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The Arizona Department of Racing Board of Stewards suspended a dog trainer's license Wednesday after a hearing about his role in the disappearance of more than 150 retired greyhounds he had taken from Tucson Greyhound Park.

The board fined Richard Favreau, a Colorado-based trainer, $1,000 and suspended his license for 60 days, the maximum ruling the board could make.

It also recommended that Geoffrey Gonsher, director of Arizona Department of Racing, revoke Favreau's license, said Nolan J. Thompson, investigations manager for the department.

Favreau, who is licensed in Arizona, testified by phone during the hearing's two sessions.

Thompson said paperwork shows Favreau transported the dogs from Tucson Greyhound Park at a cost of $150 a dog, which is above the market average of about $60 a dog.

However, he said Favreau did not provide any information to the board about where the greyhounds were taken, which is why it levied the maximum penalties.

"We are still investigating and trying to bring more information forward to try to locate these dogs," he said.

Favreau can appeal the ruling.

Greyhound activists expressed disappointment.

"It leaves me to conclude that the Arizona racing regulations are so ineffective as to encourage animal abuse even when the department is making a concerted effort to hold people accountable," said Susan Netboy, president of the California-based Greyhound Protection League.

Karyn Zoldan, a board member with Arizona Greyhound Rescue, said the fine imposed was much less than Favreau's profit.

"It just seems that the consequences are a lot less than the risk," she said.