Malaysia legislation

Section 29

of Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998

Section 29

(a)

if the animal concerned is a rhinoceros, imprisonment for five years and a fine of fifty thousand ringgit;

(b)

if the animal concerned is an orang-utan or proboscis monkey, imprisonment for two years and a fine of thirty thousand ringgit;

(c)

in the case of other totally protected animals not mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), imprisonment for two years and a fine of twenty-five thousand ringgit.

(2)

Any person who hunts, kills, captures, sells, offers for sale or claims to be offering for sale, imports, exports, or is in possession of, any protected animal or any recognizable part or derivative thereof, or any nest thereof, except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence issued under this Ordinance, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, imprisonment for one year and a fine of ten thousand ringgit.

Totally protected plants and protected plants

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