Singapore Wildlife Act 2020

In June 2020, Nparks updated the Singapore Wildlife Act. Click this page to read more on the revised laws to prevent fines and to protect the wildlife here in Singapore

If you encounter Wildlife , contact ACRES Animal Concerns and Research and Education Society ACRES Wildlife Rescue Hotline (24-hour) Tel: +65 9783 7782

Omnipests is familiar with this new laws and below are the summarized version of the laws extracted from the Wildlife Act

Director-General’s written approvals under Act

All wildlife activity needs the prior approval of the Director-General of Nparks.

Failing which hefty fines will be imposed

source [Act 18 of 2020 wef 01/06/2020]

Feeding of wildlife

5A.—(1) A person must not intentionally feed any wildlife in any place unless the person has the Director-General’s written approval to do so.

(2) A person who has the Director-General’s written approval mentioned in subsection (1) must comply with the conditions of the approval.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $5,000; and

(b)

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Releasing of wildlife

5B.—(1) A person must not intentionally release any wildlife in any place unless the person has the Director-General’s written approval to do so.

(2) A person who has the Director-General’s written approval mentioned in subsection (1) must comply with the conditions of the approval.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Killing, trapping, taking or keeping of wildlife

5C.—(1) A person must not intentionally kill, trap, take or keep any wildlife in any place unless the person has the Director-General’s written approval to do so.

(2) A person who has the Director-General’s written approval mentioned in subsection (1) must comply with the conditions of the approval.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)in the case where the offence is committed in respect of a protected wildlife, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and

(b)in any other case —

(i)where the person commits the offence in the course of carrying on, or employment or purported employment with, an animal-related business, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and

(ii)in any other case —

(A)for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and

(B)for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

source [Act 18 of 2020 wef 01/06/2020]