9Possession of animal for fighting and use of fighting implements

9 Possession of animal for fighting and use of fighting implements

(1) A person must not possess or use a dog fighting implement or cock fighting implement.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to—

(a) a person who possesses a dog fighting implement or a cock fighting implement solely for the purposes of displaying it in a museum that is open to the general public; or

(b) a POCTA inspector, for the purposes of exercising the inspector's role under the Act or these Regulations.

(3) A person must not possess an animal with the intention of causing that animal to fight.

(4) In this regulation, dog fighting implement or cock fighting implement includes but is not limited to the following—

(a) dog fighting rings or cock fighting rings;

(b) drugs or other items used to improve the fighting performance of a dog or cock.