You need this permit if you intend to keep wildlife. Strict conditions apply under a permit to keep wildlife, including a restriction on breeding (other than birds).
A permit to keep wildlife can only be granted for one or more of the following reasons:
- to keep a protected animal taken under a rehabilitation permit, and the agency reasonably believes the wildlife is unable to survive in the wild
- to keep a protected animal that is or has been kept by a person in another State under a law of that State and is moving to Queensland
- to keep a protected animal that was lawfully obtained and kept at a time when it was not a protected animal
- to temporarily keep a protected animal, international animal or prohibited animal that has been kept under a relevant authority, other than a rehabilitation permit, that has expired
- to temporarily keep a protected animal that is being kept under a farming licence at a place other than the authorised premises.
The permit holder is not allowed to buy or accept, sell or give away, or display wildlife held under the permit except in limited circumstances.
