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 —

(a)

up to 3 cats (without any dog);

(b)

up to 3 dogs (without any cat), of which only one dog is permitted to be a specified dog; or

(c)

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 —

(a)

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

(b)

by or under any agreement or licence relating to the use of the premises.