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11-Mar-04, 02:43 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender:  | | | | how do things like the reptile and pet expo's get around it i am sure that half of the people if not all dont have a displayers lic. yet nothing is said..
just a question thats all |
11-Mar-04, 03:06 PM
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11-Mar-04, 03:11 PM
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11-Mar-04, 03:15 PM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | thanks simon.....
i guess if ya get two or three people together and take your reps somewhere to see who has the best looking one, its a competition so your covered...
there ya go there is the answer make it about competition and not education and you can do what you like
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11-Mar-04, 07:34 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: NTH QLD | | | I've been asked to do the same at my nepphews kindy.I'm in Qld though and our licences are different to NSW.The more education the better i reckon.
I'm sure you could organise something with NPWS if you aren't going to let the kids handle the animals.
this site might have something for you. www.snakeshow.net
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11-Mar-04, 07:40 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: G>F>A>C AFRO!! | | | | i say take the snakes to class, but cover your **** and get written permission from all parents first! Saying that live snakes will be brought in to show children. |
11-Mar-04, 07:56 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Darwin Age: 18 | | | | a teacher at my school brought his pet snakes to school last year. he hasnt always been a teacher. he used to work at the australian reptile park. he was very careful to make all the children sit away from the snake and only people with notes from parents could handle his big placid diamond python. surprisingly i was the only one who braught a note.
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11-Mar-04, 09:27 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: central coast N.S.W. | | | | Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll make some enquiries this week.
Simon you wrestle I box lets do it! |
11-Mar-04, 10:08 PM
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11-Mar-04, 10:42 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-03 Location: Gosford | | | | Hi,
Simon is correct. To take any reptiles to any public display for educational purposes you need a exhibitors licence. NPWS in NSW have no power to grant permission to take any animals to your kids schools.
All exhibited animals are controlled by the NSW Dept of Agriculture. You must have a current exhibitors licence and follow the very tight rules when exhibiting. You must also have a current Public Liability cover for 10 million dollars.
If some parent takes their snakes to their kids school they are definately breaking the law. And god forbid, if something did go wrong while they were doing it the poo would hit the fan.
Kids should be taught at the school level about our reptiles. They grow up with a newfound respect of these great animals. But do not make the mistake of doing it illegally. Have your kids school book a licenced exhibitor to do a show. They learn far more from a professional show then any parent could ever teach.
Bob |
11-Mar-04, 10:49 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: central coast N.S.W. | | | | This just gets better & better. LOL
Bob,
Seriously though what is invovled in getting an exhibitors licence. I hope It's a little more stringent than a keepers licence. I'm scared to ask but what is the ball park for 10 million worth of PL.
Do you do primary schools ? |
11-Mar-04, 10:59 PM
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11-Mar-04, 11:06 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: central coast N.S.W. | | | | Thanks Simon, but I'm guessing it would end up a whole career change. I'll have a look anyway.
Appreciate the change in attitude too! |
11-Mar-04, 11:12 PM
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11-Mar-04, 11:27 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-03 Location: Gosford | | | | Buggiesmuggler,
Its a little bit more involved than a NPWS Reptiles keepers licence.
To start you have to complete about a 40 page application form answering a huge amount of questions. You must prove your experience to exhibit reptiles. If you have little or no experience with certain reptiles(venomous snakes, crocs or large monitors) then you cant have them.
You must have the public liability insurance that clearly covers any accident with ANY of your animals in NSW. This can cost between $4000 to $6000. As Simon wrote the regs state 2 million cover, but all Schools, Shopping Centres and Agric Shows require that you have 10 million.
You must follow very strict rules when displaying , travelling and even maintaining at home. There is heaps of paper work(monthly itinaries, movement forms to acquire or dispose of any animal, record books etc).
You must pass an inspection of your housing where the animals reside, plus of your display set up.
You must pass an inspection of one of your shows every 2 years or so.
And to exhibit in SCHOOLS, you need to be authorised by the NSW Education Dept every 2 years. This happens by doing a show in front of a panel of school principals who judge the relevant educational points of your show. If not up to scratch they will not pass you.
As you can appreciate, us exhibitors pay an awlfull lot of money and have to follow strick rules to educate the public.
Bob | | |
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