Cabinet seeks to stiffen penalties for illegal export of seedlings

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a draft bill that could see those who illegally export certain types of seedlings or their derivatives fined or jailed for up to three years, as part of government efforts to keep high-value indigenous plant and fruit species in Taiwan.

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