Date
of Proposal: June 15, 2009
Proposal Number: PRN 2009-178
Proposal
Description: The proposed amendment
to N.J.A.C.
13:70-6.53 would change eligibility and
registration requirements for resident and
non-resident mares. Specifically, the proposed
rule would require that, to be considered
a resident mare, the mare must reside in New
Jersey continuously from Nov. 1 of the year
prior to the foaling. If enacted, the proposed
Nov. 1 deadline would shorten the residency
requirement for mares by two months. The proposed
Nov. 1 deadline would also make New Jersey
less restrictive than Pennsylvania, which
currently imposes an Oct. 1 deadline. In addition,
it is anticipated that the Nov. 1 deadline
would eliminate problems associated with mares
located outside of New Jersey who could not
be shipped back to New Jersey by the current
deadline of Sept. 1 due to illness or safety
concerns associated with the transportation
of pregnant mares during hot summer months.
The proposed rule amendment also seeks to
change the time frame required for a mare
purchased at public auction to be considered
a New Jersey resident. Currently, a mare purchased
at auction must reside in New Jersey from
Aug. 17 of the year prior to foaling. The
proposed amendment would change the deadline
to Oct. 17.
Summary of Proposal: A detailed
summary of the proposed rule amendment is
posted on the New Jersey Racing Commission
Web site at: www.nj.gov/oag/proposed_rules/njac13;70-6.53.pdf
Public
Comment: Public comment on the proposed
rule will be accepted until
August 14, 2009. Please direct all comments
to:
Frank
Zanzuccki, Executive Director
New Jersey Racing Commission
P.O. Box 088, 140 E. Front St.
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
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