Day-to-day control of racing greyhounds—requirement to be licensed
39G Day-to-day control of racing greyhounds—requirement to be licensed
A person commits an offence if the person—
has the day-to-day control of a racing greyhound; and
does not hold a racing greyhound controller licence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
A person commits an offence if the person—
has the day-to-day control of a racing greyhound; and
holds a racing greyhound controller licence; and
does not comply with a condition of the licence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a racing greyhound that is temporarily kept by a veterinary surgeon or at an animal boarding facility.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
In this section:
animal boarding facility—
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
includes a facility used for the rescue and rehoming of greyhounds.
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