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