Florida Statute 550.235 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 550
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING

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F.S. 550.235

550.235 Conniving to prearrange result of race or jai alai game; using medication or drugs on horse or dog; penalty.—

(1) Any person who influences, or has any understanding or connivance with, any owner, jockey, groom, or other person associated with or interested in any stable, kennel, horserace, dograce, or jai alai game, in which any horse, dog, or jai alai player participates, to prearrange or predetermine the results of any such race or game, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Any person who attempts to affect the outcome of a horserace or dograce through administration of medication or drugs to a race animal as prohibited by law; who administers any medication or drugs prohibited by law to a race animal for the purpose of affecting the outcome of a horserace or dograce; or who conspires to administer or to attempt to administer such medication or drugs is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 25, ch. 92-348; s. 30, ch. 97-98.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 550.235

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S550.235 1 - SPORTS TAMPERING - INFLUENCE HORSE OR DOG RACE BY OWNER ETC - F: T

S550.235 2 - SPORTS TAMPERING - GIVE DRUG TO DOG HORSE TO EFFECT RACE RESULT - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 550.235

Total Results: 3

Witmer v. DEPT. OF BUSINESS & PRO. REG.

631 So. 2d 338, 1994 WL 26991

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 2, 1994 | Docket: 1465471

Cited 16 times | Published

Administrative Code Rule 61D-1.002(18) and section 550.235(2), Florida Statutes (1993). Witmer is a veterinarian

Plante v. DEPT. OF BUS. & PRO. REGULATION

685 So. 2d 886, 1996 WL 655766

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 1996 | Docket: 1415010

Cited 11 times | Published

agency found that Plante had violated *887 section 550.235(2), Florida Statutes (1993), and Florida Administrative

State v. Giamanco

682 So. 2d 1193, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 11937, 1996 WL 655765

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 1996 | Docket: 64769007

Published

The trial court dismissed the charges ruling section 550.235(2) unconstitutionally vague both on its face