Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Arrival of animals to be reported
(1)
The master of any ship or aircraft and the guard of any train on board of which there is any animal or bird, whether such animal or bird is intended to be landed in Singapore or not, shall forthwith on the first arrival of the ship, aircraft or train at a port, airfield or station in Singapore report the fact to a port officer or the officer in charge of the airfield or the station master, as the case may be, who shall without delay inform the veterinary authority.
(2)
A veterinary authority may board any ship, aircraft or train for the purpose of examining such animal or bird.
(3)
Notwithstanding the fact that —
a licence has been granted, for the importation or transhipment of an animal or bird, under the provisions of section 7 of this Ordinance; or
any animal or bird comes from a country or part of a country which has been specified in an order, made under the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 of this Ordinance,the port officer or officer in charge of an airfield or a station master shall not permit any such animal or bird to be landed from the ship or removed from the aircraft or the train, as the case may be, until he has personally satisfied himself that the veterinary authority has granted a permit for the landing or removal of such animal or bird from such ship, aircraft or train.
(4)
Any person who fails to make a report as is required by 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 five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(5)
Any person who permits an animal or bird to be landed or removed from a ship, aircraft or train in contravention of the provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.