Greyhound racing will be illegal in the ACT from April 30, if two draft bills pass the Legislative Assembly.

The proposed legislation will also make it more expensive to own a racing greyhound, although breeding, keeping and training dogs for racing will remain legal. It will also still be legal to bet on interstate greyhound races.

The date for the ACT's greyhound ban has been revealed. Credit:Jay Cronan

The bills, introduced on Thursday, remove the Canberra Greyhound Racing Club as the controlling body for greyhound racing, which will no longer be recognised as a form of racing under the act.

ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay said 94 per cent of dogs that raced in Canberra were from NSW, where live baiting and "wastage" had marred the reputation of the industry.