Everything Reptile:

Step 1 above; downloading an 11 page document "Keeping wildlife privately in Queensland - Conditions and restrictions - Keeping and using controlled, commercial, recreational, restricted or international animals under a recreational wildlife licence".

Now that is quite a mouthful but do not be daunted.

Although it contains a large amount of information only a small part of it applies to the keeping of reptiles recreationally.

Having downloaded it take note of:-

• Page 5. "A person who holds a Recreational Wildlife Licence must keep a record book. This record book can only be obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency."

• Page 9.   Appendix 1.

  This section refers to the fact that all common reptiles other than restricted reptiles are "recreational reptiles" and similarly, all common amphibians are "recreational amphibians".

  Purely for your own interest you may wish to view the list of "restricted reptiles" which is on pages 10 and 11.

  Note also on pages 8 and 9 the limited list of species that may be sold commercially; that is, the small list of reptiles that we at Everything Reptile may sell to you. Hopefully that will expand in the years to come.

Step 2 above; downloading a Recreational Wildlife Licence Application Form.

On that form you will notice:

• Item 4: that a licence holder must be an adult while only children between 13 and 18 years are permitted to hold the licence and a parent or guardian is required to approve the application.
• Item 5: "Agency Approved Record Book". Ensure to include with the fee to be paid the cost of a Record Book.

Step 3 above; downloading the Schedule of fees.

What is relevant to you is:-

• the item toward the bottom of Page 1, "Recreational Wildlife Licence for animals: standard fee".
  (On the 6th August, 2006 it was $54.05 for up to five years.)
• the item on page 3: "Record books and record and return books". What you require is: "Record Book for other licences" and either a 20 or 50 page book. (On the 6th August, 2006 it was $5.90 for a 20 page book and $14.35 for the 50 page book.)

As a bit of additional information and although, at this stage it is not a requirement, it is often handy to have in your possession a "Movement Advice".

Three quarters of the way down page 2 you will note "permit and movement advice for moving wildlife".

To own a reptile you must complete one of these forms when purchasing / receiving / selling / giving away an animal; that is, when "moving" a reptile a "Movement Advice" must be completed by the two licence holders involved.

Admittedly this is usually produced by the 'seller' or 'giver', but for the sake of $2.70 (as of the 6th August, 2006) it's a good idea to have one ready to use.

If you simply want to navigate through the EcoAccess Website by yourself then the following may be of use.

Start from the Home page of Queensland Government: http://www.epa.qld.gov.au and on the 'navigation bar' towards the top of the page, find the Ecoaccess drop down menu.

Click on: Plants and Animals

This obviously takes you to the takes you to the Plants and Animals page where you are given some brief general information and on the right hand side you will see the links to:

• Application forms
• Schedule of fees information sheet.

Click on: Application Forms and then about 8 items from the bottom of the newly presented page will be a link: Recreational wildlife licence (birds, reptiles, amphibians). That will take you to: http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications?id=1021 to download the Application Form.

Click on: Guidelines and then about 5 items from the bottom of the newly presented page will be a link: Keeping wildlife privately in Queensland - Conditions and restrictions - Keeping and using controlled, commercial, recreational, restricted or international animals under a recreational wildlife licence.

That will take you to: http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications?id=1389 to download the general information relating not only to keeping wildlife privately in Queensland but also keeping and using recreational animals under a recreational wildlife licence.

Click on: Schedule of fees information sheet and you will be taken to a page where Schedule of fees is waiting by itself to be downloaded.

CONTACT DETAILS FOR THE ECOACCESS UNIT (as of the 6th August, 2006) :

Post: Ecoaccess Customer Service Unit, Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 15155, City East, Queensland 4002
Tel:1300 368326
Website: http://www.epa.qld.gov.au