Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Animals and Birds (Licensing and Control of Cats and Dogs) Rules 2024
Regulation 3
Restrictions on keeping of cats and dogs as pets in any premises
Subregulation 1
Subject to the requirement for a licence in paragraph (2), and paragraph (3), a person is only permitted to keep as pets in any premises —
up to 3 cats (without any dog);
up to 3 dogs (without any cat), of which only one dog is permitted to be a specified dog; or
cats and dogs, the aggregate of which must not exceed 3, and of which only one dog is permitted to be a specified dog.
Subregulation 2
A person must not keep any cat or dog as a pet in any premises unless the person has a licence which permits the keeping of the cat or dog (as the case may be) in the premises.
Subregulation 3
The Director‑General may, in any particular case, issue, vary or renew a licence under these Rules in respect of a cat or dog which permits the licensee to keep that cat or dog in any premises in excess of any restriction specified in paragraph (1).
Subregulation 4
This rule does not affect any prohibition or restriction in relation to the keeping of a cat or dog in any premises that is imposed —
by or under the authority of the Housing and Development Act 1959, the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 or any other written law; or
by or under any agreement or licence relating to the use of the premises.