Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-205
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A. No person shall conduct a horse race where the public is
charged any type of fee for admission, parking, or to race a horse
without a valid organization license issued pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act.
B. Any person violating the provision of this section, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall
be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or be
imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by State Question No. 553, Initiative Petition No. 315,
adopted at election held Sept. 21, 1982. Amended by Laws 1983, c.
11, § 17, emerg. eff. March 22, 1983; Laws 2006, c. 274, § 2, emerg.
eff. June 7, 2006; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 321, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
charged any type of fee for admission, parking, or to race a horse
without a valid organization license issued pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act.
B. Any person violating the provision of this section, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall
be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or be
imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by State Question No. 553, Initiative Petition No. 315,
adopted at election held Sept. 21, 1982. Amended by Laws 1983, c.
11, § 17, emerg. eff. March 22, 1983; Laws 2006, c. 274, § 2, emerg.
eff. June 7, 2006; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 321, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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