Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Keeping of cats or dogs in property
Subregulation 1
A lessee of any property must not keep or allow to be kept in the property any cat or dog except in accordance with this rule.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), a lessee of any property provided by the Board for residential purposes is permitted to keep in the property —
one dog only, which must be —
in the case of an applicable lessee — an assistance dog or applicable dog; or
in any other case — an applicable dog; and
not more than 2 cats.
Subregulation 3
A lessee who wishes to keep in any property provided by the Board for residential purposes —
any dog other than —
in the case of an applicable lessee — an assistance dog or applicable dog; or
in any other case — an applicable dog;
more than one dog (regardless of whether each of those dogs is an assistance dog or applicable dog, as the case may be); or
more than 2 cats,must obtain the prior written permission of the Board.
Subregulation 4
Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not affect any requirement under the Animals and Birds Act 1965 or any rules made under that Act for a licence in respect of any premises or for the keeping of any cat or dog.
Subregulation 5
In this rule —
Definition
“applicable dog” means —
a dog of a breed specified in the Schedule; or
a dog that is adopted from an animal welfare organisation under a scheme for the rehoming of dogs specified on the Board’s Internet website at https://www.hdb.gov.sg;
Definition
“applicable lessee” means a lessee with a disability who is registered with the Ministry of Social and Family Development;
Definition
“assistance dog” means a dog of any breed which is trained to assist a person with a disability.