2011 Code of Virginia
Title 59.1 TRADE AND COMMERCE.
Chapter 29 Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering (59.1-364 thru 59.1-405)
59.1-402 Racing under false name; penalty
59.1-402. Racing under false name; penalty.
Any person who knowingly enters or races any horse in any running or harness race under any name or designation other than the name or designation assigned to such horse by and registered with the Jockey Club, the United States Trotting Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, or other applicable association or who knowingly instigates, engages in, or in any way furthers any act by which any horse is entered or raced in any running or trotting race under any name or designation other than the name or designation duly assigned by and registered with the Jockey Club, the United States Trotting Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, or other applicable association, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(1988, c. 855; 1990, c. 351.)
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