Introduction to the Wildlife Conservation Law-Penghu Tour Web Site
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The Wildlife
Conservation Law, enacted in June 1989 and amended
in October 1994, regulates the import, export and
management of wildlife. The law classifies wildlife
in two categories- protected species and general
wildlife. Despite not regulated, the acts of
disturbance, abuse, hunting, killing, trading,
illegal possession, processing, exhibition, and
display are prohibited. Some important regulations
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1.A person who trades,
displays or exhibits with the intent to sell
Protected Wildlife,
Endangered Species or Rare and
Valuable Species products shall be punished with
imprisonment for not less than six months and not
more than five years, and/or a fine of
not less than
NT$300,000 and not more than NT$1,500,000 |
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2.A person who uses
prohibited methods to hunt or kill Protected
Wildlife shall be
punished with imprisonment for not
less than six months and not more than five years,
and/or a fine of not less than NT$200,000 and not
more than NT$1,000,000. |
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3.A person who Disturbs
or abuses Protected Wildlife as prohibited shall be
punished with
imprisonment for not more than one
year; detention; and/or a fine of not less than
NT$60,000 and not more than NT$300,000. |
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4.Any of the above
offenses are committed in designated Wildlife
Refuges, the offender
shall be subjected to the
penalty prescribed for such offense up to 1/3. |
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5.A wildlife raiser who
release wildlife without the permission of
authorities shall be
punished a fine of not less
than NT$50,000 and not more than NT$300,000. |
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6.A person who untimely
registers rhino horns, tiger parts suspected ivory
tusks shall be
punished a fine of not less than
NT$10,000 and not more than NT$50,000.7. Anyone who
violates Wildlife Conservation Law shall be
subjected to a fine of not less than NT$10,000
and
not more than NT$300,000 |
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