Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Prohibition on breeding, etc., of disease-bearing insects without permission
(1)
No person shall breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any disease-bearing insects without the permission in writing of the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health.
(2)
Any permission granted under subsection (1) —
shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health upon his being satisfied that the application therefor has been made for a scientific purpose or for purposes of education or research or for other good cause acceptable to him;
may be subject to such conditions as the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health may consider fit to impose; and
may be revoked at any time by the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health without assigning any reason therefor.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or commits a breach of any condition imposed under subsection (2)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.