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Permits are no longer required to keep domestic and commercial rabbit breeds. However, keeping wild rabbits is still prohibited. Agriculture Western Australia animal pests project manager Marion Massam said the deregulation of domestic rabbit keeping requirements was a more practical arrangement. People have been allowed to keep pet rabbits since 1986 and there has been very little evidence of domestic breeds establishing in the wild and having an impact on agriculture and the environment. The level of protection against RCD from the vaccine may also wane over time, which is why pet owners and breeders use annual boosters.