Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Housing and Development (Animals) Rules 2024

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 —

(a)

one dog only, which must be —

(i)

in the case of an applicable lessee — an assistance dog or applicable dog; or

(ii)

in any other case — an applicable dog; and

(b)

not more than 2 cats.

Subregulation 3

A lessee who wishes to keep in any property provided by the Board for residential purposes —

(a)

any dog other than —

(i)

in the case of an applicable lessee — an assistance dog or applicable dog; or

(ii)

in any other case — an applicable dog;

(b)

more than one dog (regardless of whether each of those dogs is an assistance dog or applicable dog, as the case may be); or

(c)

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)

a dog of a breed specified in the Schedule; or

(b)

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.