Chapter 7 Penalty
Article 69
The penalty provisions of the Regional Planning Law or the Urban Planning Law shall be imposed on the violators of agricultural land use provided by the land use regulations of the Regional Planning Law or the Urban Planning Law.
Non-compliance of Article 36 or arbitrary land use changes of the arable lands taken by farmers’ organizations, agricultural corporations, or agricultural experimentation and research institutes pursuant to this Act, shall be subject to the preceding paragraph; and the heads of the said farmers’ organizations, agricultural corporations, and agricultural experimentation and research institutes shall be fined a minimum of sixty thousand and up to three hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars.
Article 70
A person who establishes a recreational farm and proceeds recreational agricultural activities without first acquiring a government permission shall be fined a minimum of sixty thousand and up to three hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars and be ordered to correct the said offense within a prescribed period; for violators who do not correct within the prescribed period, penalties shall be imposed by stage.
Article 71
In the event that the land use or operation plans of recreational farms are changed arbitrarily without permissions from the competent authorities, notification shall be made for corrections within a prescribed period as determined by the competent authorities at city or county/municipality; for violators who do not correct within the limited period, a fine of a minimum of sixty thousand and up to three hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars shall be imposed by stage. In the event of serious offenses, the registration and permission may be cancelled.
Article 72
Farmers’ organizations, agricultural corporations or agricultural experimentation and research institutes in violation of Article 35 in that changing operation and exploitation plans without approval or laying the arable land idle, shall be fined a minimum of thirty thousand up to one hundred and fifty thousand New Taiwan Dollars and be ordered to make corrections within a prescribed period; violators who do not make corrections within the prescribed period, penalties shall be imposed by stage.
Article 73
The fines of this Act shall be imposed by the competent authorities.
Article 74
The fines imposed by this Act shall be paid within a prescribed period. Fines in default shall be subject to compulsory execution by the court of law.