South Australia
Animal Welfare (Jumps Racing) Amendment Bill 2015
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Animal Welfare Act 1985.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Animal Welfare Act 1985
4	Insertion of section 14A
14A	Jumps racing prohibited

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Jumps Racing) Amendment Act 2015.
2—Commencement
This Act will come into operation 1 year after the day on which it is assented to by the Governor.
3—Amendment provisions
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Animal Welfare Act 1985
4—Insertion of section 14A
After section 14 insert:
14A—Jumps racing prohibited
	(1)	A person must not organise, promote or participate in, or participate in organising or promoting, jumps racing.
Maximum penalty: $20 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
	(2)	In this section—
jumps racing means a steeplechase or hurdle race involving the racing of horses.