{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-550.255","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 550.255","heading":"Penalty for conducting unauthorized race meeting.","body":"Every race meeting at which racing is conducted for any stake, purse, prize, or premium, except as allowed by this chapter, is prohibited and declared to be a public nuisance, and every person acting or aiding therein or conducting, or attempting to conduct, racing in this state not in conformity with this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.\nHistory.—s. 29, ch. 92-348.","path":["CHAPTER 550 PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0550/0550.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:08:55Z","sha256":"34905e5aeef53a473deb5cb8d69ea1528e88d8ed31c80c54e202d8fb2c1b1acb","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-550.2415","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-550.2614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}