Oklahoma § 3A-208.7 Use of certain devices for stimulating or depressing

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 3A-208.7 — Use of certain devices for stimulating or depressing

Oklahoma·Title 3A Amusements And Sports

horse prohibited - Violations - Penalties.

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

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horse prohibited - Violations - Penalties. 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.

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Legislative History

Added by Laws 1983, c. 11, § 33, emerg. eff. March 22, 1983. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 114, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 47, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 324, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 114 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.