Keeping pest animals as pets

In New South Wales a person must not have possession of, move, or release from captivity wild rabbits, red foxes, wild pigs, wild deer or wild camels (Cl.17B Biosecurity Regulation 2017). Exceptions to this are if the animals are for permitted exhibition or research purposes, form part of a lawful measure to control the pest, or if the animals are dead. If a landholder takes steps to encourage or keep these pest animals on their land, they are considered to be having possession of them.

This regulation does not apply to wild cats, common mynas, common carp, wild dogs or wild goats.