License Conditions

It has always seemed strange to me, that you do not sight the conditions of the reptiles and amphibians license until you actually receive your license. Surely you should be aware of the conditions before you apply?

The following are the conditions that are written on my license. Please take the time to read them and become familiar with them.

 

THE UNDERMENTIONED PERSON MAY KEEP THE SPECIES OF FAUNA LISTED BELOW, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS ENDORSED ON AND ATTACHED TO THIS LICENSE, AT THE PREMISES SPECIFIED. THIS LICENSE DOES NOT AUTHORISE THE TAKING OF ANY FAUNA FROM THE WILD.

CONDITIONS

  1. Annual returns shall be submitted to this department so as to be received with in fifteen (15) days of each annual period (from the valid date) and shall list details of all fauna purchased, sold, born or died. Returns shall be marked to the attention of the wildlife licensing (pet reptile and amphibian) officer. If no transactions, births or deaths have occurred, a return must still be submitted which details numbers of animals on hand.
  2. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, Wildlife conservation regulations 1970 and Wildlife Conservation (reptile and amphibian keeping) regulations 2002 and any notices and schedules in force under this act and these regulations.
  3. The licensee must comply with all relevant local authority by-laws
  4. The licensee shall at all times provide adequate and appropriate care in accordance with animal care sheet specifications.
  5. The Licensee shall ensure that the fauna listed bellow are kept under secure (locked for Category 5 species) confinement at all times in accordance with animal care sheet specifications.
  6. The fauna listed bellow shall not be kept in the bedrooms or bathrooms of the licensee’s dwelling premises.
  7. The fauna listed bellow shall not be displayed to the general public.
  8. No fauna kept under the provisions of this license is to be released into the wild.
  9. No species or subspecies kept under the provisions of this license is to be allowed to inter-breed under any circumstances.
  10. Within 72 hrs loss (escape or death) of any animal held under this license must be notified in writing to DPaW wildlife licensing (wildlifelicensing@dpaw.wa.gov.au) with details of species, identification number (if any), time, date & cause of loss. The licensee must retain dead herpetofauna until advised by DPaW that the fauna may be disposed of. For post mortem examination and disease identification, deceased pythons must be kept cold (not frozen). Other fauna may be frozen or kept in preserving alcohol.
  11. No fauna held under this license is to be disposed of until at least three (3) months from the date of purchase or the birth of the fauna.
  12. All fauna held under this license shall only be held at the premises listed on this license, except when being treated by a registered veterinary surgeon, or en-route to a licensed reptile and amphibian dealer, a licensed reptile and amphibian farmer, or as otherwise authorised by the Director General.
  13. NO LIVE vertebrate animals are to be used as food for the pet herpetofauna held under this license.
  14. Not withstanding condition 12, any fauna held under this license shall only disposed of only to a licensed reptile and amphibian dealer.
  15. The licensee may sell to a licensed dealer no more than one clutch bred from any species specified on this license in any calender year. If the licensee wishes to sell more than one clutch from any species in any calender year, he/she must first apply for and obtain a licence to farm reptiles and amphibians as pets.
  16. The licensee shall record details (in duplicate) of all transactions, births, deaths or escapes of all fauna held under this license on the approved record sheet as they occur, and shall submit one copy as per condition 1 and retain the duplicate , and make the duplicate available to a wildlife officer on demand.
  17. The licensee is to comply with any lawful instruction made by a wildlife officer at all times.
  18. The licensee must, when requested to do so by an authorised wildlife officer allow the wildlife officer to inspect any pet herpetofauna to which this license relates, and t inspect the property where the herpetofauna is kept.
  19. The licensee shall upon demand submit any herpetofauna held under this license to an authorised DPaW officer for the purpose of DNA sampling.

 

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