§ 30-1-122 — Defrauding, cheating or swindling by "salting"

Any person or persons who shall defraud, cheat, swindle or
deceive any party or parties in relation to any mine or mining
property by "salting," or by placing or causing to be placed in
any lode, placer or other mine, any genuine metals or material
representing genuine minerals, which are designed to cheat and
deceive others, for the purpose of gain, whereby others shall be
deceived and injured by such, shall be guilty of a felony, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a penal sum of not
less than fifty dollars ($50.00), or imprisoned in the
penitentiary for not more than three (3) years, or both, in the
discretion of the court.