Greyhound Racing Act 2019

Welfare of racing greyhounds

29. (1) The Board, after consultation with the Minister, may make regulations for the health and welfare of racing greyhounds in relation to the following:

(a) requiring measures to be taken by the owner, breeder or trainer of a racing greyhound to protect the health and welfare of the greyhound;

(b) requiring an owner, a breeder or trainer of a racing greyhound to inform the Board of measures taken in respect of the greyhound to comply with the requirements of regulations made under this section for the purposes of paragraph (a);

(c) the establishment of and administration of funds for the health and welfare of greyhounds, including to make provision for the rehoming of greyhounds, at the end of their racing or breeding careers;

(d) making provision for a racing greyhound affected by disease or which may be affected by disease to be refused entry or removed from race tracks, trials and public sales;

(e) making provision for the treatment of a racing greyhound that is affected by a disease or disease agent or injury.

(2) A person who contravenes a regulation made under this section, and which is stated in the regulations to be a racing sanction provision, commits a sanction breach of the Racing code and is liable to a racing sanction.