18Effective control of greyhounds

18 Effective control of greyhounds

[Section 18 Substituted by No. 55 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:20 Dec 2017]

(1)  [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:18 Dec 2019] A greyhound is under the effective control of a person in a public place or on private premises if –

(a) the greyhound is –

(i) muzzled; and

(ii) secured and restrained by means of a lead that is not more than 2 metres long held by hand by a person able to control the dog; or

(b) the greyhound is–

(i) muzzled; and

(ii) restricted in or on a vehicle so that it is unable to leave the vehicle or attack any person or animal outside the vehicle; or

(ba) [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:18 Dec 2019] where the greyhound is in a declared area – the conditions, in relation to all dogs or to greyhounds, that are specified in the declaration of the area under Division 2 of Part 3 are not being contravened in relation to the greyhound; or

(c) while the greyhound is engaged in trialling or showing –

(i) the greyhound is in close proximity to the person; and

(ii) the greyhound is in sight of the person; and

(iii) the person is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of an authorised person that the greyhound is immediately responsive to the person's commands; or

(d) while the greyhound is engaged in greyhound racing, the greyhound is muzzled during a race in which that greyhound is participating.

(1A)  [Section 18 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 53 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:18 Dec 2019] A greyhound is also under the effective control of a person on private premises if the greyhound is securely confined to those premises.