§ 2156 -   Touting prohibited; penalty

§ 2156. Touting prohibited; penalty

Any person who knowingly and designedly by false representation attempts to, or does persuade, procure or cause another person to wager on a horse or dog in a race to be run in this state or elsewhere, and upon which money is wagered in this state, and who asks or demands compensation as a reward for information or purported information given in such case is a tout, and is guilty of touting and shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than one year or both. (1961, No. 185, § 6; amended 1973, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. April 3, 1974.)