Re: Keeping wildlife in Victoria (Australia)

[Eric Hocking <>]

> Martin O'Brien wrote:
> > As Susan Myers has mentioned, you require a licence to keep any native
> > fauna (whether it's dead or alive) or any PORTION of native fauna.

Remember a year or so back when the opposition to duck shooting was charged
with being in possession of a protected species when they laid the carcasses
on the steps of the Victorian Parliament?

Paul Taylor wrote:
> Does a feather count as a "portion"?

Coincidentally this was discussed on usenet group rec.birds just recently. 
In the US keeping feathers *is* a federal offence and many states enforce
the law.

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