5:7-10 - Guard or hub rail; fence; compliance with rules and regulations - New-jersey Statutes

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5:7-10. Guard or hub rail; fence; compliance with rules and regulations
    No license shall be issued for the operation or conduct of any such track or other place unless

    (a) There is provided and maintained on the outer circumference of the track and around the entire outer circumference thereof, and in case spectators are permitted in the infield or within the inner circumference of the track, also on the inner circumference of the track and around the entire inner circumference thereof,

    (1) a guard or hub rail of hard wood or other suitable material supported by posts of similar material of at least six inches in width and six inches in thickness, or round posts not less than seven inches in diameter, which are set in the ground at least four feet and shall extend above the ground at least two feet and are spaced not more than six feet apart, upon which are mounted on the side of the posts toward the track two planks of hard wood or other suitable material, at least ten inches in width by three inches in thickness, fastened on the face of the posts and running horizontally and parallel to each other and there is attached on the opposite side of the posts and not more than eight inches from the top thereof a three-quarter inch steel cable running around the circumference of the track and securely fastened with eyebolts to the posts or

    (2) such other protective devices of a type or character as shall be approved by the department, after hearing in accordance herewith, and

    (b) There is provided along any part of the track where spectators are permitted to be, whether outside of the track or in the infield, a fence of a type approved by the department, six feet in height, and located not less than four feet away from the edge of the track, and

    (c) The applicant shall have complied with all rules and regulations made by the department under this act relating to matters of track construction and condition, guard rails, pit facilities, lighting and similar safety measures.

     L.1953, c. 174, p. 1440, s. 3.

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5:7-10. Guard or hub rail; fence; compliance with rules and regulations
    No license shall be issued for the operation or conduct of any such track or other place unless

    (a) There is provided and maintained on the outer circumference of the track and around the entire outer circumference thereof, and in case spectators are permitted in the infield or within the inner circumference of the track, also on the inner circumference of the track and around the entire inner circumference thereof,

    (1) a guard or hub rail of hard wood or other suitable material supported by posts of similar material of at least six inches in width and six inches in thickness, or round posts not less than seven inches in diameter, which are set in the ground at least four feet and shall extend above the ground at least two feet and are spaced not more than six feet apart, upon which are mounted on the side of the posts toward the track two planks of hard wood or other suitable material, at least ten inches in width by three inches in thickness, fastened on the face of the posts and running horizontally and parallel to each other and there is attached on the opposite side of the posts and not more than eight inches from the top thereof a three-quarter inch steel cable running around the circumference of the track and securely fastened with eyebolts to the posts or

    (2) such other protective devices of a type or character as shall be approved by the department, after hearing in accordance herewith, and

    (b) There is provided along any part of the track where spectators are permitted to be, whether outside of the track or in the infield, a fence of a type approved by the department, six feet in height, and located not less than four feet away from the edge of the track, and

    (c) The applicant shall have complied with all rules and regulations made by the department under this act relating to matters of track construction and condition, guard rails, pit facilities, lighting and similar safety measures.

     L.1953, c. 174, p. 1440, s. 3.

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5:7-10. Guard or hub rail; fence; compliance with rules and regulations
    No license shall be issued for the operation or conduct of any such track or other place unless

    (a) There is provided and maintained on the outer circumference of the track and around the entire outer circumference thereof, and in case spectators are permitted in the infield or within the inner circumference of the track, also on the inner circumference of the track and around the entire inner circumference thereof,

    (1) a guard or hub rail of hard wood or other suitable material supported by posts of similar material of at least six inches in width and six inches in thickness, or round posts not less than seven inches in diameter, which are set in the ground at least four feet and shall extend above the ground at least two feet and are spaced not more than six feet apart, upon which are mounted on the side of the posts toward the track two planks of hard wood or other suitable material, at least ten inches in width by three inches in thickness, fastened on the face of the posts and running horizontally and parallel to each other and there is attached on the opposite side of the posts and not more than eight inches from the top thereof a three-quarter inch steel cable running around the circumference of the track and securely fastened with eyebolts to the posts or

    (2) such other protective devices of a type or character as shall be approved by the department, after hearing in accordance herewith, and

    (b) There is provided along any part of the track where spectators are permitted to be, whether outside of the track or in the infield, a fence of a type approved by the department, six feet in height, and located not less than four feet away from the edge of the track, and

    (c) The applicant shall have complied with all rules and regulations made by the department under this act relating to matters of track construction and condition, guard rails, pit facilities, lighting and similar safety measures.

     L.1953, c. 174, p. 1440, s. 3.