RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Reptile License
Reg 16 licences are the old reptile keeper's licence under which people kept animals before the new system came in in 2003 in WA, and there are still some animals held under 16s where they are not on the keeping species list - for example when I was resident in WA, everything I had before 2003 was held on a Reg 16, but after 2003 I transferred my carpets etc to the keeping system, but my water pythons and diamonds remained on Reg16, and would still be now if I lived in WA at this time.
Animals held for research or educational purposes are still relegated to Reg 16 licences, it allows more flexibility with regard to activities you can undertake (such as school talks etc) with your animals, and also is not so restrictive about the species you can hold. CALM is very keen for those that can to change their licences to the keeper system, because for most people Reg 16s are FREE, and they are making a killing with the fees associated with the keeping system - when I got my cat 5 licence to keep some olives, CALM charged me $150 to come out and check 2 cages, to ensure I had 6mm glass and locks (not to mention the huge annual cost of a cat 5 - costs me less for 5 years in NSW than it does for 1 year in WA!... I'm an economic refugee in NSW now lol 8) !
Jamie.
