Malaysia legislation
Section 27
Section 27
Any person who by any act or by neglect, takes away, removes from or makes use of any biological resources or traditional knowledge associated with biological resources, exhibit, data, material or information kept, stored or maintained in the Biodiversity Centre shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not less than thirty thousand ringgit and not more than one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not less than six months and not more than five years or to both .