Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS (RACING GREYHOUNDS) AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 44 OF 2017) - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Other amendments

(see s 3)

Part 1.1     Animal Welfare Act 1992

[1.1]     New section 15B (7)

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    (7)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is in charge of a female greyhound; and

        (b)     allows the greyhound to breed in a way that contravenes a breeding standard.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

[1.2]     New section 18A

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18A     Greyhound racing

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     conducts, or facilitates the conduct of, a greyhound race in the ACT; or

        (b)     allows a greyhound kept by the person to take part in a greyhound race conducted in the ACT.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

Note     The owning and keeping of racing greyhounds is regulated under the Domestic Animals Act 2000

, div 2.4A.

    (2)     In this section:

"greyhound race" means 1 or more greyhounds racing in competitive pursuit, and includes—

        (a)     a greyhound trial or training race; and

        (b)     racing in a test of speed of 1 or more racing greyhounds.

Part 1.2     Magistrates Court (Domestic Animals Infringement Notices)
Regulation 2005

[1.3]     Schedule 1, part 1.1, new items 14A to 14C

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14A	39D (1)	keep unregistered racing greyhound	50	150
14B	39G (1)	have day-to-day control of racing greyhound without holding racing greyhound controller licence	50	150
14C	39G (2)	not complying with condition of racing greyhound controller licence	50	150

[1.4]     Schedule 1, part 1.1, items 29 to 32

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