Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (ANIMALS) REGULATION 2020 - REG 150

150 Restrictions on grant

(1) The chief executive must not grant a farming licence to a child.

(2) The chief executive must not grant a farming licence for a farm animal unless the chief executive is satisfied—

(a) the animal was taken from the wild by a person authorised under the Act to take the animal; or

(b) the animal has been, or is being, lawfully moved into the State for use for farming; or

(c) the animal was lawfully obtained and kept at a time when it was not a protected animal; or

(d) the animal is a descendant of an animal mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) .

(3) The chief executive must not grant a farming licence for a reptile of the family Elapidae unless the chief executive believes the reptile would be kept for extracting venom to produce antivenom for humans.