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Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 208.7

Use of certain devices for stimulating or depressing horse prohibited - Violations - Penalties

Known as the Oklahoma Charity Games Act

The act spans §§ 3–3 (202 sections).

Added by Laws 1983, c. 11, § 33, emerg. eff

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. Use or conspire to use any battery, buzzer, electrical or mechanical device, or other device other than the ordinary whip for the purpose of stimulating or depressing a horse or affecting its speed at any time; or 2. Sponge the nostrils or windpipe of a horse for the purpose of stimulating or depressing a horse or affecting its speed at any time; or 3. Have in the possession of the person, within the confines of a racetrack, stables, sheds, buildings, or grounds where horses are kept which are eligible to race over a racetrack of any organization licensee, any device other than the ordinary whip which may or can be used for the purpose of stimulating or depressing a horse or affecting its speed at any time; or 4. Have in the possession of the person with the intent to sell, give away, or exchange any such devices. B. Possession of such devices by anyone within the confines of a racetrack, stables, sheds, buildings, or grounds where horses are kept which are eligible to race over the racetracks of any organization licensee shall be prima facie evidence of intention to use such devices. C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or be imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both said fine and imprisonment. The Commission shall suspend or revoke the license of any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section.

Official source: Oklahoma Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oklahoma statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.