From: Martin on 21/06/2001 12:31 PM
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Subject: Taking feathers et al. (Vic.)
As indicated by Peter Woodall, most Australian states do indeed have regulations
which prohibit the 'take of wildlife/feathers' etc. from 'roadkills' or other
situations (eg. beachwashed).
In Victoria the relevant legislation is the Wildlife Act 1995. I understand
from colleagues in our Wildlife Licensing section that it is a blanket policy
covering all wildlife, with only registered/recognised institutions (such as
sanctuaries, museums, etc) able to take body parts of animals from the wild.
So technically it is illegal to take feathers (or any parts) from a roadkilled
bird or animal in Victoria
Two useful documents for anyone interested to know further details are the
following. They are available from the NRE Customer Services Centre (CSC) on
136 186. (Note the different purposes in each document title)
NRE (1999) A Guide to Laws relating to keeping Wildlife for private purposes in
Victoria. Department of Natural Resources and Environment: Melbourne.
NRE (1998) A Guide to Laws relating to keeping Wildlife for Commercial purposes
in Victoria. Department of Natural Resources and Environment: Melbourne.
Martin O'Brien
Executive Scientific Officer - Scientific Advisory Committee
Parks Flora and Fauna Division
Department of Natural Resources and Environment
4/250 Victoria Pde.,
East Melbourne 3002
AUSTRALIA
Tel: 9412 4567
Fax: 9412 4586
(prefixes: Interstate 03 International 613)
email:
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