Crocodile farming
This code is for use by people responsible for the welfare and husbandry of estuarine or saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) and freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) that are maintained in captivity for closed-cycle captive breeding and production of products such as meat, leather and taxidermied whole or part specimens. Unless a licence has been granted under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (PDF)* it is illegal to capture wild crocodiles in Queensland.
Any person or organisation proposing to farm crocodiles must be prepared to do considerable research into various aspects of crocodile husbandry and farming. The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service will only consider fully documented and soundly based proposals for crocodile farming.
Code of practice - Crocodile farming (PDF, 99K)*
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Last updated 9 June 2011