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ANIMAL WELFARE (JUMPS RACING) AMENDMENT BILL 2015

South Australia

Animal Welfare (Jumps Racing) Amendment Bill 2015

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Animal Welfare Act 1985


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Contents

Part 1—Preliminary


1Short title


2Commencement


3Amendment provisions


Part 2—Amendment of Animal Welfare Act 1985


4Insertion of section 14A


14AJumps racing prohibited



The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Jumps Racing) Amendment Act 2015.

2—Commencement

This Act will come into operation 1 year after the day on which it is assented to by the Governor.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Animal Welfare Act 1985

4—Insertion of section 14A

After section 14 insert:

14A—Jumps racing prohibited

(1) A person must not organise, promote or participate in, or participate in organising or promoting, jumps racing.

Maximum penalty: $20 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) In this section—

jumps racing means a steeplechase or hurdle race involving the racing of horses.

 


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