NSW Codes of Practice and Standard Operating Procedures for the effective and humane management of pest animals
These Codes of Practice and Standard Operating Procedures provide current information and guidance to government agencies, land managers and pest animal controllers involved in the control of pest animals in NSW. The aim is for control programs to be conducted in a way that reduces the negative impacts of pest animals using the most humane, target-specific, economic and effective techniques available.
The following list of standard operating procedures help ensure that vertebrate pests are controlled in a safe, humane and cost effective way.
Feral camel
Code of Practice and Standard Operating Procedures for the Effective and Humane Management of feral camels
Feral cats
Feral deer
Feral donkey
Feral goat
Feral pig
- NSWPIG SOP1 Trapping of feral pigs
- NSWPIG SOP2 Aerial shooting of feral pigs
- NSWPIG SOP3 Ground shooting of feral pigs
- NSWPIG SOP4 Poisoning of feral pigs with sodium monofluoroacetate (1080)
- NSWPIG SOP5 Poisoning of feral pigs using PIGOUT 1080 baits
- NSWPIG SOP6 Poisoning of feral pigs using HOGGONE meSN sodium nitrite baits
Foxes
Code of Practice and Standard Operating Procedures for the Effective and Humane Management of foxes
- NSWFOX SOP1 Ground baiting of foxes with sodium monoflouroacetate (1080)
- NSWFOX SOP2 Aerial baiting of foxes with sodium monoflouroacetate (1080)
- NSWFOX SOP3 Ground shooting of foxes
- NSWFOX SOP4 Fumigation of fox dens using carbon monoxide
- NSWFOX SOP5 Trapping of foxes using padded foot hold traps
- NSWFOX SOP6 Trapping of foxes using cage traps
- NSWFOX SOP7 Baiting of foxes with para aminopropiophenone (PAPP)
- NSWFOX SOP8 Candid Pest Ejectors (CPEs) using sodium monoflouroacetate (1080) or para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP)
Pest birds
Rabbits
- NSWRAB SOP1 Ground baiting of rabbits with sodium monofluoroacetate (1080)
- NSWRAB SOP2 Aerial baiting of rabbits with sodium monofluoroacetate (1080)
- NSWRAB SOP3 Ground baiting of rabbits with pindone
- NSWRAB SOP4 Diffusion fumigation of rabbit warrens
- NSWRAB SOP5 Rabbit warren destruction by ripping
- NSWRAB SOP6 Trapping of rabbits using padded-jaw traps
- NSWRAB SOP7 Ground shooting of rabbits
- NSWRAB SOP8 Bait delivery of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV)
- NSWRAB SOP9 Use of the R3 Unit (propane-oxygen device)
- NSWRAB SOP10 Trapping of rabbits using cage traps
Rodents
Wild dogs
- NSWDOG SOP1 Trapping of wild dogs using padded foot hold traps
- NSWDOG SOP2 Trapping of wild dogs using cage traps
- NSWDOG SOP3 Ground shooting of wild dogs
- NSWDOG SOP4 Ground baiting of wild dogs with sodium monofluoroacetate (1080)
- NSWDOG SOP5 Aerial baiting of wild dogs with sodium monofluoroacetate (1080)
- NSWDOG SOP6 Aerial baiting of wild dogs with para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP)
- NSWDOG SOP7 Canid pest ejectors (CPEs) using sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) or para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP)
Guidelines on methods of animal euthanasia
NSW Codes of Practice and Standard Operating Procedures for the effective and humane management of pest animals.