Fresh Meat 1080 Baiting Service
Landholders need to contact the Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport to conduct fresh meat 1080 baiting on their property.
Please note that the Department no longer offers free fresh meat baiting. Please refer to the section “1080 Training for Landholders” if you wish to use manufactured dry meat baits.
The following fee for service schedule now applies for the provision of fresh meat 1080 baiting by the Northern Territory Government. Costs will be reviewed on 1 January 2010.
Advice on costs can be provided at time of application. Payment in full will be required following approval of your application to Take Protected Wildlife and PRIOR to staff attending your site to undertake baiting. No fresh meat baiting will be undertaken until full payment has been received.
| Costs of attendance plus up to 1,000 baits^* | |
|---|---|
| <250 km from Alice Springs, Katherine, and Darwin | = $600 |
| 250 – 500 km from Alice Springs, Katherine, and Darwin | = $1,800 |
| > 500 km from Alice Springs, Katherine, and Darwin | = $2,400 |
The maximum number of baits that can be laid on a property during a single baiting exercise may vary depending on the target species, the size of the property and the biodiversity value of the property. Previous baiting cover may also be considered when assessing applications. In the case of wild dogs, the number will be determined by either:
(a) Multiplying the number of registered bores and dams on the property by 25; or
(b) Dividing the total property size in square km by 3.
The largest of these figures is the maximum.
^ Assumes pastoralist will provide fresh, cubed meat for baiting
* Additional baits will be charged at the rate of 20c per bait
Future plans
In 2010, DRDPIFR plans to introduce a training program enabling accredited Pest Animal controllers to become authorised to prepare and lay fresh meat baits using liquid 1080. This service will then be available to landholders through private operators.