(720 ILCS 320/0.01)(from Ch. 8, par. 33.90) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Horse Racing False Entries Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
(720 ILCS 320/1)(from Ch. 8, par. 34) Sec. 1. That in order to encourage the breeding of and
improvement in trotting, running and pacing horses in the State of
Illinois, it is hereby made unlawful for any person or persons knowingly to
enter or cause to be entered for competition, or knowingly to compete with
any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly under any other than its true name
or out of its proper class for any purse, prize, premium, stake or
sweepstakes offered or given by any agricultural or other society,
association, person or persons in the State of Illinois where such prize,
purse, premium, stake or sweepstakes is to be decided by a contest of
speed. (Source: Laws 1895, p. 3.)
(720 ILCS 320/2)(from Ch. 8, par. 35) Sec. 2. Any person or persons who are guilty of a violation of section one of
this act shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. (Source: P. A. 77‑2666.)
(720 ILCS 320/3)(from Ch. 8, par. 36) Sec. 3. The name of any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, for the
purpose of entry for competition or performance in any contest of speed,
shall be the name under which said horse has publicly performed, and shall
not be changed after having once so performed or contested for a prize,
purse, premium, stake or sweepstakes, except as provided by the code of
printed rules of the society or association under which the contest is
advertised to be conducted. (Source: Laws 1895, p. 3.)
(720 ILCS 320/4)(from Ch. 8, par. 37) Sec. 4. It is further provided that the official records shall be
received in all courts as evidence upon the trial of any person under
the provisions of this act. (Source: Laws 1895, p. 3.)
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