Flora Licences

The following table specifies the new licence types, and a brief outline for each. Application forms are available in the downloads section below. For licence types with no attachment, please contact Wildlife Licensing Section on wildlifelicensing@dbca.wa.gov.au or (08) 9219 9000 (and select the Wildlife Licensing option).

Flora Licences
Licence	Description
Regulation 60	Take and supply flora from Crown land for commercial purposes
Regulation 61	Take flora from Crown land for non-commercial purposes (ie. research, education, art and hobby, specimen lodgement)
Regulation 62	Take flora for inventory work (and obtain specimens for identification purposes) in the provision of environmental consulting services
Regulation 63	Supply (and possess for the purpose of supply) flora taken lawfully from private property
Regulation 64	Supply (and possess for the purpose of supply) flora taken lawfully from Crown land
Regulation 4 Authority Form	To take flora in CALM Act lands (for example national park, nature reserve)
Three Monthly Return of Protected Flora form	Form required to be completed and submitted by flora taking (commercial purposes) licence holders and Private land supplier's licence holders
Flora dealing licence*	Deal in flora *Dealing exempt under Ministerial order but a requirement to keep records for 2 years from date of purchase
Flora processing licence*	Process flora into carved wood, craft wood, wood chips, wood dust, oil, log timber and sawn timber and/or operate a processing establishment
* Please contact Wildlife Licensing Section to obtain copies of the application forms or for any other information.

A licence is required to supply (including sell) flora as firewood that has been lawfully taken from your private property.
To be lawfully taken, the flora (firewood) must have been taken or collected from your property in accordance with the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004. This may be via a clearing permit, or where an exemption applies. Further information on these regulations and lawful clearing can be found at: Native vegetation clearing permit forms

The application for a licence to supply lawfully taken flora as firewood from private property is Regulation 63 Private land supplier’s licence accessed in the “Downloads” section below:

*You are required to provide evidence of lawful clearing as part of this application.

A person who takes flora for inventory work conducted in the provision of environmental consulting services and obtains specimens for identification purposes associated with this work can do so under a Flora taking (biological assessment) licence.

For more information on the licence requirements, see the fact sheet (in the download section below) for Environment Consultants.

The harvesting of native flora in Western Australia for commercial purposes is conducted in accordance with the department’s plan, Management of Commercial Harvesting of Flora in Western Australia.

A system of licensing, area and species-specific management, and monitoring has been developed to ensure the conservation of flora being harvested. Please note that the application forms within the document are subject to change. Please refer to the list above for the most up-to-date application forms. The plan is also recognised as an approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.