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法案一旦通過違者最低罰2萬‧採燕窩須擁執照
國內 2010-04-21 18:30

【圖話故事‧板車載母】年近六旬的兄弟倆載著八旬母親，拉著由板車改造的“房車”行至福州將赴台灣旅遊。2009年9月兄弟倆載著81歲的老母，從黑龍江哈爾濱市蘭西縣出發，將一路走到台灣旅遊。大哥王凱59歲，弟弟王銳57歲，為滿足母親寶島旅遊的夢想一路前行。目前，王家兄弟還在等待台灣方面許可“感恩號”入台。 (圖：中新社）

（吉隆坡）一旦2010年保護野生動物法案獲得國會通過，除了捕捉或收藏野生動物必須向執法當局申請執照外，所有涉及野生動物的販賣活動，包括採集燕窩、野生動物標本、出口或進口受保護野生動物的部位或衍生物都必須擁有執照。
法案64條文闡明，任何非法採集燕窩者將面對至少2萬令吉，最高5萬令吉罰款或監禁最高兩年或兩者兼施的刑罰。
法案41（1）條文指出，採集燕窩者必須把採集到的燕窩賣給擁有執照的商家或標本製造商，否則將面對最高2萬令吉的罰款，或坐牢不超過1年，或兩者兼施。
法案闡明，所有持有執照的燕窩販商、標本製造商，以及燕窩採集者，在每次販賣交易時，務必發出收據給購買者，否則將面對不超過1萬令吉罰款或不超過6個月的監禁，或兩者兼施。
法案只限半島和納閩
這項法案今日（週三，4月21日）在下議院由天然資源及環境部副部長丹斯里佐瑟古律提呈一讀。
法案也讓執法當局除了通過發出准證、特別准證或執照方式，以加強對野生動物的執法管制外，也會大幅度提高野生動物保護和走私活動的刑罰。
不過，上述法案只限在大馬半島和納閩範圍實施。
法案闡明，已實施33年的1972年受保護野生動物法令已不合時宜，尤其法令的刑罰太輕，因此提呈上述法案，提高刑罰，並賦予執法人員更大的執法權，去展開執法行動。
虐待野生動物罰款坐牢
另一方面，此法案也闡明，所有虐待野生動物者，包括對動物拳打腳踢、拔掉其爪子、虎牙、禁錮並致傷動物等行為，將面對至少5000令吉，最高5萬令吉的罰款，或坐牢最高1年，或兩者兼施的刑罰。
任何挑釁或激怒野生動物，而導致野生動物威脅人類性命者，將面對不超過3萬令吉或監禁不超過1年或兩者兼施。
任何人都不可擁有、收藏或利用任何形式的捕捉工具（陷阱）來捕捉野生動物，擁有和收藏陷阱者，可被罰款最高10萬令吉或監禁3年或兩者兼施；至於設下陷阱者則將面對至少5萬令吉或最高10萬令吉罰款及監禁2年或兩者兼施。
經營動物園須申請准證
2010年保護野生動物法案闡明，沒有向執法當局申請准證的人士，一律不能經營動物園、進行商業飼養、馬戲團或野生動物展覽、以及對野生動物展開研究工作；而當中若涉及受保護野生動物，則務必申請特別准證。
所有沒持有特別准證者，不能獵捕和收藏受保護野生動物的部位出口、進口和出口受保護野生動物、在關閉季節內獵捕任何受保護野生動物、展開受保護野生動物的研究、在動物園、商業飼養、馬戲團和野生動物展中展示列為受保護之野生動物。
持有特別准證者若使用鎗射擊以捕獵野生動物，必須擁有在1960年武器法令下發出的持鎗執照，而他們在申請特別執照時，務必向執法當局出示持鎗執照。
執照准證不能轉讓
法案指出，所有執照、准證和特別准證一律不能轉讓，而執照期限屆滿後，必須在14天內交還給當局，否則將面對最高1萬令吉的罰款或監禁6個月，或兩者兼施。
在這法案下，總監也有權為提供情報者，提供獎賞。
星洲日報‧2010.04.21

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Added on April 24, 2010, 1:36 amappearantly, this is what the Wildlife department responding to the following... as reported on the Star
Sunday January 24, 2010

Minister to chair special wildlife permit panel
By HILARY CHIEW


PETALING JAYA: The issuing of special permits for totally protected species will now be decided at the ministry level following complaints of mismanagement and corruption at the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan).

Natural Resources and Environ ment Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas, who said this, added that he had taken over the special permit committee chairmanship from the Perhilitan director-general.

“Previously, special permits were vetted by Perhilitan and referred to the minister for the signature. From now, I will chair the committee with guidance from top officials in the ministry and the legal officer.

“We realised that we need another body to cross-check what’s happening on the ground. This is a new approach ... We will include the views of non-governmental organisations to improve the system,” he told The Star.

Total protected species or those listed in Schedule One and Schedule Three of the Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 include highly endangered mammals, reptiles and marine creatures like the orang-utan, tiger, rhinoceros, dolphin, crocodile, snakes and lizards as well as 545 species of birds.

Uggah said the committee was now scrutinising Perhilitan records on the special permits but declined to give details.

He was also tight-lipped on whether the move was linked to a series of press reports and a book casting Perhilitan in a negative light, which led to a public uproar over the department’s handling of wildlife issues in the peninsula.

Sabah and Sarawak have their own wildlife management units.

Animal rights groups had also produced incriminating details of a certain Perhilitan official allegedly colluding with notorious wildlife trafficker Anson Wong and lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission last September.

Last August, Starprobe featured Wong, who denied that he was protected by but spoke approvingly of the high-ranking Perhilitan official.

Uggah also said that a special audit unit had been set up to review rules and procedures of all enforcement agencies under the ministry.

It is learnt that the unit, headed by secretary-general Datuk Zoal Azha Yusof, has been looking into the reports and complaints against Per­hilitan.

Asked if the official implicated was being investigated for misconduct and alleged corruption, Uggah said he was expecting a report soon.

This post has been edited by Kieff: Apr 24 2010, 01:36 AM