Birds you don't need a licence to keep
There are 41 native bird species you can keep without a licence. You also don’t need a licence to keep exotic (non-native) bird species.
Publisher: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-923357-06-8
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ID: 20240322
File: PDF 3.65 MB / Pages 25
Name: birds-you-dont-need-a-licence-to-keep-240322.pdf
You can keep some native birds without a biodiversity conservation licence under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.
It is illegal to trap and take native birds from the wild. You can be fined up to $220,000 and/or receive a 2-year prison sentence.