Part 2 Specific Offenses
Chapter 19 Offenses Against Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce
Article 251
A person who stocks up on any of the following items and then refrains from selling to the market, without justification and with the intention of raising the transaction price, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than three years, short-term imprisonment; in lieu thereof, or in additional thereto, a fine of no more than three hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars may be imposed:
1.Basic provisions, agricultural products, or other food-and-drink consumer essentials.
2.Plant seeds, fertilizer, raw materials or other products required for agriculture or industry.
3.Essential necessities, other than those described in the preceding two paragraphs, as announced by the Executive Yuan.
A person using threats or violence to obstruct the transportation of products, as described in the preceding paragraph, shall be sentenced to five years of imprisonment, short-term imprisonment; in lieu thereof, or in addition thereto, a fine of no more than five hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars may be imposed.
A person disseminating false information with the intention of affecting the transaction price of products, as described in the first paragraph, shall be sentenced to no more than two years of imprisonment, short-term imprisonment; in lieu thereof, or in addition thereto, a fine of no more than two hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars may be imposed.
A person guilty of the offense as described in the preceding paragraph, while using radio, television, electronic communications, the Internet or other means of communication media, shall receive increased punishment for up to one half the prescribed amount.
A person guilty of attempting to commit the offenses as described in Paragraph 2 is subject to a punishment.
Article 252
A person who intends to cause damage to others impairs the agricultural irrigation works of another shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than nine thousand dollars.
Article 253
A person who intends to defraud another counterfeits or imitates a registered trade mark or trade name shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or short-term imprisonment; in lieu thereof, or in addition thereto, a fine of not more than ninety thousand dollars may be imposed.
Article 254
A person who knowingly sells a thing having a counterfeit or imitated trademark or trade name, or intends to sell offers to sell or imports a thing having a counterfeit or imitated trademark or trade name shall be sentenced to a fine of not more than sixty thousand dollars.
Article 255
A person who intends to defraud another makes a false mark or indication on merchandise describing its country of origin or quality shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than thirty thousand dollars.
A person who knowingly sells a thing specified in the preceding paragraph, or intends to sell offers to sell or imports a thing specified in the preceding paragraph shall be subject to the same punishment.