### Wild Animals Protection Ordinance 《野生動物保護條例》

17B. Powers to enter premises, etc.
(1) Where a warrant has been issued under subsection (2) in respect of any premises, or where subsection (3) applies in respect of any premises, an authorized officer may—
(a) enter and search the premises, using such force as may be necessary; 
(b) remove anything which obstructs the entry and search; and 
(c) detain any person found in the premises, during such period as is reasonably required to permit the search to be carried out, where that person might prejudice the purpose of such search if he were not so detained. 
(2) If a magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is anything liable to be seized and detained under section 17A(2) in any premises, the magistrate may, for the purposes of subsection (1), issue a warrant authorizing any authorized officer to enter and search the premises. 
(3) An authorized officer may exercise any of the powers referred to in subsection (1) in respect of any premises without a warrant issued under subsection (2) where—
(a) he has reasonable grounds for believing that there is in the premises anything liable to be seized and detained under section 17A(2); 
(b) the premises are not premises used wholly or mainly for residential purposes and constituting a separate household unit; and 
(c) it is not reasonably practicable to obtain such a warrant in respect of the premises before exercising such powers. 
(4) An authorized officer entering any premises pursuant to subsection (1) may take with him such persons as may be reasonably necessary to assist him in the exercise of his powers or performance of his duties under this Ordinance. 
(5) Where any premises an authorized officer has entered pursuant to subsection (1) are unoccupied, he shall, on leaving the premises, leave the same as effectually secured against trespassers as he found them to be at the time of entry. 
(6) A warrant issued under subsection (2) shall in no case continue in force for more than 1 month from the date on which it is issued, whether or not the purpose for which it is issued has been satisfied. 
(7) In this section—
(a) a reference to premises shall be construed as including a reference to—
(i) land; 
(ii) any means of air, land, sea or other water transport; and 
(iii) any structure (including a structure on land and a floating structure); 
(b) a reference to enter shall be construed as including a reference to board. 
(Added 77 of 1996 s. 12)

### Wild Animals Protection Ordinance 《野生動物保護條例》

17C. Prohibition of feeding of wild animals at specified places
(1) The Director may, for the purpose of the conservation of wild animals, by notice published in the Gazette specify any place at which the feeding of any wild animal shall be prohibited. 
(2) The Director shall erect such notice as he considers appropriate at every place specified under subsection (1) indicating that the feeding of any wild animal at that place is prohibited. 
(3) No person shall, except in accordance with a special permit, feed any wild animal at a place specified under subsection (1). 
(Added 77 of 1996 s. 12)

18. Offences and penalty
Any person who—
(a) contravenes section 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15A(3) or 17C(3); (Amended 58 of 1980 s. 10; 77 of 1996 s. 13) 
(b) without lawful excuse fails to comply with a requirement of an authorized officer under section 17(1); or 
(c) wilfully resists or obstructs an authorized officer exercising any power under or pursuant to section 17(2), 17A or 17B, (Amended 77 of 1996 s. 13) 
shall be guilty of an offence and—
(i) in the case of a contravention of section 4, 5, 8 or 9, shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year; (Replaced 77 of 1996 s. 13) 
(ii) in the case of a contravention of section 7 or 13 or of an offence under paragraph (c), shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 5; (Replaced 77 of 1996 s. 13) 
(iii) in the case of a contravention of section 17C(3) or of an offence under paragraph (b), shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3; (Added 77 of 1996 s. 13) 
(iv) in the case of a contravention of section 15A(3), shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 2. (Added 77 of 1996 s. 13)

### Wild Animals Protection Ordinance 《野生動物保護條例》

20. Forfeiture
(1) Upon the conviction of any person for an offence under section 18 by a court or a magistrate, anything seized and detained under section 17A(2), other than that which apart from section 17A(3) could not have been so seized and detained, in connection with the offence shall, subject to any order of the court or the magistrate, as the case may be, to the contrary, be forfeited. 
(2) Where a person who is prosecuted for an offence under section 18 is acquitted by a court or a magistrate, the court or the magistrate, as the case may be, may order anything seized and detained under section 17A(2), other than that which apart from section 17A(3) could not have been so seized and detained, in connection with the offence to be—
(a) forfeited; 
(b) returned to the person from whom it has been seized (if any), or to its owner; or 
(c) released (if applicable) or otherwise disposed of. 
(3) Upon application by the Director or an authorized officer in that behalf, a magistrate may order anything seized and detained under section 17A(2), other than that which may be the subject of an order under subsection (1) or (2), to be—
(a) forfeited; 
(b) returned to the person from whom it has been seized (if any), or to its owner; or 
(c) released (if applicable) or otherwise disposed of. 
(Replaced 77 of 1996 s. 15)