Nature Conservation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 72 Nature Conservation Act 1992 NATURE CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of s 100 (Restrictions on grant of wildlife harvesting licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 101 (Restriction on grant of wildlife farming licence) . . 4 5 Amendment of s 143 (Licence not needed to keep commonly kept birds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of s 149 (Effect of licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of s 153 (Effect of licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of s 165 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Amendment of s 168 (When licence is not needed to use protected plants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Insertion of new s 168A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 168A Sale of certain protected plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Amendment of s 171 (When commercial licence is not needed) . . . . . . . . 6 12 Amendment of s 173 (Conditions of licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 13 Amendment of s 175 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 14 Amendment of s 209 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 15 Insertion of new s 211A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 211A Conditions of wildlife farming licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 16 Amendment of s 214 (Change in numbers kept) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 17 Insertion of new s 214B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 214B Autopsy or delivery of snake if it is dead farm wildlife . . . . . . . . . . 8 18 Amendment of s 224 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 19 Amendment of sch 4 (When wildlife permit is not needed to move protected wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 20 Amendment of sch 5 (Processed products) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 21 Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 22 Replacement of sch 10 (Farm wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SCHEDULE 10 FARM WILDLIFE 23 Amendment of sch 12 (Restricted wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 24 Amendment of sch 14 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

s1 3 s3 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 . ˙ Amendment of s 100 (Restrictions on grant of wildlife harvesting licence) 3. Section 100(2) and (3)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The chief executive must not grant a commercial or recreational wildlife harvesting licence to an individual under 17 if a weapon is to be used to harvest wildlife under the licence. ‘ (3) The chief executive must not grant a wildlife harvesting licence for the following species of protected plants— (a) Family Aponogetonaceae— • Aponogeton sp. (Innisfail live-bearing); (b) Family Orchidaceae— • Dendrobium bigibbum (Cooktown orchid) • Dendrobium falcorostrum (beech orchid) • Dendrobium kingianum (pink rock orchid) • Sarcochilus hartmannii • Sarcochilus cecileae (fairy bells) • Sarcochilus roseus (rosy pink) • Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii (ravine orchid) • Phalaenopsis rosenstromii (moth orchid); (c) Family Lycopodiaceae— • Huperzia dalhousieana (blue tassel fern);

s4 4 s7 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 (d) Family Liliaceae— • Blandfordia grandiflora (Christmas bells).’. ˙ Amendment of s 101 (Restriction on grant of wildlife farming licence) 4. Section 101— insert— ‘ (3) The chief executive may grant a wildlife farming licence for a species of snake of the Family Elapidae, Hydrophiidae or Laticaudidae only if the chief executive is satisfied a snake kept under the licence is to be kept for collecting venom to produce antivenene.’. ˙ Amendment of s 143 (Licence not needed to keep commonly kept birds) 5. Section 143— insert— ‘ (3) This section is subject to sections 149 and 153. 1 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 149 (Effect of licence) 6. Section 149— insert— ‘ (2) A licensee must not keep a commonly kept bird that is also a commercial bird unless particulars of the bird are entered in the licensee’s record book. Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—165 penalty units.’. ˙ Amendment of s 153 (Effect of licence) 7. Section 153— insert— 1 Section 149 (Effect of licence) and 153 (Effect of licence)

s 8 5 s 10 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 ‘ (3) A licensee must not keep a commonly kept bird that is also a recreational bird unless particulars of the bird are entered in the licensee’s record book. Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—165 penalty units.’. ˙ Amendment of s 165 (Definitions) 8. Section 165— insert— ‘ “official tag” has the meaning given by the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 . 2 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 168 (When licence is not needed to use protected plants) 9. Section 168(1), after ‘protected plant’— insert— ‘, other than a foxtail palm ( Wodyetia bifurcata) ,’. ˙ Insertion of new s 168A 10. After section 168— insert— ˙ ‘ Sale of certain protected plants ‘ 168A.(1) A person must not keep foxtail palms ( Wodyetiabifurcata) in pots for sale unless each palm is tagged with an official tag. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. 2 The Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 , section 3 defines “official tag” as follows— ‘ “official tag” for a protected plant means— (a) a tag supplied by the chief executive for attaching to the plant; or (b) a tag complying with the requirements of a conservation authority of another State for attaching to the plant.’.

s 11 6 s 12 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 ‘ (2) A person is taken to keep foxtail palms for sale if the person has 50 or more foxtail palms in pots in the person’s possession. ‘ (3) In this section— “pot” includes a root guard or other similar device used around a plant for the purpose of containing the spread of roots.’. ˙ Amendment of s 171 (When commercial licence is not needed) 11. Section 171(3)— omit. ˙ Amendment of s 173 (Conditions of licence) 12.(1) Section 173(a), ‘taken and’— omit. (2) Section 173(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) if— (i) the plant is a restricted plant and the licensee sells restricted plants by wholesale— (A) have in the licensee’s possession an official tag for each plant; and (B) tag, with an official tag, each plant before it is moved to another wholesaler or a person who sells restricted plants by retail; or (ii) the plant is a restricted plant and the licensee sells restricted plants by wholesale and retail, tag each plant that is in the licensee’s possession and available for sale by retail with an official tag; or (iii) the plant is not a restricted plant—tag the plant in the way stated in the Code; and’. (3) Section 173— insert—

s 13 7 s 15 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 ‘ (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply if, under a conservation plan, a particular protected plant does not have to be tagged.’. ˙ Amendment of s 175 (Definitions) 13. Section 175, definition “Code” — omit, insert— ‘ “Code” means the Captive Reptile and Amphibian Husbandry Code of Practice, approved by the Minister and published by the department. 3 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 209 (Definitions) 14. Section 209, definition “Code” — omit, insert— ‘ “Code” means— (a) for emus—the Code of Practice for Emu Farming, approved by the Minister and published by the department; or (b) for crocodiles—the Code of Practice for Crocodile Farming, approved by the Minister and published by the department. 4 ’. ˙ Insertion of new s 211A 15. After section 211— insert— ˙ ‘ Conditions of wildlife farming licence ‘ 211A. A licensee who, under the licence, keeps a snake of the Family Elapidae, Hydrophiidae or Laticaudidae must— (a) ensure a biological tissue sample of the snake (and its progeny) is held and registered with a scientific institution approved by the 3 A copy of the Code is available for inspection or purchase at the department’s central office. 4 Each Code is available for inspection or purchase at the department’s central office.

s 16 8 s 17 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 Minister; and (b) implant into the snake (and its progeny) an electromagnetic implant approved by the Minister; and (c) register the implant’s identification code with the chief executive. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.’. ˙ Amendment of s 214 (Change in numbers kept) 16. Section 214(1)(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) the acquisition of protected animals for use as farm wildlife; and’. ˙ Insertion of new s 214B 17. After section 214A— insert— ˙ ‘ Autopsy or delivery of snake if it is dead farm wildlife ‘ 214B.(1) A licensee who keeps a snake that is farm wildlife must, if the snake dies— (a) give the snake to a veterinary surgeon for autopsy within 8 hours after its death; or (b) freeze the snake as soon as possible after its death and give it to the chief executive in a frozen state within 14 days after its death. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. ‘ (2) If a veterinary surgeon performs an autopsy on a snake, the licensee must give to the chief executive within 7 days after the snake’s death— (a) a biological tissue sample from the snake; and (b) if the snake is fitted with an electromagnetic implant—the electromagnetic implant. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. ‘ (3) If the electromagnetic implant is not in working order when it is removed, the licensee must also give the chief executive, within 7 days of

s 18 9 s 20 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 the snake’s death, a report about the implant’s failure— (a) prepared by the veterinary surgeon who conducted the autopsy; and (b) if practicable—stating the reasons for the implant’s failure. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units.’. ˙ Amendment of s 224 (Definitions) 18. Section 224, definition “Code” — omit, insert— ‘ “Code” means the Code of Practice for the Care of Orphaned, Sick or Injured Protected Animals by Wildlife Care Volunteers, approved by the Minister and published by the department. 5 ’. ˙ Amendment of sch 4 (When wildlife permit is not needed to move protected wildlife) 19. Schedule 4, section 10— insert— ‘ (4A) A person does not need a wildlife movement permit to move a protected plant if, under section 168, 6 a licence is not needed to use the plant.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 5 (Processed products) 20. Schedule 5, section 8— insert— ‘(e) the dehydrated and crystallised venom of a snake that is farm wildlife.’. 5 The Code is available for inspection or purchase at the department’s central office. 6 Section 168 (When licence is not needed to use protected plants)

s 21 10 s 22 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 ˙ Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) 21.(1) Schedule 6, part 1, item 9— omit, insert— ‘9. Wildlife farming licence (commercial breeding and use of protected animals)— (a) for crocodiles and emus— 3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 000.00 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 000.00 (b) for butterflies— 3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 (c) for snakes of the Family Elapidae, Hydrophiidae or Laticaudidae— 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00’. (2) Schedule 6, part 4, ‘An approved tag’— omit, insert— ‘A tag’. ˙ Replacement of sch 10 (Farm wildlife) 22. Schedule 10— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 10 ‘ FARM WILDLIFE section 3 and schedule 14 ‘ 1. Emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiax ). 2. Saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ). 3. Freshwater crocodile ( Crocodylus johnstoni ).

s 23 11 s 24 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 1) No. 72, 1996 4. Birdwing butterfly ( Ornithoptera sp.). 5. Ulysses butterfly ( Papilio ulysses ). 6. All species of snakes of the Family Elapidae, Hydrophiidae or Laticaudidae.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 12 (Restricted wildlife) 23. Schedule 12, part 2, section 3, Family Psittacidae, ‘ Eclectus roratus ’— omit, insert— ‘ Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi ’. ˙ Amendment of sch 14 (Dictionary) 24. Schedule 14, definition “Code” , paragraph (a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) for birds—the Code of Practice—Aviculture, approved by the Minister and published by the department; 7 ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 18 April 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 19 April 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment. © State of Queensland 1996 7 A copy of the Code is available for inspection or purchase at the department’s central office.