Victorian Numbered Regulations

WILDLIFE REGULATIONS 2024 (SR NO 45 OF 2024)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocations  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Application of these Regulations to traditional owner groups  

   PART 2--LICENCES

           Division 1--Licence categories

   7.      Prescribed categories of wildlife licences for the purposes of section 22  
   8.      Wildlife basic licence  
   9.      Wildlife advanced licence  
   10.     Wildlife specimen licence  
   11.     Dingo licence  
   12.     Wildlife controller licence  
   13.     Wildlife dealer licence  
   14.     Wildlife demonstrator licence  
   15.     Wildlife displayer licence  
   16.     Game bird farmer licence  
   17.     Wildlife processor licence  
   18.     Wildlife farmer licence  
   19.     Wildlife taxidermist licence  
   20.     Application for issue of wildlife licence  
   21.     Application for variation of wildlife licence  
   22.     Application for the renewal of a wildlife licence  
   23.     Application fees for issue of wildlife licence  
   24.     Application fees for a variation of wildlife licence  
   25.     Application fee for lost or damaged licence document  
   26.     Application fees for renewal of wildlife licence  
   27.     Record books  
   28.     Return forms  
   29.     Inspections of record books and return forms  
   30.     Fees for lost or damaged record book  
   31.     Storage of record books and return forms  
   32.     Return of record books and return forms  
   33.     Theft, loss or damage  
   34.     Additional records required for wildlife displayer licence  
   35.     Additional records required for wildlife demonstrator licence  
   36.     Change of name, address and telephone number related to the licence  
   37.     Employees of commercial wildlife licence holders  

           Division 4--Licence conditions

   38.     Wildlife to be bought, sold, acquired, received or disposed of only at specified premises  
   39.     Participation in approved wildlife events  
   40.     Wildlife basic and wildlife advanced licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   41.     Wildlife basic and wildlife advanced licences—wildlife not to be sold or disposed of for 6 months  
   42.     Wildlife basic and wildlife advanced licences—conditions relating to the display of wildlife  
   43.     Wildlife basic and wildlife advanced licences—conditions relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   44.     Wildlife basic and wildlife advanced licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   45.     Wildlife specimen licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   46.     Wildlife specimen licences—conditions relating to the display of wildlife  
   47.     Wildlife specimen licences—condition relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   48.     Wildlife specimen licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   49.     Dingo licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   50.     Dingo licences—transaction restrictions for dingo pups  
   51.     Dingo licences—condition relating to premises at which dingoes may be kept  
   52.     Dingo licences—conditions relating to safety  
   53.     Dingo licences—conditions relating to age  
   54.     Dingo licences—marking and identification  
   55.     Dingo licences—escape of dingoes  
   56.     Dingo licences—conditions applying to the display of dingoes  
   57.     Dingo licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   58.     Commercial wildlife licences—conditions relating to employees  
   59.     Commercial wildlife licences—display of signs  
   60.     Wildlife controller licences—approvals required before wildlife can be controlled  
   61.     Wildlife controller licences— conditions relating to equipment  
   62.     Wildlife controller licences—persons to whom wildlife may be disposed of  
   63.     Wildlife controller licences—condition relating to display  
   64.     Wildlife controller licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   65.     Wildlife dealer licences—applicable code of practice  
   66.     Wildlife dealer licences—condition relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   67.     Wildlife dealer licences—conditions relating to the display of wildlife  
   68.     Wildlife dealer licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   69.     Wildlife dealer licences—information on wildlife care requirements  
   70.     Wildlife dealer licences—condition relating to the death of wildlife  
   71.     Wildlife dealer licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   72.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—approval required for commercial filming of wildlife  
   73.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—regular demonstrations required  
   74.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—restriction on the sale and disposal of wildlife  
   75.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—conditions relating to the safety and escape of wildlife  
   76.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—applicable code of practice  
   77.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—condition relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   78.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—condition relating to the death of wildlife  
   79.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   80.     Wildlife demonstrator licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   81.     Wildlife displayer licences—approval required for commercial filming of wildlife  
   82.     Wildlife displayer licences—conditions relating to the facilities for display  
   83.     Wildlife displayer licences—conditions relating to the safety of wildlife  
   84.     Wildlife displayer licences—applicable code of practice  
   85.     Wildlife displayer licences—condition relating to changes to enclosures  
   86.     Wildlife displayer licences—condition relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   87.     Wildlife displayer licences—condition relating to the death of wildlife  
   88.     Wildlife displayer licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   89.     Wildlife displayer licences—condition relating to travelling demonstrations involving dangerous wildlife  
   90.     Wildlife displayer licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   91.     Condition relating to processing wildlife  
   92.     Game bird farmer licences—condition relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   93.     Game bird farmer licences—wildlife must be captive-bred  
   94.     Game bird farmer licences—condition relating to the size of area in which birds may be released  
   95.     Game bird farmer licences—applicable codes of practice  
   96.     Game bird farmer licences—Game Management Authority may approve certain matters  
   97.     Wildlife processor licences—wildlife must be captive-bred  
   98.     Wildlife processor licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   99.     Wildlife processor licences—condition relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   100.    Wildlife processor licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   101.    Wildlife farmer licences—wildlife must be captive‑bred  
   102.    Wildlife farmer licences—condition relating to supervision  
   103.    Wildlife farmer licences—conditions relating to animal welfare  
   104.    Wildlife farmer licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   105.    Wildlife farmer licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  
   106.    Wildlife taxidermist licences—condition relating to the keeping of wildlife  
   107.    Wildlife taxidermist licences—conditions relating to the display of wildlife  
   108.    Wildlife taxidermist licences—persons with whom a wildlife transaction may occur  
   109.    Wildlife taxidermist licences—Secretary may approve certain matters  

           Division 5--Other matters relating to licences

   110.    Advertisement to include licence number  
   111.    Employees of certain commercial wildlife licence holders must carry copy of licence  
   112.    Marking of individual wildlife  
   113.    Approval of wildlife events  

   PART 3--AUTHORISATIONS AND PERMITS

   114.    Application for authorisation under section 28A  
   115.    Application for import and export permits  
   116.    Expiry of import and export permits  
   117.    Notification of change of name, address or telephone number  

   PART 4--PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE

   118.    Offences to use certain devices or other things to take wildlife other than game  
   119.    Person not to damage, disturb or destroy any wildlife habitat  
   120.    Housing of wildlife other than specified birds  
   121.    Housing of specified birds  
   122.    Transport of wildlife  
   123.    Wildlife that is not self-sufficient  
   124.    Inter breeding of wildlife  

   PART 5--EXEMPTIONS

   125.    Exemption for registered veterinary practitioners from offences in the Act relating to the destruction of wildlife  
   126.    Exemption for meat industry workers from offence in the Act relating to the destruction of protected wildlife  
   127.    Exemptions from offences in the Act relating to protected wildlife listed in Part A of Schedule 4 or infertile emu eggs  
   128.    Exemptions from offence in the Act relating to protected wildlife that is a specified bird  
   129.    Exemptions from offence in the Act relating to protected wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 4  
   130.    Exemption from offence in the Act relating to parts of protected wildlife listed in Part A of Schedule 5 or emu egg shells  
   131.    Exemptions from offence in the Act relating to protected wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 5  
   132.    Exemptions from offences in the Act for the purpose of treating sick, injured or abandoned wildlife  
   133.    Exemption from offences in the Act relating to threatened and protected wildlife for the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board  
   134.    Exemption from offence in the Act relating to participation in an approved wildlife event  
   135.    Exemption from offences in the Act relating to possessing threatened and protected wildlife for the purposes of transporting the wildlife  
   136.    Exemptions from offences relating to possessing deer for the purposes of transporting the deer  
   137.    Exemptions from offences relating to possessing threatened and protected wildlife for persons possessing cast, shed or sloughed products of wildlife  
   138.    Exemptions from import and export permit requirements in the Act  
   139.    Exemptions for volunteers under the supervision of a certain commercial wildlife licence holder  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   140.    Prescribed poisons under section 54  
   141.    Prescribed area of public land  
   142.    Location of forms  
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