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Captive breeding programs

In order to export Australian native animal and plant specimens and/or CITES listed specimens for commercial purposes, the specimens must come from an approved program such as an approved captive breeding program.

Commercial trade in CITES Appendix I listed animals is prohibited, unless the animals are captive-bred and sourced from a captive breeding operation that has been registered with the CITES Secretariat. The CITES Secretariat maintains a list of registered operations.

Commercial trade in live native mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians is prohibited.

Exporters sourcing specimens from an approved program must also have export permit issued by the Department.

Apply for a permit

Approved captive breeding programs

Captive breeding programs currently approved under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 are listed below. Conditions of approval, species covered and period of approval, are specified in the individual approval notices.

Current captive breeding programs
State Program name Decision date Review due Species (follow link for complete species list)
Programs approved for individual operations
ACT Paul Hailes October 2019 September 2024
  • Various ant species
  • Paul Hailes (PDF - 124.13 KB) | (DOCX - 34.36 KB)
ACT Terrence Barton May 2020 May 2025
  • Macaws
  • Terrence Barton (PDF - 83.31 KB) | (DOCX - 68.53 KB)
NSW Ecogrow Pty Ltd December 2017 December 2022
  • Entomopathogenic nematodes
  • Ecogrow (PDF - 43.42 KB) | (DOCX - 74.53 KB)
Qld Australian Insect Farm June 2020 June 2025
  • Various invertebrates
  • Australian Insect Farm (PDF - 104.5 KB) | (DOCX - 76.98 KB)
Qld Butterfly Encounters April 2018 April 2028
  • Butterflies
  • Butterfly Encounters (PDF - 47.33 KB) | (DOCX - 76.44 KB)
Qld Silke Weyland November 2018 November 2023
  • Butterflies
  • Silke Weyland (PDF - 40.67 KB) | (DOCX - 74.81 KB)
SA Venom Supplies August 2017 August 2022
  • Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)
  • Indo-Chinese cobra (Naja siamensis)
  • King cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)
Tas Seahorse Australia April 2022 April 2027
  • Seahorse Australia (PDF - 211 KB) | (DOCX - 373 KB)
WA Broome Crocodile Farm October 2017 October 2022
  • Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
WA Perth Marine July 2020 July 2025
  • Small Giant Clam (Tridacna maxima)
  • Fluted Giant Clam (T. squamosa)
Programs approved for state licensed operations
NSW State licensing regime for emus April 2020 April 2025
  • Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Qld State licensing regime for emus April 2020 April 2025
  • Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
SA State licensing regime for emus April 2020 April 2025
  • Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Tas State licensing regime for emus April 2020 April 2025
  • Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Vic State licensing regime for emus April 2020 April 2025
  • Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
WA State licensing regime for emus April 2020 April 2025
  • Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Application form and guidelines

Applying for approval of a captive breeding program

If you would like your operation to be included in the list of approved captive breeding programs, use the form below to apply for an approved captive breeding program.

Guidelines, approval processes and submission details are all included with the form.

Application form and guidelines for approval of a captive breeding program

(PDF - 172.71 KB) | (DOCX - 150.39 KB)

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