Permit to Keep Protected or Prohibited Wildlife
A permit to Keep Protected or Prohibited Wildlife is required to enable people to legally possess wildlife in captivity within the Northern Territory. In order to acquire a permit to keep wildlife you must first purchase the animal from a lawful source. A lawful source is identified as a person, pet shop or breeder who has a current permit to keep and trade wildlife.
Upon application a proof of purchase in the form of a receipt or ‘proof of sale docket’ must be attached to your application.
Once an animal has been obtained you must legally obtain a permit to keep within 7 days of receipt of purchase.
You will need to allow a minimum of 5 working days for your application to be processed.
- Application for a Permit to Keep Wildlife (pdf 79Kb)
- Guidelines for Keeping Crocodiles as Pets
- Guidelines for Keeping Spiders as Pets
- Guidelines for Keeping Scorpions as Pets
- Guidelines for Keeping Venomous Snakes in the NT (pdf 68KB)
