PHOTO: It is now a nation-wide law that dogs must be safely restrained on utes and open trailers.
Transporting unrestrained dogs in utility or trailer trays is now banned right across Australia after Queensland became the final state to introduce the law last month.
The state government passed the law outlawing the practice as part of a series of changes to Queensland’s Animal Care and Protection Act.
Drivers caught with a dog unrestrained in their ute or trailer tray can face fines of up to $8,625…