a permitholder to conduct a system of wagering in which the betto…

5:5-63.2 Interstate, intrastate handicapping contests, certain, authorized 3. The New Jersey Racing Commission is authorized to permit a permit holder or casino simulcasting licensee to conduct interstate or intrastate thoroughbred or standardbred handicapping contests, if the co…

5:5-64 Distribution of pari-mutuel pools. 44. Each holder of a permit shall distribute all sums deposited in any pool where the patron is required to select one horse to the winners thereof, less an amount which in harness races shall not exceed 17% of the total deposits plus the…

5:5-64.1 Harness race pools 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 44 of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-64) or any other law to the contrary, a holder of a permit to conduct harness race meetings, who operates a racetrack at which harness race meetings were conducted during calendar…

5:5-65. Minors No holder of a permit shall knowingly permit any minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel system of wagering conducted or supervised by it. L.1940, c. 17, p. 86, s. 45.

5:5-65.1 List of persons voluntarily excluded from certain racetracks, wagering. 1. a. The commission shall provide by regulation for the establishment of a list of persons who voluntarily seek to be excluded from entry into permitted racetracks and licensed off-track wagering fa…

5:5-65.2 Regulations applicable to persons on self-exclusion list; enforcement; sanctions. 2. a. A person on the self-exclusion list established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2002, c.89 (C.5:5-65.1), shall not collect, in any manner or proceeding, winnings or recover losses arisin…

5:5-66 Disposition of undistributed deposits. 46. Every permitholder engaged in the business of conducting horse race meetings under this act, except the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority established pursuant to P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-1 et seq.) or a lessee of the autho…

5:5-66.1. Undistributed deposits 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 46 of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-66) or any other law to the contrary, a holder of a permit to conduct harness race meetings who operates a racetrack at which harness race meetings were conducted during cale…

5:5-67. Books and records of permit holder; audit of accounts; reports; non-payment of amount due commission as misdemeanor Every permit holder conducting horse race meetings under this act shall keep his books and records as to clearly show a separate record total amount of mone…

5:5-67.1. Uniform method of keeping accounts and records; audit annually; revocation of permit The State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance shall prescribe a uniform method by which permit holders engaged in the business of conducting horse race meetings shall be required to ma…

5:5-68. Payment of moneys into state treasury All moneys received by said commission under the provisions of this act shall be by it paid into the State treasury and, except as to moneys deposited in the New Jersey Horse Breeding and Development Account, or distributed as otherwi…

5:5-68.1 Appropriation to Racing Commission. 4. Beginning July 1, 1997, amounts resulting from parimutuel tickets remaining unclaimed after 12 months which are paid to the Racing Commission for deposit in the general fund pursuant to subsection a. of section 44 of P.L.1940, c.17 …

5:5-69. Holding or conducting horse race meeting for stake, purse or reward, except in accordance with permit, as misdemeanor; disposition of fines Any person, partnership, association or corporation holding or conducting, or any person or persons aiding or abetting in the holdin…

5:5-70. Holding or conducting horse race meeting contrary to or in violation of statute as misdemeanor; disposition of fines Any person, partnership, association or corporation holding or conducting any meeting within the State of New Jersey, at which horse racing is permitted he…

5:5-71. Unlawful acts; penalty Any person who shall influence or have any understanding or connivance with any owner, driver, jockey, groom or other person associated with or interested in any stable, horse or race in which any horse participated or is to participate, or who shal…

5:5-72. Exceptions; premiums or prizes by fair or agricultural society; harness racing or trotting of horses Nothing contained in this act shall prohibit any fair or agricultural society now organized under any law of this State from offering premiums or awarding prizes as hereto…

5:5-73. Permit required 53. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed to permit the parimutuel system of wagering upon any racetrack unless such racetrack be first granted a permit as provided by this act; and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, partnership, as…

5:5-74. Use of grounds or track of permit holder for fairs, exhibitions or hunt race meet Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent in any way the use of any grounds, enclosure or race track owned or controlled by any permit holder for any fair, county fair, State fair, a…

5:5-75. Application to racing of horses only Nothing herein shall in any way be construed to permit or to apply to any method or manner of racing except the racing of horses, as herein set forth. L.1940, c. 17, p. 90, s. 55.

5:5-76. Enforcement of Act It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General and of the several county prosecutors in this State to enforce the provisions of this act, and the Governor may upon request of the commission order the law enforcing officers of the State of New Jersey or of…

5:5-77. Appointment of persons with police powers, duties and liabilities; terms; compensation In addition thereto said commission may appoint four persons, each of whom, upon being certified by the chairman of the commission to the Secretary of State as such appointee, shall tak…

5:5-78. Photographic devices at finish line Every track that operates running races under this act must be equipped with photographic devices for taking pictures at the finish line so as to determine the respective positions of the first three places of the contestants in a close…

5:5-79. Special permit; special running race meetings Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, the commission may grant a special permit, upon joint application of the holders of the outstanding permits authorizing running races in this Stat…

5:5-80. Special permit; separate books and records; report and audits A special permit holder shall keep and maintain separate books and records for the special running race meeting to the same extent as is required of a permit holder and shall file such report and audits as may …

5:5-81. Special permit; percentage of contributions payable to commission Notwithstanding any amount paid by any permit holder pursuant to the provisions of section 46 of the act to which this is a supplement and in satisfaction of any obligation of the special permit holder ther…

5:5-82. Special permit; additional percentage payable; deduction of expenses (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise provided in section 7 of this act, a special permit holder for the special running race meeting conducted during calendar year 1962 shall pay to the commission a …

5:5-83. Special running race meeting; law applicable Except to the extent the provisions of this act are inconsistent therewith, the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement shall apply in their entirety to any special running race meeting and any special permit holder…

5:5-84. Sunday and night horse race meetings In addition to the hours for which the conduct of horse racing is authorized pursuant to the act to which this act is a supplement, the New Jersey Racing Commission, in issuing a permit to an otherwise qualified applicant, may authoriz…

5:5-85. Parimutuel wagering at horse race meetings The conduct of the parimutuel system of wagering at horse race meetings on the days upon which such meetings are conducted is authorized and shall be lawful between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 a.m. the following day on Mondays thro…

5:5-86. Legislative findings The Legislature finds and declares that measures are required to improve the breeding of horses and the development of the horse industry in this State and for that purpose to provide additional funds from which purses payable to the owners of winning…

5:5-88. Payment of moneys to New Jersey horse breeding and development account; distribution Every permitholder shall remit and pay to the commission in installments and at the same time and manner provided in section 46 of P.L.1940, c. 17 (C. 5:5-66) all moneys set aside in the …

5:5-89. State programs; notifying secretary of agriculture of amount for deposit (a) To assist the Department of Agriculture in formulating State programs in aid of the breeding and development of horses and the preparation of recommendations as to budget requests for such progra…

5:5-91. Establishment of sire stakes program 1. There is hereby established in the State of New Jersey a Sire Stakes Program for standardbred horses that are the product of a registered New Jersey stallion, registered with the Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association of New…

5:5-91.1 Standardbred Development Program. 1. There is hereby established a Standardbred Development Program to be administered by the Sire Stakes Program board of trustees. Horses eligible to race under the Standardbred Development Program shall be any foal otherwise eligible to…

5:5-92. Horsemen's benevolent and protective, standardbred breeders' and owners', and thoroughbred breeders' associations; annual audit; filing The New Jersey Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, the Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association of New Jersey, and t…

5:5-93. Standards for determination of New Jersey ownership The Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, in the case of standardbred horses, and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, in the case of thoroughbred horses, shall promulgate standards for determining New Jersey…

5:5-94. Legislative findings The Legislature finds and declares: a. The destruction by fire of the Garden State Racetrack in the spring of 1977 was a severe blow to the economic well-being of the area surrounding the racetrack and of the larger South Jersey area, most importantly…