Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Current as at 22 August 2020 © State of Queensland 2020 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Queensland Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Contents Page Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title . 21 2 Commencement . 21 Part 2 Interpretation 3 Definitions . 21 4 Meaning of commercial purpose . 21 5 Meaning of relevant person . 22 6 References to categories of animals and classes of wildlife . 23 7 Scientific names . 24 8 Species includes subspecies . 25 9 References relating to animal authorities . 25 Part 3 Application of regulation 10 Protected areas . 25 11 Use of particular substances . 26 Chapter 2 Classification and categorisation of animals, declared management intent and conservation values Part 1 Preliminary 12 Purpose of chapter . 26 Part 2 Protected wildlife 13 Extinct wildlife . 27 14 Extinct in the wild wildlife . 27 15 Critically endangered wildlife . 28 16 Endangered wildlife . 28 17 Vulnerable wildlife . 28 18 Near threatened wildlife . 29 Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Contents 19 Least concern wildlife . 29 Part 3 International wildlife 20 International wildlife . 29 Part 4 Categorisation of animals 21 Categories of animals . 30 Part 5 Conservation values for protected animals 22 Conservation value for classes of protected animals—Act, s 95 30 23 Persons exempt from payment of conservation value—Act, s 95 31 Chapter 3 Dealing with animals generally Part 1 Preliminary 24 Purpose of chapter . 31 Part 2 Particular entities 25 Authorised keeper in another State . 32 26 Authorised keeper in another country . 32 27 Public service employees and contractors dealing with dead protected animals . 33 28 Local government officers, rail government entity employees and contractors dealing with dead protected animals . 34 29 Railway officers dealing with dead protected animals . 36 30 Emergency service officers dealing with dead protected animals 37 31 Australian Defence Force members dealing with animals . 37 Part 3 Aboriginal tradition and Island custom 32 Marine turtle or dugong taken under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom 38 33 Keeping and using dead marine mammals . 39 Part 4 Education and research 34 Keeping and using animals for education and research . 40 Part 5 State museums Division 1 Authorised activities 35 Taking, keeping and using protected or international animals . 41 36 Displaying animals at State museums . 42 37 Moving animals to State museums . 42 Division 2 Restrictions on authority 38 Ways animals must be displayed . 43 39 Handling dangerous or venomous animals . 43 Division 3 Record requirements 40 Record keeping . 44 Page 2 Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Contents Part 6 Airports Division 1 Preliminary 41 Definitions for part . 44 Division 2 Authorised activities 42 Taking animals . 45 Division 3 Record requirements 43 Record keeping . 46 Part 7 Interactions with animals in the wild Division 1 Tin Can Bay dolphin feeding program 44 Definition for division . 46 45 Commercial interactions with dolphins . 47 46 Requirements relating to sick, injured or dead dolphins . 47 47 Requirement to give report about activities . 47 Division 2 Other commercial interactions 48 Commercial interactions for marine parks generally . 48 Part 8 Movement of animals 49 Moving dead protected animals . 48 50 Moving protected animals for private reasons . 49 51 Moving protected animals to and from display . 49 52 Moving dead protected animals to particular holders . 49 Part 9 Exempt animals 53 Keeping and using exempt animals . 50 54 Breeding mutation of exempt animals . 51 Part 10 Sick, injured, orphaned or dead animals Division 1 Sick, injured or orphaned animals generally 55 Dealing with sick, injured and orphaned protected animals . 51 56 Requirement to notify chief executive or give animal away . 52 57 Requirement to comply with directions of conservation officer . 52 Division 2 Authorisations for veterinary treatment 58 Veterinary surgeons treating animals . 53 59 Moving animals to and from veterinary surgeon . 54 Division 3 Dead animals 60 Dead sampled or implanted animals . 54 Part 11 Flying-foxes 61 Local governments dealing with flying-foxes . 55 62 Low impact activities affecting a flying-fox roost . 56 Page 3 Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Contents Part 12 Amphibians 63 Dealing with amphibians . 56 Part 13 Reptiles 64 Dealing with reptiles . 57 65 Requirement to notify chief executive and comply with directions 57 Part 14 Fish 66 Keeping and using particular fish for non-commercial purposes . 58 Part 15 Natural products 67 Taking and keeping natural products for non-commercial purposes 59 Chapter 4 Dealing with animals under animal authorities Part 1 Preliminary 68 Purpose of chapter . 59 69 Inconsistency between regulation and conservation plan . 60 70 Relationship between different authorisations under animal authorities 61 Part 2 Provisions applying to all animal authorities Division 1 General limitations on authorities 71 Animals must be lawfully obtained or introduced . 62 72 Animal authorities limited to live or dead animals . 62 Division 2 Taking animals 73 Taking animals by killing . 63 Division 3 Movement of animals 74 Moving animals to particular authorised buyers . 63 75 Moving animals from interstate sellers . 64 76 Moving animals for private reasons . 65 77 Moving live animals to and from veterinary surgeon . 65 Division 4 General conditions Subdivision 1 Preliminary 78 Purpose of division . 66 Subdivision 2 Inspection of authorities and identification 79 Animal authority or identification must be available for inspection 67 Subdivision 3 Notification of changes 80 Notification of particular changes . 67 Subdivision 4 Buying, accepting, receiving, selling and giving away animals 81 Buying, accepting and receiving animals . 68 82 Selling and giving away animals generally . 68 Page 4 Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Contents 83 Selling, giving away and moving dependent animals . 69 Subdivision 5 Keeping animals 84 Display of animal authority if animal displayed at particular places 70 85 Housing and caring for live protected animals . 70 86 Sampling or implanting animals . 70 87 Dealing with kept animals after death—sampled or implanted animals 71 88 Dealing with kept animals after death—other animals . 72 Part 3 Standard licences Division 1 Grant and restrictions on grant 89 Grant of licence . 73 90 Restrictions on grant . 73 Division 2 Activities authorised under licence 91 Keeping and using animals . 73 92 Taking and keeping food reptiles to feed kept reptiles . 74 93 Moving animals to and from authorised display . 74 Division 3 Conditions 94 Purpose of division . 74 95 Way animal must be kept and used . 75 96 Breeding animals . 75 97 Particular animals must be kept for minimum period . 76 98 Record keeping . 77 99 Return of operations . 77 Part 4 Specialised licences Division 1 Grant and restrictions on grant 100 Grant of licence . 77 101 Restrictions on grant . 78 Division 2 Activities authorised under licence 102 Keeping and using animals . 78 103 Taking and keeping food reptiles to feed kept reptiles . 79 104 Moving animals to and from authorised display . 79 105 Moving animals to and from recreational bird or herpetological society 80 106 Breeding mutation of protected amphibian, bird or reptile . 80 Division 3 Conditions 107 Purpose of division . 80 Page 5 Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Contents 108 Way animal must be kept and used . 81 109 Breeding animals . 81 110 Particular animals must be kept for minimum period . 82 111 Record keeping . 83 112 Return of operations . 83 Part 5 Advanced licences Division 1 Grant and restrictions on grant 113 Grant of licence . 83 114 Restrictions on grant . ..