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.

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Date
15 November 2024
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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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English
  • ISBN 978-1-923357-06-8
  • ID 20240322
  • File PDF 3.8MB
  • 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.