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Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 s 68

Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 s 68

s 68 Hunting, etc., totally protected wildlife without special permit

(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who— (a) hunts or keeps any totally protected wildlife (other than an immature totally protected wildlife or the female of a totally protected wildlife); or (b) takes or keeps any part or derivative of a totally protected wildlife, without a special permit commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. (2) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) and which offence involves— (a) Pangolin (Manis javanica), Blood Python (Python brongersmai), Harlequin Monitor (Varanus rudicollis), Dumeril’s Monitor (Varanus dumerilli) or Clouded Monitor (Varanus bengalensis), exceeding twenty heads, shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than fifty thousand ringgit and not more than one hundred thousand ringgit or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both; (b) Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata), Mountain Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), Great Argus (Argusianus argus), Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis), Plain-pouched Hornbill (Aceros subruficollis) or Helmeted Hornbill (Rhynoplax vigil) shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than thirty thousand ringgit and not more than one hundred thousand ringgit and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or (c) Serow (Capricornis sumatrensis), Gaur (Bos gaurus), Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Tiger (Panthera tigris), Leopard (Panthera pardus), Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) or False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than one hundred thousand ringgit and not more than five hundred thousand ringgit and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

Malay text (authoritative)

Memburu, dsb., hidupan liar yang dilindungi sepenuhnya tanpa permit khas

(1) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2), mana-mana orang yang— (a) memburu atau menyimpan mana-mana hidupan liar yang dilindungi sepenuhnya (selain hidupan liar yang dilindungi sepenuhnya yang tidak matang atau hidupan liar betina yang dilindungi sepenuhnya); atau (b) mengambil atau menyimpan mana-mana bahagian atau terbitan hidupan liar yang dilindungi sepenuhnya, tanpa suatu permit khas melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya. (2) Mana-mana orang yang melakukan suatu kesalahan di bawah subseksyen (1) dan kesalahan itu membabitkan— (a) Pangolin (Manis javanica), Blood Python (Python brongersmai), Harlequin Monitor (Varanus rudicollis), Dumeril’s Monitor (Varanus dumerilli) atau Clouded Monitor (Varanus bengalensis), melebihi dua puluh kepala, hendaklah, apabila disabitkan, dihukum dengan denda tidak kurang daripada lima puluh ribu ringgit dan tidak lebih daripada satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dengan pemenjaraan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya; (b) Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata), Mountain Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), Great Argus (Argusianus argus), Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis), Plain-pouched Hornbill (Aceros subruficollis) atau Helmeted Hornbill (Rhynoplax vigil) hendaklah, apabila disabitkan, dihukum dengan denda tidak kurang daripada tiga puluh ribu ringgit dan tidak lebih daripada satu ratus ribu ringgit dan dengan pemenjaraan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun; atau (c) Serow (Capricornis sumatrensis), Gaur (Bos gaurus), Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Tiger (Panthera tigris), Leopard (Panthera pardus), Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) atau False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) hendaklah, apabila disabitkan, dihukum dengan denda tidak kurang daripada satu ratus ribu ringgit dan tidak lebih daripada lima ratus ribu ringgit dan dengan pemenjaraan selama tempoh tidak melebihi lima tahun.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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