#2026/11Wales bans greyhound racing
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This law bans greyhound racing in Wales and makes it a criminal offence to operate, host, permit, or organise it. It covers stadiums and similar venues, and also catches people involved in organising races planned to take place in Wales. Venue owners, operators, racing organisers, clubs, associations, and companies connected to greyhound racing will need to stop any Welsh racing activity before the ban takes effect. Enforcement officers will be able to enter premises, inspect records, question people, and seize evidence, though not dogs. The main offence is punishable by a fine.
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Key Changes
- Makes it an offence to operate, host, permit, or organise greyhound racing in Wales
- Allows inspectors to enter premises, inspect records, question people, and seize evidence other than dogs
- Requires Welsh Ministers to review the law within three years of the ban taking effect
Obligations
What this law requires
Operators of stadiums or similar venues in Wales must not use the venue, or knowingly permit it to be used, for greyhound racing, including racing, timing, or training greyhounds around a track in pursuit of a mechanically activated lure.
Persons involved in organising greyhound racing must not organise greyhound racing that takes place in Wales or is intended to take place in Wales.
Directors, managers, secretaries, similar officers, partners, association officers, and governing body members must ensure offences by their organisation are not committed with their consent or connivance and are not attributable to their neglect, because they may personally commit the offence if this occurs.
Any person on premises entered by an inspector must comply, unless they have a reasonable excuse, with a reasonable requirement to provide assistance during an inspection related to suspected greyhound racing offences.
Any person on premises entered by an inspector must not intentionally obstruct an inspector, or a supervised person assisting the inspector, in the exercise of enforcement functions under the Act.