Malaysia legislation

Section 73

of PROTECTION OF WILD LIFE ACT 1972

Section 73

(a)

unlawfully shoots kills or takes a wild animal or a wild bird in a wild life reserve; or

(b)

unlawfully takes or damages or destroys the nest or egg of a wild animal or a wild bird in a wild life reserve, /

is guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable (in addition to any other penalty provided for any other offence) to a fine not exceeding five hundred/dollars or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both.

(2)

For the purposes of this section any licensed hunter who enters a wild life reserve without a permit authorizing him to do so and commits either of the acts described in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence pursuant to that subsection.