{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.015","heading":"POSSESSION OR USE OF PROHIBITED DEVICE OR SUBSTANCE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses a prohibited device or prohibited substance at a racetrack, in an enclosure, or at a training facility.\n(b) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to influence or affect a horse or greyhound race in a manner contrary to this subtitle or a commission rule, the person uses or offers to use:\n(1) a prohibited device; or\n(2) a prohibited substance.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor possessed the prohibited device or prohibited substance with the intent to influence or affect the outcome of a horse or greyhound race in a manner contrary to this subtitle or a commission rule, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.\n(d) An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the third degree.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2033. CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES; DISCIPLINARY POWERS","SUBCHAPTER A. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2033.htm#2033.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"76a1ee977260e72c72e5dd5ce8b779b7ec99f5d2f4f3db692c7f34a332e513f7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}