Maine Revised Statutes Title 8. Amusements and Sports § 280. Use of drugs or appliances; prearrangement of results; veterinarian

A. Interfere with, tamper, injure, destroy, stimulate or depress by the use of narcotics, drugs, stimulants or appliances of any kind any horse used for the purpose of racing, whether that horse is the property of that person or another;

B. Attempt to violate paragraph A; or

C. Cause, instigate, counsel or in any way abet the violation of paragraph A.

A. A person who violates this section commits a Class C crime.

B. The owner of any horse that is found to have violated this section must be denied any part of the purse offered for a race in which that horse participated, and the purse must be distributed as in the case of a disqualification. If the owner of a horse is convicted of violating this section, the court may bar the owner from racing any horses in the State for a period of one year from the date of conviction.

A. The commission requests assistance; and

B. A sample submitted for testing under rules adopted pursuant to section 279-A or 279-E yields a positive test result.