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

5:5-204 Licensure, registration required. 15. All persons engaged in conducting wagering-related activities through the fixed odds wagering system, whether employed directly by the fixed odds wagering licensee or by a person or entity conducting or operating the system pursuant t…

5:5-205 Severability. 16. The provisions of this act shall be deemed to be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this act is declared to be unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person is held invalid, the remainder of this act shall not t…

5:5-206 Rules, regulations. 17. The division shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act, P.L.2021, c.193. L.2021, c.193, s.17.

5:5-22 New Jersey Racing Commission, powers, duties; definitons. 1. There is hereby created and established a New Jersey Racing Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, which commission shall be vested with and possessed of the powers and duties in this act specifie…

5:5-22.1 Delivery, certification of commission minutes to Governor; approval. 31. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the commission shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of, the executive director thereof to the Governor. No action taken at such …

5:5-22.2 Regulations relative to horse racing and certain wagering, commission authority. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the New Jersey Racing Commission, in effectuating its responsibilities under P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-22 et seq.), the "Simul…

5:5-22.3 Continuation of horse race meetings during certain states of emergency; violations, fines. 10. 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 Article VIII, Section II, paragraph …

5:5-23 Membership of New Jersey Racing Commission. 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and not more than five of whom shall be of the same political party, and one of wh…

5:5-24. Oath and bond of commissioners; renewal of bond Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, each member of the commission shall take oath that he will well and faithfully execute the duties of his office according to the laws of the State, and shall gi…

5:5-25. Salaries and expenses of commissioners; executive directors; employees of commission; extension of civil service laws to. 4. The commissioners shall receive no salaries but shall be allowed reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties in an amo…

5:5-25.1 Regulations relative to commission member, employee. 1. a. No member or employee of the commission shall hold any direct or indirect interest in, or be employed by, any applicant for or holder of a permit or license issued by the commission for a period of two years comm…

5:5-25.2 Regulations relative to applicant for, holder of permit or license. 2. a. No applicant for or holder of a permit or license issued by the commission shall employ or offer to employ, or provide, transfer or sell, or offer to provide, transfer or sell, any interest, direct…

5:5-26. Bond of executive secretary and other employees The executive director shall give bond to the State of New Jersey, with sufficient surety to be approved by the commission, in the sum of $50,000.00 conditioned that he will well and faithfully execute and perform the duties…

5:5-27. Payments from appropriations; record of proceedings; preservation of maps, books, etc.; annual report 7. All such payments shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller of the Treasury after countersignature by the chairman of the commission. The secr…

5:5-28. Books for record of proceedings; public inspection; reports; record of yeas and nays Said commissioners shall provide books to be kept apart and distinct from the records of any other State commission or department, and in said books keep a true, faithful and correct reco…

5:5-29. Meeting of commission; quorum The commission shall meet at such time and places within the State of New Jersey as the commission shall determine. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty, o…

5:5-30. Rules and regulations for conduct of horse races; rules and regulations of Jockey Club, National Steeplechase and Hunt Association and United States Trotting Association The commission shall have full power to prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which all ho…

5:5-31. Removal of commissioner; hearing; subpoena; fees, review 11. The Governor may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving to him a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by coun…

5:5-32. Minimum purse, stake or reward No running race shall be authorized or permitted for a purse, stake, or reward of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) (plate value, if any, shall be considered as a part of the purse, stake or reward). The commission may determine the…

5:5-33. Licensure of horse race personnel All parimutuel employees and all horse owners, riders, agents, trainers, starters, timers, judges, grooms, drivers, and others, acting in any capacity in connection with the training of the horses or the actual running of the races in any…

5:5-34 Requirements for licensure by Racing Commission. 14. No person shall be licensed in any capacity whatsoever by the Racing Commission or employed in any capacity whatsoever at any place, track or enclosure where a horse race meeting is permitted who has been convicted of a …

5:5-34.1 Ownership of stock, interest in racing corporation; approval, revocation, criminal record background check. 1. Whenever any association or corporation has been or shall be granted a permit to hold or conduct a horse race meeting, no person shall in any manner become the …

5:5-35. Officers, directors or employees of permit holder; powers of commission The commission shall have no right or power to determine who shall be officers, directors or employees of any holder of a permit to conduct a horse race meeting, or the salaries thereof; provided, how…

5:5-36. Resident employees At least eighty-five per centum (85%) of the persons employed by any holder of a permit to conduct a horse race meeting or by any concessionaire at any place, track or enclosure where such a horse race meeting is permitted shall be residents of the Stat…

5:5-37. Appointment of officials, persons to supervise operation of mutuels 17. a. The commission shall appoint a State steward and two or more associate State stewards in the case of a running race meeting and a State steward, presiding judge, and two or more associate judges in…

5:5-38. Application for permit for horse race meeting; execution and verification; contents Each person, partnership, association or corporation desiring to hold or conduct a horse race meeting within the State of New Jersey, during any calendar year, shall file with the commissi…

5:5-38.1 Special permit for horse racing on the beach under certain circumstances. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1949, c.26 (C.5:5-39.1) or any other law to the contrary, the commission may grant a special permit, to a permit holder in good standing aut…

5:5-38.2 Issuance of special horse racing permit for certain special steeplechase races, wagering, simulcasting. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1949, c.26 (C.5:5-39.1) or any other law to the contrary, the commission may grant a special permit, to a perm…

5:5-39. Deposit required with application; return to applicant With such application there shall be delivered to the secretary of the commission a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the commission in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), which sum shall…

5:5-39.1. Filing of application; hearing; advertisement; provisional permit; vote on question Any original application for a permit to hold or conduct a horse race meeting shall be filed with the commission prior to August 1 of any year. An application shall be deemed to be origi…

5:5-40. Deduction from deposit of deficiency in payments In the event such permit holder does not make all the payments due and payable hereunder, to the extent of such failure to pay, there shall be deducted from such ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) sufficient to pay any such …

5:5-41. Forfeiture of deposit In the event of the failure of any permit holder to run horse races on the dates allotted by the commission through the fault or neglect of such permit holder, said sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) shall be forfeited to the account of said co…

5:5-42. Return of deposit when horse race meeting not held; conditions If for any reason or cause beyond the control of and through no fault or neglect of any holder of a permit and while such holder of a permit is not in default in the payment of any fee or other obligation requ…

5:5-43. Applications for racing dates; time for filing and action thereon; allotments; hearings; form of applications All applications for dates for horse race meetings after the first year shall be filed with the commission prior to October 15 of each year and shall be acted upo…

5:5-43.2 Allotment of racing days. 3. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commission may allot racing dates for a period of not more than six calendar years. L.2003,c.151,s.3.

5:5-44. Renewal of permit for horse race meeting; additional racing days a. In the event any person, partnership, association, corporation or public body corporate and politic is granted a permit under this act to conduct a race meeting pursuant to provisions thereof, such permit…

5:5-44.1. Applicability of amendatory and supplemental act of 1963 The provisions of this amendatory and supplemental act shall be applicable to race meetings held in 1963. In order to effectuate the intent of this legislation that the commission should be authorized to allot the…

5:5-44.2. Charity racing days for the developmentally disabled Each holder of a permit to hold or conduct horse race meetings shall, with the approval of the New Jersey Racing Commission, be allotted 3 racing days in addition to the days authorized by the New Jersey Racing Commis…

5:5-44.3. Distribution of State share 2. All moneys received by the commission, pursuant to section 46 of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-66), section 2 of P.L.1984, c.236 (C.5:5-66.1), section 5 of P.L.1982, c.201 (C.5:5-98), or section 7 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-7), as its share of the…

5:5-44.4 Determination of organizations to receive moneys by Council on Developmental Disabilities. 3. The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities shall determine annually which organizations in New Jersey shall receive the moneys to be distributed pursuant to section 2 …

5:5-44.5. Annual allocation of amounts to each eligible organization The New Jersey State Developmental Disabilities Council shall allocate annually the amount each eligible organization shall receive. Such allocation shall be made in the following manner: one-half of the total a…

5:5-44.6. Books and records; annual audit; access for examination The New Jersey State Developmental Disabilities Council shall keep books and records to clearly show the number of children and adults served by the organizations receiving moneys under the provisions of this act a…

5:5-44.8. "Charity Racing Day for Backstretch Benevolency Programs," fund 1. a. The New Jersey Racing Commission shall designate one of the racing days authorized each year to a holder of a permit to hold or conduct a horse race meeting pursuant to P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-22 et seq…

5:5-44.8a. Penalty deposited in Backstretch Fund 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, whenever the New Jersey Racing Commission imposes a monetary penalty on any licensee for a violation of the provisions of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-22 et seq.), or any…

5:5-44.9 "Charity Racing Day for the Horse Park of New Jersey and for the Care of Retired Horses", designated 1. a. The New Jersey Racing Commission shall designate one of the racing days authorized each year to a holder of a permit to hold or conduct a horse race meeting pursuan…

5:5-45. Meetings on not more than certain number of tracks; conflict in dates Permits shall be granted by the commission to operate a running race meeting on not more than three tracks and harness race meetings on not more than four tracks. No person, partnership, association or …