First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 29 March 2019 at 5 pm.
ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT
(CHAPTER 7)
ANIMALS AND BIRDS
(PIRANHA) RULES 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
Rule
- Citation and commencement
- Definition
- Ban on keeping, etc., of piranha
- Ban on releasing piranha into river, etc.
- Penalty
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59 and 80 of the Animals and Birds Act, the Minister for National Development makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules are the Animals and Birds (Piranha) Rules 2019 and come into operation on 1 April 2019.
Definition
2. In these Rules, “piranha” means the species of fish called piranha.
Ban on keeping, etc., of piranha
3. A person must not keep, breed, sell, purchase, or import or export any piranha.
Ban on releasing piranha into river, etc.
4. A person must not release any piranha into any stream, river, canal, channel, watercourse, reservoir, lake or other body of water.
