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Guideline
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Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection) ABN 46 640 294 485
Wildlife management
Keeping wildlife privately in Queensland — Conditions and restrictions — Keeping and using controlled animals without a recreational wildlife licence
Background
Species listed in part 2 of schedule 3 of the Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006 (the Wildlife Management Regulation) are usually referred to as ‘controlled animals’. These are listed at the end of this guideline.
The laws that apply to the keeping and using of controlled animals vary depending upon whether or not you hold a licence for the animal. If you hold a licence, the same laws that apply to other species you keep under your licence also apply to a controlled animal.
This guideline only applies to a person who does not hold a recreational wildlife licence for controlled animals being live birds. If you have a recreational wildlife licence, or intend to get one, please refer to the guideline ‘Keeping wildlife privately in Queensland — Conditions and restrictions — Keeping and using controlled, commercial, recreational, restricted or international animals under a recreational wildlife licence’.
This guideline deals only with the keeping and use of wildlife for private recreational use in Queensland. It does not relate to animals that are:
• taken from the wild as sick, injured or orphaned animals for rehabilitation or release;
• used in a commercial environment (e.g. pet shops, zoos and/or demonstrators); or
• used for scientific research or educational displays.
Keeping controlled animals without a licence
You don’t need a licence to keep a controlled animal if you:
• obtained it lawfully from another person who holds a licence for the animal or from a person in another State who is authorised to sell or give away the animal;
• keep the animal for your own personal enjoyment; and
• hold it for 6 months.
There is no limit to the number of controlled animals that an unlicensed person may keep at any one time.
It is illegal for an unlicensed person to display a controlled animal for a commercial purpose. This means the person cannot display the animal:
• in a public place in a way that may cause another person to believe the animal is for sale; or
• to market a particular product, service or business name, especially a product to house or maintain the animal.