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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan
(g) trespass in any manner not in this section hereinbefore prohibited [a penalty of a fine
not exceeding RM10,000, or imprisonment, or both, in Section 81 (2)(b)].”
Prohibited activities relating to poaching of wildlife are also covered under the Protection of
Wild Life Act 1972, especially in Part VI, which relates to the offences and penalties of
Totally Protected animals, Totally Protected wild birds and Protected wild animals and
Protected wild birds. These are defined in the Sections described below.
Section 64(1): unlawful shooting, killing, and taking a Totally Protected wild animal or
Totally Protected wild bird is liable to a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or imprisonment not
exceeding 3 years, or both.
Section 64A: Those who unlawfully shoots, kills, or take, in whole or in part, a Sumatran
rhinoceros, tiger and clouded leopard is liable for a penalty not exceeding RM15,000 or
imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.
Section 65: Unlawful shooting, killing, or taking an immature Totally Protected wild animal
or Totally Protected wild bird is liable to a fine not exceeding RM6,000 or imprisonment of
not exceeding 6 years or both.
Section 66: Unlawful shooting, killing, or taking of female of Totally Protected wildlife is
liable to a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or an imprisonment of not exceeding 10 years, or
both.
Section 67: Unlawful damage or destruction of the nest or egg of a Totally Protected wildlife
or Totally Protected wild bird if convicted, is liable to a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or
imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both.
Sections 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72, relate to unlawful shooting, killing, taking of, either female,
immatures, and damaging of the nests of Totally Protected wild animals and Totally Protected
Birds and Protected animals and birds, with their fines and impriosonments.
Setting of snares and traps are covered in Section 76; use of poisons, Section 77; and the use
of unsuitable weapons is covered in Section 78.
6.3.2.3 Fire Prohibition
In Section 82 of the National Forestry Act 1984, making a fire, carrying a kindling, or leaving
any fire burning in a permanent forest reserve that can endanger the reserved forest is liable to
a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or an imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.
6.3.2.4 Littering
This is covered in Section 83 of the National Forestry Act 1984, where offensive littering is
liable to a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or
both. Offensive littering is defined as follows:
“Creation of an objectionable stench or degradation of the beauty or appearance of property
that or detracts from the natural cleanliness or safety of property by intentionally:
(a) discarding or depositing any rubbish, trash, garbage, debris or other refuse;
(b) draining, or causing or permitting to be drained, mining sludge, industrial effluent
sewage, or the drainage of from a cesspool, septic tank, recreational or camping
vehicle waste holding tank or other contaminated source; or
(c) permitting any rubbish, trash, garbage, debris or other refuse to be thrown from a
vehicle which he is operating or which is under his control.”
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