Sec. 5. A person who, with intent to stimulate or depress the performance of a horse in a race:

(1) administers a controlled substance listed in IC 35-48 to the horse less than twenty-four (24) hours before the race;

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-19-3-5

  • horse: includes a stallion, mare, filly, gelding, colt, donkey, or mule. See Indiana Code 15-19-3-2
  • race: means :

    Indiana Code 15-19-3-3

(2) injures or otherwise affects the horse; or

(3) possesses an electrical, a mechanical, or other appliance, other than a whip or spur, that can be used during the race to affect the horse;

commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-5.2-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.10.

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