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reptile license
Posted: 04 Sep 2006, 12:27
by estelle
Hi,
Marine studies would like to set up a tank with yabbies and penny turtles, I assume we have to have some sort of license for this. Does anyone know where the science dept gets this from and any idea of the cost.
Thanks Estelle
Posted: 04 Sep 2006, 13:58
by juliem
Hi Estelle
try Sally Bannerman, Schools Animal Welfare Officer ph (02)9886 7426
this was from a Memo 9th March 2005 DN/05/00100
regards Juliem
Reptile licence
Posted: 05 Sep 2006, 10:00
by JudyM
Hi Estelle,
If you want to keep turtles you will need to obtain a license from Nat. Parks & Wildlife. They have various categories of license depending on which species you want to keep. If the turtle you mentioned is a common one it's probably a Class 1 licence. From memory it's gone up to $60.
After you get the licence you then need to complete a return every year to say what species you have, where you got them from ( listing the license #'s of the keepers you purchased them from) & any you may have sold or swapped. If any have come from interstate, and import/export permit also has to be obtained & that's ~$25 for each animal.
As was mentioned, you also have to have Animal Welfare accreditation & they want to know absolutely everything.
Hope I haven't put you off but it may be easier just to bring one in every now & then to show the students if you have access to a keeper.
Cheers from a reptile lover
Judy
