Unlawful use of electrical device or appliance to alter speed of racing animal; penalty.

NRS 466.216 Unlawful use of electrical device or appliance to alter speed of racing animal; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for any person to use or be responsible for the use of any electrical device or appliance to alter the speed of a racing animal. 2. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Possess, manufacture, sell, distribute or market; (b) Instruct another in the use of; or (c) Cause or be responsible for an electrical current being discharged through, Ê an electrical or mechanical device or other appliance designed specifically to increase or decrease the speed of an animal during a race, other than a whip approved by the Commission. 3. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1991, 704)