First off I am a demonstrator in qld and have been through the hoops... Some of them are seemingly tedious but that is what the law has in place and you must comply.
At least in one state there is provision for a person to bring a specimen of wildlife out of the residence, however this still requires written permission prior to the act and the person exhibiting must not charge for the act.
There is also specific legislation in place for school teachers to have wildlife in the classroom.... This varies from state to state and the teacher must speak to the wildlife authority to find out what they can do. Permission from the school means nothing from a wildlife authorities point of view. Until permission from them is obtained then the teacher is operating illegally, risking there own collection and is not covered by insurance. My understanding is this particular permission is NOT hard to obtain.
As for shed skins, they come under the same laws as bird feathers, as they are a product of a protected species they are not to be traded(given away). While I know of no person being charged with this re a snake skin I know of one that was taken to court over a feather from a captive red tailed black cockatoo.
Lastly, the members of this website need to remember that wildlife enforcement officers watch Internet forums. There have been past incidents of people getting visits from authorities over forum posts.
To the op,
ring the head of licensing local to you and ask the question, chances are you will get permission if you ask how to go about it. I would get it in writing though. This will probably take some time so maybe for the next round of show and tell.
Cheers,
Scott
At least in one state there is provision for a person to bring a specimen of wildlife out of the residence, however this still requires written permission prior to the act and the person exhibiting must not charge for the act.
There is also specific legislation in place for school teachers to have wildlife in the classroom.... This varies from state to state and the teacher must speak to the wildlife authority to find out what they can do. Permission from the school means nothing from a wildlife authorities point of view. Until permission from them is obtained then the teacher is operating illegally, risking there own collection and is not covered by insurance. My understanding is this particular permission is NOT hard to obtain.
As for shed skins, they come under the same laws as bird feathers, as they are a product of a protected species they are not to be traded(given away). While I know of no person being charged with this re a snake skin I know of one that was taken to court over a feather from a captive red tailed black cockatoo.
Lastly, the members of this website need to remember that wildlife enforcement officers watch Internet forums. There have been past incidents of people getting visits from authorities over forum posts.
To the op,
ring the head of licensing local to you and ask the question, chances are you will get permission if you ask how to go about it. I would get it in writing though. This will probably take some time so maybe for the next round of show and tell.
Cheers,
Scott
