Section 10-620 - Interference with race horse. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-620. Interference with race horse.
 

(a)  Prohibited.- A person may not: 

(1) willfully and maliciously interfere with, injure, destroy, or tamper with a horse used for racing or breeding or for a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina; 

(2) willfully start, instigate, engage in, or further an act that interferes with, injures, destroys, or tampers with a horse used for racing or breeding or for a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina; or 

(3) commit an act that tends to interfere with, injure, destroy, or tamper with a horse used for racing or breeding or for a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of not less than 1 year and not exceeding 3 years. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 61; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]