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Commercial export of snake venom, venom derivatives and other products derived from snakes held by Venom Supplies - 2020

Due to the impacts of coronavirus on working arrangements, stakeholders are requested to contact the Wildlife Trade Sections via email rather than telephone. Please email wps@awe.gov.au with any questions about applying for a permit or for queries relating to existing permit applications. If you have an existing application, please include your application reference number in your email. We will respond to your query as soon as possible.

Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2020


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About the wildlife trade operation

Approval of this wildlife trade operation (WTO) allows the commercial export of snake venom, venom derivatives and other products derived from snakes held by Venom Supplies and subject to conditions. The proposal satisfies the requirements of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

The small–scale WTO was registered on 26 November 2020 and will be in force from 26 November 2020 to 26 November 2023.