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Hey Seven,
Question how old do you have to be to get a native animal permit? What do you have to do to get it? And how much money does it cost?

Thanks,
Steven

Hey Steven,

You can call me Rob.

As for how old...I am unsure if there is an age enforced. I would not imagine so.

To go about obtaining one you must contact your nearest Ministry of Natrual Resources office (via email or phone call) and talk to them about which animals you are interested in obtaining a permit for. It will take them a long time for them check and double check everything. Eventually they will mail you an application. You then have to fill out the application and send it in. They will let you know within a month which species you are approved for, if any.

They then send you a copy of the permits, which are valid until the end of the fiscal year (so best time to apply is for Jan).

The cost is $15 to have the animals, and $10 to breed an animal you have. This is good for any number of animals, and any number of species of animals. That means you could have 10 blue spotted salamanders and 15 spotted salamanders and wish to breed them and it would cost, in total, $25 for the permits. The permits however are not given out lightly. It took me nearly 6 months before they sent me the application for it, and I was declined 3 out of 5 species on my first application.

You also must keep log books of new animals coming in, deaths, births and animals that have been given away. If it's within Ontario you must check before giving people the animals that the person receiving the animals has a permit to keep it, and if not you are responsible should they get caught. Everyone is entitle to keep one protected species for personal education though.

It's alot of work to do unless you're a researcher or trying to establish private breeding populations of species that are endangered.

If you need any more information feel free to email me directly.

>>Hey Seven,
>>Question how old do you have to be to get a native animal permit? What do you have to do to get it? And how much money does it cost?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Steven
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Hope my opinions help,
Rob

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