17 February 2026

Please click here to see attached Reportable Disease Notification

Following reports of kennel cough affecting greyhounds in Tasmania, Tasracing hereby declares there to be an outbreak of a reportable disease (canine infectious respiratory disease complex - kennel cough) under Greyhounds Australasia Rule 40, and wishes to remind participants of their obligations under GAR40:

A person who owns and/or is in charge of, or has in the person’s possession or control, a greyhound which the person suspects or should reasonably suspect is infected with a reportable disease must:

(a) as soon as the person becomes aware that the greyhound is infected or becomes concerned that it is, report that to the Controlling Body by the quickest mode of communication available to the person

(b) as far as practicable keep the greyhound separate from any other greyhound or dog;

(c) seek appropriate veterinary advice and, if necessary, treatment for the greyhound.