11.1.4. Pest animals

Under the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 all land managers in NSW, whether on public or private land, have an obligation to control any declared pest species found living on their land.
Species currently declared pests in NSW are:
• wild rabbits
• wild dogs
• feral pigs
• a number of locust species (the Australian Plague, Spur-Throated and Migratory).
Foxes and mice are classed as nuisance animals in NSW so there is no legal obligation for a landholder to control these species.