The government proposes to amend the law to include the feeding of feral pigeons in the ban on feeding wild animals, and to increase the penalty to six months in prison.
The Legislative Council Committee on the "Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill 2023" met this morning to amend the legal provisions and add a schedule to include wild pigeons, white pigeons, domestic pigeons or rock pigeons as animals prohibited from feeding, and increase the fine from the current The fine of $5,000 was increased to a fine of $5,000 and six months' imprisonment.
At the same time, the legislation was amended to include provisions empowering law enforcement officers to require persons suspected of committing crimes to provide personal information and produce identity documents. Those who refuse may be fined NT$5,000 and imprisoned for six months.