Greyhounds Australasia (GA) announces the approval of several amendments to the GA Rules, set to take effect from 1 November 2024.
Amendments are:
a) Ear Tattoo Removal
i) Definition – Alternate Method of Identification
ii) Definition – C3 & C5
iii) Definition – DNA Fingerprinting
iv) GAR 32 (a) Appointment and duties of marking and microchipping officials
v) GAR 33 (1) Greyhound to be microchipped
vi) GAR 48 (4) Registration and Naming of a Greyhound
vii) GAR 63 (5) Multiple sired litters
viii) GAR 64 (1) & (2) Registration of a litter
ix) GAR 71 (4) Result of Service
x) GAR 72 (9) (b) (i) DNA fingerprint analysis
xi) GAR 89 Examination in Relation to the identity of a Greyhound
b) Breeding Rules
i) GAR 45 Other Rules in Relation to Export
ii) GAR 56 Registration of Sires and Breeding Females
iii) GAR 57 Limit on the Age at which a breeding female can be serviced
iv) GAR 58 Limit on the number of litters that can be whelped by a breeding female
v) GAR 59A Limit on the number of litters that can be whelped by a breeding female by caesarean section
vi) GAR 67 Breeding Unit of Semen Collection and Registration
vii) GAR 70 Import and Export regulation to breeding units of semen
c) Prohibited Substances
i) Definition: Presentation or Presented
ii) GAR 139 Permanently banned prohibited substances and certain offences in relation to them. (y) Bisphosphonates
iii) GAR 138 Meaning of an exempted substance. (a) ethinylestradiol and/or levonorgestrel
d) Welfare & Others
i) GAR 42 (d) Restrictions on Greyhounds Competing due to central or peripheral nervous system or vision condition
ii) GAR 76 Scratching after box draw