The Farmers Association Act Article 47-2

If, from the date of candidacy registration for the election of its directors, any of the following actions is committed in connection with the appointment of the general manager of a Farmers’ Association, the offender shall be subject to imprisonment for a term of up to three years and may also be fined up to ninety thousand New Taiwan dollars (90,000 NTD):1.A director or director candidate requests, agrees to take, or accepts property or other improper benefit in exchange for favoring or not favoring an appointment.2.A person offers, agrees to provide, or delivers property or other improper benefit to a director or director candidate in exchange for their favoring or not favoring an appointment.3.A person offers, agrees to provide, or delivers property or other improper benefit to a qualified candidate for appointment as general manager in exchange for their declining to accept the appointment.4.A qualified candidate for appointment as general manager requests, agrees to take, or accepts property or other improper benefit in exchange for declining to accept the appointment.A person who prepares to commit an offense as described in the preceding paragraph shall be subject to imprisonment for a term of up to one year.Where an offense as described in the two preceding paragraphs has been committed, any items provided for use in the commission of the offense or in preparation for the commission of the offense, any items derived from the offense, and any proceeds of the offense shall be confiscated, regardless of whether they belong to a person who committed the offense.