New Mexico § 60-1A-28 - Affecting speed or stamina of a race horse; penalties

§ 60-1A-28. Affecting speed or stamina of a race horse; penalties

A. A person administering, attempting to administer or conspiring with others to administer

to a racehorse a drug, chemical, stimulant or depressant or other performance-altering

substance defined as a class 1 or class 2 penalty class A drug by the association

of racing commissioners international, incorporated, or a successor organization or,

if none, by another nationally recognized organization that has published substantially

similar guidelines that are generally accepted in the horse racing industry as determined

by the commission whether internally, externally or by injection for the purpose of

stimulating or depressing the racehorse or affecting the speed or stamina of the racehorse

during a horse race or workout is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction

shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 . B. A person who uses, attempts to use or conspires with others to use during a horse

race or workout an electrically or mechanically prohibited device, implement or instrument,

other than a commission-approved riding crop, is guilty of a fourth degree felony

and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 . C. A person who sponges the nostrils or trachea of a racehorse or who uses anything

to injure a racehorse for the purpose of stimulating or depressing the racehorse or

affecting the speed or stamina of the racehorse during a horse race or workout is

guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 . D. It is prima facie evidence of intent to commit any of the crimes set forth: (1) in Subsection A of this section for a person to be found within the racing grounds

of a racetrack licensee, including the stands, stables, sheds or other areas where

racehorses are kept, who possesses with the intent to use, sell, give away or otherwise

transfer to another person a drug, chemical, stimulant or depressant or other performance-altering

substance defined as a class 1 or class 2 penalty class A drug by the association

of racing commissioners international, incorporated, or a successor organization or,

if none, by another nationally recognized organization that has published substantially

similar guidelines that are generally accepted in the horse racing industry as determined

by the commission, to stimulate or depress a racehorse or to affect the speed or stamina

of a racehorse; (2) in Subsection B of this section for a person to be found within the racing grounds

of a racetrack licensee, including the stands, stables, sheds or other areas where

racehorses are kept, who possesses with the intent to use, sell, give away or otherwise

transfer to another person an electrically or mechanically prohibited device, implement

or instrument, other than a commission-approved riding crop; and (3) in Subsection C of this section for a person to be found within the racing grounds

of a racetrack licensee, including the stands, stables, sheds or other areas where

racehorses are kept, who possesses with the intent to use, sell, give away or otherwise

transfer to another person paraphernalia or substances used to sponge the nostrils

or trachea of a racehorse or that may be used to injure a racehorse for the purpose

of stimulating or depressing the racehorse or affecting its speed or stamina during

a horse race or workout.