5:5-44.9 "Charity Racing Day for the Horse Park of New Jersey and for the Care of Retired Horses", designated

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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.) as "Charity Racing Day for the Horse Park of New Jersey and for the Care of Retired Horses" or shall allot to each such permit holder one additional racing day to be known as "Charity Racing Day for the Horse Park of New Jersey and for the Care of Retired Horses."

b. All moneys received by the commission as its share of the total contributions to all parimutuel pools conducted or made on the racing day designated or allotted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be deposited in a separate fund to be known as the Horse Park of New Jersey and the Care of Retired Horses Fund, which is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury. Fifty percent of the moneys in the fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to be used as a grant to the Horse Park of New Jersey, and 50% shall be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for grants to organizations which care for retired racehorses.

L.1997,c.80,s.1.