N.J. Stat. § 45:12-4
The board shall conduct an investigation and ascertain the facts relating to the practice of optometry for the purpose of determining the need for, and the desirability of, rules to promote the safety, protection and welfare of the public and to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to aid the board in the performance of its powers and duties hereunder, and the board shall thereupon make and promulgate rules and regulations for the said purposes. Any member thereof may, upon being duly designated by the board, or a majority thereof, administer oaths or take testimony concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the board. The board shall adopt a seal, of which the secretary shall have the care and custody, and all courts of this State shall take judicial notice of said seal. Said secretary shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the board, which shall be open to public examination. The board shall hold, at least twice in each year, an examination of applicants for registration to practice optometry if there shall be such applicants.
N.J.S. § 45:12-4