Singapore legislation

Section 59

of Animals and Birds Act 1965

Section 59

Regulation and control of keeping, breeding or feeding of animals and birds

(1)

The Minister may make rules for the following purposes:

(a)

to prohibit, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the keeping, breeding or feeding in any private or public place of any animal or bird or type thereof;

(b)

to regulate the keeping, breeding or feeding in any private or public place of any animal or bird or type thereof; and

(c)

to provide for the impounding of stray cats or dogs found in any public place.

(2)

Without limiting subsection (1), rules made under that subsection may —

(a)

require any person intending to keep or breed any animal or bird or type thereof in any private or public place to obtain a licence from the Director‑General and to comply with the conditions of such licence;

(b)

provide for the licence to be issued in respect of either or both —

(i)

the animal or bird to be kept or bred; and

(ii)

the place at which the animal or bird is to be kept or bred; and

(c)

empower the Director‑General or an authorised officer to remove or destroy or cause the removal or destruction of any animal or bird in connection with which any contravention of any rule made under this section has been committed.

(3)

No compensation is payable in respect of any animal or bird which is required by any rules made under subsection (2)(c) to be destroyed.

(4)

Section 80(3) applies in respect of rules made under this section.

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