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Cat Licensing

Things for cat owners to note

These changes will take effect from 1 September 2024:

 

All pet cats must be licensed. This is for traceability in the event of an outbreak in disease

 

You can apply for a new cat licence online via the Pet Animal Licensing System (PALS) from 1 September 2024Please note the information below before submitting your application.

 

Licensing requirements

 

Licence applicants and licensees are required to comply with the following requirements:

 

Before licence application

Cat owners will need to ensure that their cats are kept in a safe environment and take reasonable steps to protect their cats from hazards, including but not limited to installing mesh, grilles, screens or other barriers to prevent the cats from roaming or falling from height.

 

When in public, pet owners will need to ensure that their cats are kept under physical control and not allowed to freely roam, such as by using a harness or placing their cat in a carrier. 

During the two-year transition period, cat owners who are unable to produce a sterilisation certificate for their sterilised pet cat can declare in the licensing application form that their pet cat is sterilised.

 

 

Licence fees (From 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2026)

Licence fees for pet cats during the two-year transition period (From 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2026)

Category

One-Year Licence 

Two-Year Licence 

Three-Year Licence 

One-Time Licence 

Sterilised Cats

 NA

NA 

NA 

Free one-time licences with lifetime validity

Unsterilised Cats

Free licences covering the transition period (Licences for unsterilised cats are issued on a renewal basis)

NA

NA

 

Licence fees (From 1 September 2026 onwards)

Licence Fees for pet cats/dogs* (From 1 September 2026) 

Category

One-Year Licence 

Two-Year Licence 

Three-Year Licence 

One-Time Licence 

Cats/dogs below five months of age

 S$15 per cat/dog

 NA

NA 

NA 

First three cats and/or dogs

Sterilised:

S$15 per cat/dog

Unsterilised:

S$90 per cat 

Sterilised:

S$25 per cat/dog

Unsterilised:

S$165 per cat/dog

S$230 per unsterilised cat/dog

S$35 per sterilised cat/dog

Fourth and subsequent cat/dog

S$180 per cat/dog

OR

A reduced licence fee of S$15 for the fourth cat/dog^ 

S$325 per cat/dog

OR

A reduced licence fee of S$25 for the fourth cat/dog^

S$460 per unsterilised cat/dog

S$460 per sterilised cat

OR

A reduced licence fee of S$35 for the fourth cat/dog^

*A 10% rebate is extended to licensees who make payment via GIRO, online, or via AXS. Prices quoted exclude the 10% rebate.

^Cat has to be sterilised and adopted from our animal welfare rehoming partner. Dog has to be a sterilised, obedience-trained local mixed breed adopted from our animal welfare rehoming partner. 

Scroll to the next section for more information on keeping cats in HDB flats and private premises.

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