Animals and Birds Act 1965

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3 Appointment of Director‑General and authorised officers

4 Designation of authorised examiners

6 Identification card to be produced

7 Power to make orders with regard to import, etc.

8 No person to import or tranship any animal, bird or veterinary biologics without licence

9 Import or possession of noxious insects, pests or genetically modified organisms, etc.

10 Examination of imported animals and birds

11 Arrival of animal or bird to be reported

12 Power to deal with diseased animals and birds being imported into Singapore

13 Animals and birds on board ship

14 Permission to land carcases

15 Destruction or disinfection of certain articles

16 No person to export any animal or bird without licence

17 Examination and treatment of animals and birds before export

18 Certificate of freedom from disease

19 Examination of animal or bird suspected of disease

20 Isolation or destruction of diseased animal or bird

21 Compensation for any animal or bird destroyed

22 Post‑mortem examination

23 Animal or bird exposed to infection

24 Disinfection of building

25 Destruction of building

26 Disinfection or destruction of articles

27 Disinfection of person and clothing

28 Disinfection of vehicles

29 Disposal of infected animal, bird or carcase

30 Owner of diseased or dead animal or bird to report

32 Disposal of dead animal or bird

33 Moving or disposal of diseased or suspected animal or bird

34 Removal of articles from infected premises

36 Special permission

37 Rabies‑infected areas

38 Destruction or detention of animal suspected to be infected with rabies

39 Detention of any dog that has bitten a person

40 Anti‑rabies vaccination of dogs

41 Interpretation of this Part

41A Codes of animal welfare

41B Use of codes of animal welfare in proceedings

41C Duty of care of animal owners

42 Cruelty to animals

43 Prescribed activities and services to be performed by qualified individuals

43A Power to issue directions

43B Disqualification orders

44 Orders by Magistrate when an offence has been committed

45 Power to order destruction of animals

46 No compensation for destruction of an animal incurably diseased or injured or destroyed at request of professed owner

47 Award to informer

48 Animals and birds not to be kept in captivity for sale, export or exhibition without licence

49 Movement or slaughter of animals and birds may be prohibited

50 Powers of search, etc.

51 Powers of seizure

52A Powers of investigation

53 Licence to treat, vaccinate and inoculate animal or bird

54 Veterinary centres to be licensed

55 Licence to possess or inoculate veterinary biologics

56 Brands or other identification marks may be applied to animals and birds

57 Quarantine stations

58 Prohibition against use of premises as unauthorised quarantine stations

59 Regulation and control of keeping, breeding or feeding of animals and birds

60 Obstructing officers in execution of their duties

60A Giving false information

61 Altering licences

62 Suspension and revocation of licences and permits

63 Penalties for offences for which no expressed penalty is provided

66 Offences committed by bodies corporate and by agents and servants

67 Jurisdiction of court

69 Composition of offences

70 Fees, etc., payable to Board

72 Action to be at risk and expense of owner

73 Powers of Director‑General and authorised officer in cases of non‑compliance with Act or any direction or order

74 Power to require production of documents, etc.

75 Form and authentication of notices, orders and other documents

76 Inaccuracies in documents

77 Service of documents

78 Protection from liability

Cruelty to animals

42.—(1) Any person who —

(a)	cruelly beats, kicks, ill‑treats, over‑rides, over‑drives, over‑loads, tortures, infuriates or terrifies any animal;
(b)	causes or procures or, being the owner, permits any animal to be so used;
(c)	by rashly or unreasonably doing or omitting to do any act, causes any unnecessary pain or suffering or, being the owner, permits any unnecessary pain or suffering to any animal; [Act 23 of 2021 wef 01/03/2022]
(d)	employs or causes or procures or, being the owner, permits to be employed in any work of labour, any animal which in consequence of any disease, infirmity, wound or sore, or otherwise, is unfit to be so employed; or
(e)	causes, procures or assists at the fighting or baiting of any animal, or keeps, uses, manages, or acts or assists in the management of any premises or place for the purpose, or partly for the purpose, of fighting or baiting any animal, or permits any premises or place to be so kept, managed or used, or receives or causes or procures any person to receive money for the admission of any person to the premises or place,

shall be guilty of an offence.

[46/2014]

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an owner is deemed to have permitted cruelty to an animal, if the owner has failed to exercise reasonable care and supervision in respect of the animal.

(3) Nothing in this section applies to the commission or omission of any act in the course of the destruction, or the preparation for destruction of any animal as food, unless that destruction or preparation was accompanied by the infliction of unnecessary suffering.

(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

in the case where the person commits the offence in the course of carrying on, or employment or purported employment with, an animal‑related business —

(i)	for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and
(ii)	for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both; or

(b)

in any other case —

(i)	for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 18 months or to both; and
(ii)	for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. [46/2014]

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