Section 423. County, town and agricultural fairs and quarter horse race meetings not licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting

Pari-mutuel
  betting  on  quarter  horse  races  at any county, town, agricultural or
  other fair held within  the  state,  shall  not  be  authorized  and  no
  lottery, pool-selling, bookmaking or any other kind of gambling upon the
  result of races, heats or contests of speed of quarter horses allowed at
  such  fair  or at any quarter horse race meeting conducted in the state,
  except such as may be licensed to operate pari-mutuel  betting  pursuant
  to  the  provisions  of  sections  two  hundred twenty-two through seven
  hundred five of this chapter  which  said  form  of  betting  as  herein
  provided shall alone be legalized and allowed.
    Every  corporation,  society  or  association conducting quarter horse
  racing without license for pari-mutuel betting shall cause to be  posted
  conspicuously  upon  the  grounds  whereon such races or racing is held,
  printed notices or placards in legible  type  to  the  effect  that  all
  disorderly  conduct,  pool-selling,  bookmaking  or  any  other  kind of
  gambling upon the result of heats or  races  or  contests  of  speed  of
  quarter horses is prohibited.
    In  the  event  that  the  officers  or  directors of any corporation,
  association or society conducting a quarter horse race  meeting  without
  pari-mutuel  betting,  including  the  officers and directors of county,
  town and agricultural fairs shall comply with the  foregoing  provisions
  contained  in  this  section  regarding  the  posting of notices then no
  director  or  officer  thereof  shall  be  personally  liable  for   the
  imposition  of  any fine or to prosecution, or in any manner held liable
  for any violation, by a person other than himself, of the provisions  of
  law  relative to bookmaking or other gambling unless knowingly permitted
  by him, nor shall the maintaining of  a  racetrack  or  the  holding  or
  conducting  of  quarter horse races thereon be construed or held to be a
  violation of any of the provisions of any general or special law,  penal
  or otherwise.