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

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)