What animals can I keep?
What animals need a licence
Find out which native animals require a licence to be kept as a pet.
Protected fish and invertebrates
The intention of this page is to help community and industry interpret the legislation and co-regulation of protected fish. This will clarify the types of activities that are managed and by which legislation relating to protected fish. For example, if I wanted to look up a fish to determine if I could keep it as a pet in Queensland, or take it for recreational fishing, I would use this table to answer those questions. The webpage will provide clarification due to the fisheries and nature conservation legislation interactions.
Keeping dangerous snakes
Information about keeping dangerous snakes.
Taking native animals from the wild
Information about taking specific native animals from the wild.
Exempt, prohibited and species class listings
Find out which native animals are exempt from needing a licence, listed as Class 1 or Class 2, or prohibited from being kept.
Additional wildlife authorities and exemptions
Information about everyday activities that can be carried out by people, businesses and organisations without the need for a native animal keeping licence.