Victoria
Do I need a wildlife licence?
You do not need to apply for a wildlife licence for species listed in Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Regulations 2013 if you are keeping for non-commercial purposes. However, you must acquire animals from a lawful source (for example the holder of a Wildlife Dealer licence). Animals cannot be taken from the wild.
A wildlife licence is required to keep any animals listed in Schedules 2, 3 and 7 of the Wildlife Regulations 2013. If a species (or sub-species) is not listed in these schedules, it cannot be held under a Wildlife Basic or a Wildlife Advanced Licence.
A Wildlife Specimen licence is required to keep any prepared or mounted specimens of wildlife for non-commercial purposes.
A licence is not required to possess processed wildlife products (other than by taxidermy) from the following wildlife:
- freshwater or saltwater crocodile
- emu
- common brushtail possum
- eastern or western grey kangaroo
- whiptail wallaby
- common wallaroo/euro
- red-necked wallaby
- red kangaroo
- Tasmanian pademelon.
Applying for a wildlife licence
Before applying for a private wildlife licence, you should determine what type of licence you need. Refer Private wildlife licenses for information about the different types.
You can now apply online Apply for a Wildlife Basic Licence, a Wildlife Advanced Licence, a Wildlife Specimen Licence, or a Dingo Licence.