Soil and water Conservation Act Article 32

Anyone cultivating, occupying, or developing, operating or using as in subparagraphs 2 to 5 of the first paragraph of Article 8, public or private slopeland, a national or public forest zone, or others' private forest zone, without consent, as a result of which soil and water is lost or facilities for soil and water conservation treatment and maintenance are damaged or destroyed, will be punished with imprisonment not less than six months and not more than five years and may further be fined not more than NT$600,000; provided, however, that the punishment may be mitigated or even waived where the circumstances are obviously pitiful.Where the above circumstances result in a disaster, the imprisonment will be increased by half. If death is caused to another, the imprisonment will be not less than five and not more than twelve years and a fine of not more than NT$1,000,000 may be additionally imposed. Where grave injury is sustained, the imprisonment will be not less than three and ten years and not more than a fine of not more than NT$800,000 may be additionally imposed.Anyone committing an offense under the first paragraph out of negligence that results in a disaster will be imprisoned for not more than one year and may be additionally fined not more than NT$600,000.An attempt to commit an offense specified in the first paragraph is punishable.The cultivated objects, work objects, work materials, and machinery and tools used in the event of an offense under this Article shall be confiscated, regardless of whether they belong to the offender.