Singapore legislation

Section 13

of Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006

Section 13

Power to require scheduled species to be marked, etc.

(1)

The Director‑General may require any owner, importer, exporter or re‑exporter of scheduled species to brand, label or otherwise mark the scheduled species to the satisfaction of the Director‑General.

(2)

Despite subsection (1), the Director‑General may brand, label or mark any such scheduled species.

(3)

Any person who contravenes any requirement of the Director‑General under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(4)

Any person who alters, counterfeits, defaces, destroys, erases or removes any brand, label or mark referred to in subsection (1) or (2) without the prior approval of the Director‑General shall be guilty of an offence.

(5)

In this section, a reference to the labelling or marking of scheduled species includes a reference to the following:

(a)

in the case of a plant —

(i)

the labelling or marking of a container in which the plant is kept or in which the plant is growing; or

(ii)

the placement of a label or tag on the plant; and

(b)

in the case of an animal —

(i)

the implantation of a scannable device in the animal;

(ii)

the placement of a band on any part of the animal;

(iii)

the placement (whether by piercing or otherwise) of a tag, tattoo or ring on any part of the animal; or

(iv)

the labelling or marking of a container in which the animal is kept.

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