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Part VII · Offences and Penalties

60. Hunting, etc., protected wildlife without licence

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(1)

Subject to subsection (2), any person who—

(a)

hunts or keeps any protected wildlife (other than immature protected wildlife or the female of a protected wildlife); or

(b)

takes or keeps any part or derivative of any protected wildlife, without a licence commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

(2)

Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) and which offence involves Common Shama (Copsychus malabaricus),

Oriental White Eye (Zosterops palpebrosa) or Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa), exceeding twenty heads, shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than twenty thousand ringgit and not more than fifty thousand ringgit or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

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