Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Ordinance

Clause 8

Repeal and re-enactment of section 11

Section 11 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Licensing of places where animals are kept in captivity, etc11.—

(1)

No person shall —

(a)

keep in captivity for exhibition, sale or export any animal in any place which is not licensed in that behalf by the Government veterinary officer;

(b)

keep or use as a hatchery any place which is not licensed by the Government veterinary officer; and

(c)

keep any dog of the age of four months or over, which is not licensed by the Government veterinary officer.(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding —

(a)

five hundred dollars in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of this section and to a further fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each day on which the offence continues after conviction thereof; or

(b)

two hundred and fifty dollars in the case of an offence under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section and to a further fine not exceeding ten dollars for each day on which the offence continues after conviction thereof.”.

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