Act on Wildlife Conservation Article 51-1

Indigenous peoples who, based on traditional culture, rituals, or for non-profit personal use, hunt, kill, or utilize wildlife using any of the prohibited methods specified in Article 19,Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1, 7, or 8, or who violate the regulations established under Article 21-1,Paragraph 2 regarding the conditions for approval or recordation, the necessity of utilizing Protected Wildlife, methods of hunting, species, quantity, hunting period, area, or management, shall be penalized as follows. However, no penalty shall be imposed for the first offense:1.For Protected Wildlife: a fine of not less than 20,000 New Taiwan Dollars and not more than 100,000 New Taiwan Dollars shall be imposed. Article 41 shall not apply.2.For General Wildlife: a fine of not less than 1,000 New Taiwan Dollars and not more than 10,000 New Taiwan Dollars shall be imposed. Article 49, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 shall not apply.