What animals can I keep?

Find out which native animals require a licence to be kept as a pet.

The intention of this page is to help community and industry interpret the legislation and co-regulation of protected fish.

Information about keeping dangerous snakes.

Information about taking specific native animals from the wild.

Find out which native animals are exempt from needing a licence, listed as Class 1 or Class 2, or prohibited from being kept.

Information about everyday activities that can be carried out by people, businesses and organisations without the need for a native animal keeping licence.