(A) A person is guilty of tampering with or rigging a sports contest when, with intent to influence the outcome of a sports contest, he or she:
(1) Tampers with any sports participant or sports official or with any animal, equipment or other thing involved in the conduct or operation of a sports contest in a manner contrary to the rules governing the sports contest in question; or
(2) Substitutes a sports participant, animal, other than a horse, equipment or other thing involved in the conduct or operation of a sports contest for the genuine person, animal or thing.
(B) Tampering with or rigging a sports contest is a Class A misdemeanor.
(KRS 518.060) (1980 Code, § 1020.7-13)