Ban on Keeping Dogs for Greyhound Racing or Commercial Use

TAS Ban on Keeping Dogs for Greyhound Racing or Commercial Use

Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Bill 2025

15 Apr 2026: This bill has passed its first house and is now before the second house for its own debate.

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

Introduced by: Roger Jaensch (LIB)

If this bill passes, it means that:

People cannot keep dogs for commercial use; this includes greyhound racing

Race organisers cannot allow images of greyhounds competing to be produced

Tasracing cannot let interstate greyhounds participate in races

Greyhounds are no longer classified as minors under racing integrity laws