Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts21. Competitions, hunting and baiting etc.
(1) A person must not advertise, promote, take part in or be present at a match, competition or other activity in which an animal is to be released from confinement for the purpose of being -
(a) hunted, caught, confined, killed or caused suffering by another animal; or
(b) used to train or exercise another animal.
(2) A person must not -
(a) keep or use premises;
(b) authorise premises to be used;
(c) manage or control, or assist in the management or control, of premises that are used; or
(d) receive money for the admission of another person to premises that are used,
for the purpose of causing an animal to fight or for the baiting of an animal.
(3) A person must not -
(a) cause, procure, permit, encourage, promote, organise or incite a fight in which an animal is pitted against another animal;
(b) advertise the intention to conduct such a fight; or
(c) attend such a fight.
(4) A person must not have possession of an animal -
(a) for use as a lure to be killed or for the purpose of blooding greyhounds; or
(b) for any other use in connection with the training or racing of coursing dogs.
(5) Nothing in this section applies to -
(a) the rehabilitation of native animals for release into the wild;
(b) the keeping and displaying of animals the normal diets of which include live food; or
(c) the mustering and working of stock animals.