Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 190Jan. 15, 2020

A person who places poisonous or harmful substance sanitation in a water sources, waterway, or reservoir intended for the supply of water to the public shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than seven years. "If the offense results in death, the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than seven years; if the offense results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years "A person who negligently commits the offense specified in paragraph 1 shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than six months, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than nine thousand dollars. "An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 1 is punishable.

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Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 190-1Jan. 15, 2020

A person who throws, abandons, drains, releases or uses other manner allowing a poisonous substance or any other substance that may harm health to pollute the air, soil, or rivers or other bodies of water and thereby causes harm shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than five years, detention, or a fine or combined with a fine no more than ten million dollars. "A factory or business proprietor, supervisor, agent, employee or other personnel who commits the offense set forth in the preceding paragraph in the performance of his occupation shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than seven years and may be combined with a fine no more than fifteen million dollars. "An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 1 and causes death shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no less than three years but no more than ten years; if the offense results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no less than one year but no more than seven years. "An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 2 and causes death shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for no less than seven years; if the offense results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no less than three years but no more than ten years. "An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 1 due to negligence shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than one year, detention, or a fine or combined with a fine no more than two million dollars. "An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 2 due to negligence shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than three years, detention, or a fine or combined with a fine no more than six million dollars. "An attempt to commit the offenses set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 is also punishable. "An offender who commits the offenses set forth in paragraph 1, paragraph 5 or attempt to commit the offenses set forth in paragraph 1 shall not be punished if the offense is obviously slight.

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