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Personal use of kangaroo carcasses

Generally, it is not allowed to use the carcass of an animal destroyed under a permit, except for some kangaroo or wallaby species. Authorisation is required when a kangaroo is destroyed on a property under a Permit to Destroy Wildlife, and a permit holder wants to:

take the carcass from the property where it was destroyed, and
use the carcass (e.g. meat, skin).

This page provides information on the personal use of kangaroo carcasses, including:

conditions of personal use
how to get authorisation for yellow tags (also known as Personal Use Sealed Tags).

Yellow tags

Personal use of kangaroo carcasses — Yellow tags authorise personal use and must be affixed to a kangaroo carcass

Yellow tags are sealed, plastic tags with individual numbers and are associated with a valid Permit to Destroy Wildlife.

Yellow tags must be affixed to the kangaroo carcass and locked in place before the carcass is removed from the property where it was destroyed.

These tags indicate that authority has been granted on a permit and a royalty fee has been paid to remove a kangaroo carcass from a property for non-commercial, personal use.

The intent of the destruction must be to mitigate impacts caused by the kangaroo, not to enable personal or commercial gain from destroying the animal. Personal use is an alternative to letting a carcass decompose in-situ on the property it was destroyed.

Permit holders are exempt from requiring yellow tags for personal use if they do not remove the carcass of the kangaroo from the property where it was destroyed before use (as listed on a permit).

Conditions of personal use

Yellow tags only apply to the following kangaroo species: red kangaroo, western grey kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, euro and Kangaroo Island tammar wallaby.
The permit holder is responsible and accountable for any yellow tags.
The permit holder can only supply (not sell) tags to a person(s) listed on the permit to carry out destruction. That person listed on the permit and supplied with a tag, must not supply or sell the tag, or a tagged animal, to another person.
Any permit holder, or nominated person on the permit, removing and using carcasses from the permitted property, must have a copy of the associated Permit to Destroy Wildlife in their possession.
Tags should remain with the carcass or products until they are utilised. If a skin is to be tanned, the tags should accompany the skin to the tannery.
The export from South Australia of kangaroo carcasses, skins, or products taken for personal use is not permitted.
Any damage or loss of yellow tags must be reported to your regional office as soon as possible.
Used tags may be disposed of after personal use has been made of the carcass.
Tags expire with the associated Permit to Destroy Wildlife (maximum permit length of 12 months).

How to apply

You can request yellow tags as part of a Permit to Destroy Wildlife application.

A royalty fee for using a protected kangaroo species must be paid per animal/tag. See the cost of yellow tags on the current Permit to Destroy Wildlife application or check the wildlife permit fees list.

Tags may be collected from your local regional office or posted at the permit holder’s expense.