New Jersey Statutes

N.J. Stat. § 5:5-22 (2026)

New Jersey Racing Commission, powers, duties; definitons

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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 specified, including the duty, when consistent with the commission's primary duty of regulating horse racing, to advocate the growth, development and promotion of the horse racing industry in this State, and also the powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out fully and effectually all the provisions and purposes of this act. The jurisdiction, powers and duties of the commission herein created and established shall extend under this act to any and all persons, partnerships, associations or corporations which shall hereafter hold or conduct any meeting within the State of New Jersey whereat horse racing shall be permitted for any stake, purse or reward.

As used in this act

(a) Horse racing, horse race meeting or race meeting shall be construed to mean and include running and harness racing of horses.

(b) Running racing or running races shall be construed to mean and include only any racing of horses in which the horses competing or participating are mounted by a jockey.

(c) Harness racing or harness races shall be construed to mean and include only any racing of horses in which the horses competing or participating are harnessed to a sulky, carriage or similar vehicle and are not mounted by a jockey.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Shoemaker v. Handel, 619 F. Supp. 1089 (D.N.J. 1985).

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Shoemaker v. Handel, 619 F. Supp. 1089 (D.N.J. 1985). · cites it 2× “N.J.S.A. 5:5-22 et seq. 3 It established the New Jersey Racing Commission (“Commission”) and vested it with the broad powers necessary to supervise the industry, including the “full power to prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which all horse racing shall be…”

Shoemaker v. Handel, 608 F. Supp. 1151 (D.N.J. 1985). · cites it 2× “” N.J.S.A. 5:5-22. 6. The Racing Commission promulgated N.”

Shoemaker v. Handel, 795 F.2d 1136 (3rd Cir. 1986). “17, §§ 1-58 (codified as amended at N.J. Stat.Ann. § 5:5-22 to 5:5-99 (West 1973 and West Supp.”

Latessa v. New Jersey Racing Comm'n, 113 F.3d 1313 (3rd Cir. 1997). · cites it 2× “FACTS Defendant New Jersey Racing Commission is a body created by N.J. Stat. Ann. § 5:5-22 (West 1996) with jurisdiction, powers and duties overseeing horse racing conducted in the State of New Jersey.”

Darran Cassar Vs. New Jersey Racing Comm'n (new Jersey Racing Comm'n) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). · cites it 2× “1981); N.J.S.A. 5:5-22 to -109. In particular, the Racing Commission is empowered to prescribe the rules, regulations, and conditions under which all horse races are conducted, N.”

Per Engblom, Etc. v. New Jersey Racing Comm'n (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026). “Considering the Legislature's broad grant of power to the Commission, N.J.S.A. 5:5-22, and the "intent of [the administrative] rules to protect the integrity of horse racing, to guard the health of the horse, and to safeguard the interests of the public and racing participants…”

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