Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 39G

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

        (a)     has the day-to-day control of a racing greyhound; and

        (b)     does not hold a racing greyhound controller licence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

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

        (a)     has the day-to-day control of a racing greyhound; and

        (b)     holds a racing greyhound controller licence; and

        (c)     does not comply with a condition of the licence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a racing greyhound that is temporarily kept by a veterinary surgeon or at an animal boarding facility.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (5)     In this section:

"animal boarding facility"—

        (a)     means a kennel or other premises where animals are kept temporarily by a person other than the registered keeper or the person who has day-to-day control of the animal; and

        (b)     includes a facility used for the rescue and rehoming of greyhounds.