Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 39F

    (1)     The registrar must cancel the registration of a greyhound as a racing greyhound if—

        (a)     the keeper of the racing greyhound tells the registrar, in writing, that the dog—

              (i)     has died; or

              (ii)     is no longer a racing greyhound; or

        (b)     the dog is destroyed under this Act; or

        (c)     registration of the dog is cancelled under section 13; or

        (d)     the keeper of the dog is disqualified from keeping a dog or any other animal; or

        (e)     the keeper of the dog is disqualified or suspended from participation in greyhound racing under a gaming law or a rule of racing or betting (in the ACT or elsewhere).

Note     Section 138A deals with the disqualification of a person from keeping an animal.

    (2)     The registrar may cancel the registration of a greyhound as a racing greyhound if—

        (a)     the keeper of the dog tells the registrar, in writing, that the person is no longer the owner of the dog; or

        (b)     the registrar reasonably believes that the dog's keeper has failed, or is unable, to exercise responsible dog management, care or control.