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You will need this permit if you intend to place beehives in a national park, conservation park or resources reserve managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.
You will need to be a registered beekeeper and also need to check whether a site is available by:
Sites must not exceed an area of 600m2 and not contain more than 150 hives.
Biosecurity entity registration
A maximum of 5 years
Fees Details for this service in table format.
Permit fees:
Fees for 2024-25
Nature Conservation Act 1992 Queensland (Opens in new window)
This permit can be transferred by submitting a completed transfer form. Written approval from the current holder stating they no longer want the site and intend to transfer the site must accompany the application.
A minimum of 40 business days from receipt of a valid application
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.
Beekeeping (apiary) permits for national parks, conservation parks and resources reserves (Opens in new window)