In the following news excerpt, you need to guess the mystery state:

[____]'s agriculture commissioner was arrested Thursday on charges of taking payoffs to protect a cockfighting ring...

Cockfighting is illegal in [____]...

Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, called cockfighting barbaric and called for [the commissioner's] resignation.

"In exchange for thousands of dollars, he has allegedly used his connections and his stature not only to enrich himself, but also to provide protection for an organized criminal network of cockfighters," Pacelle said...

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