Subsidiary Legislation · As enacted
Environmental Public Health (Assistance Dog — Exemption) Regulations 2026
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
reg 1Citation and commencement
These Regulations are the Environmental Public Health (Assistance Dog — Exemption) Regulations 2026 and come into operation on 1 November 2026.
reg 2Definitions
In these Regulations —“assistance dog” means a dog that is specifically trained to assist an individual with either or both of the following conditions, by performing 3 or more tasks that mitigate one or more physical effects of the condition:
physical disability;
hearing loss;“licence” means any of the following licences granted by the Director‑General, Food Administration and that is in force:
a licence under section 32 of the Act authorising a person to operate or use a food establishment, or permitting a food establishment to be used, for any purpose specified in the First Schedule to the Act;
a licence under section 36 of the Act authorising a person to use any building, situation or place specified in the licence as a private market;“licensed premises” means the premises specified in the licence at or within which the licensee is authorised by the licence to carry out an activity;“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted;“specified individual” means an individual who has either or both of the following conditions, but does not have visual impairment:
physical disability;
hearing loss.
“assistance dog” means a dog that is specifically trained to assist an individual with either or both of the following conditions, by performing 3 or more tasks that mitigate one or more physical effects of the condition:
physical disability;
hearing loss;
“licence” means any of the following licences granted by the Director‑General, Food Administration and that is in force:
a licence under section 32 of the Act authorising a person to operate or use a food establishment, or permitting a food establishment to be used, for any purpose specified in the First Schedule to the Act;
a licence under section 36 of the Act authorising a person to use any building, situation or place specified in the licence as a private market;
“licensed premises” means the premises specified in the licence at or within which the licensee is authorised by the licence to carry out an activity;
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted;
“specified individual” means an individual who has either or both of the following conditions, but does not have visual impairment:
physical disability;
hearing loss.
reg 3Exemption for licensee permitting assistance dog to be brought into licensed premises
The licensee of any licensed premises is exempt from regulation 29(1)(a) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations (Rg 16) in respect of an assistance dog accompanying a specified individual that is brought into the dining or refreshment area, or any toilet, of the licensee’s licensed premises.
The exemption in paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:
if the licensee is directed under regulation 29(2) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations to cause to be displayed notices in accordance with that regulation — each of those notices must also state that assistance dogs are permitted within the licensed premises;
the assistance dog must be leashed;
the licensee must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assistance dog is not fed within the licensed premises.
If any condition specified in paragraph (2) is not complied with, the exemption in paragraph (1) ceases to apply with immediate effect.
Subregulation 1
The licensee of any licensed premises is exempt from regulation 29(1)(a) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations (Rg 16) in respect of an assistance dog accompanying a specified individual that is brought into the dining or refreshment area, or any toilet, of the licensee’s licensed premises.
Subregulation 2
The exemption in paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:
if the licensee is directed under regulation 29(2) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations to cause to be displayed notices in accordance with that regulation — each of those notices must also state that assistance dogs are permitted within the licensed premises;
the assistance dog must be leashed;
the licensee must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assistance dog is not fed within the licensed premises.
Subregulation 3
If any condition specified in paragraph (2) is not complied with, the exemption in paragraph (1) ceases to apply with immediate effect.
reg 4Exemption for specified individual with assistance dog
A specified individual is exempt from regulation 29(1)(a) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations in respect of an assistance dog that accompanies him or her into any licensed premises with the permission of the licensee of the licensed premises.
The exemption in paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:
the assistance dog must be leashed;
the specified individual must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assistance dog is —
kept under proper control; and
restrained from straying or causing annoyance or nuisance to any other individual or animal, or damage to any property;
the specified individual must not feed the assistance dog, or cause or permit the assistance dog to be fed, within the licensed premises.
If any condition specified in paragraph (2) is not complied with, the exemption in paragraph (1) ceases to apply with immediate effect.
Subregulation 1
A specified individual is exempt from regulation 29(1)(a) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations in respect of an assistance dog that accompanies him or her into any licensed premises with the permission of the licensee of the licensed premises.
Subregulation 2
The exemption in paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:
the assistance dog must be leashed;
the specified individual must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assistance dog is —
kept under proper control; and
restrained from straying or causing annoyance or nuisance to any other individual or animal, or damage to any property;
the specified individual must not feed the assistance dog, or cause or permit the assistance dog to be fed, within the licensed premises.
Subregulation 3
If any condition specified in paragraph (2) is not complied with, the exemption in paragraph (1) ceases to apply with immediate effect.