You will need this licence if you intend to harvest live protected animals from the wild. Protected animals are animals that are classed as threatened or near threatened species. The following animals require a harvesting licence:
A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.
To be eligible for this licence you must:
Up to 3 years
Fees Details for this service in table format.
Annual fee for spiders and scorpions. Fees for 2024-25
Annual fee for other protected animals (non-macropod). Fees for 2024-25
Nature Conservation Act 1992 Queensland (Opens in new window)
Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 Queensland (Opens in new window)
This licence cannot be transferred
Approximately 40 business days
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.
Harvesting licence (Opens in new window)