Act No. 75 concerning changes of the Common Penal Code, No. 19/1940, and concerning changes in limits of fines for several acts

Act ~oncerning changes of the common penal code, no. 19/1940, cf. Act No. 34/1980, and concerning changes in limits of finos fot' sev~ral acts. Article ,17 Act concerning bird-hunting and bird protection in Iceland. A. Section 2 1 Article 17 should read like this~ o££ences against any l~qally ~stablished by~law is pDnishable by fine~. cases, arising from such offences, shall be brought by the public authorities, e. section 1 1 Artie.la 37 $hould read lik€! this: Any person found guilty of i.ll.eqal. bird-hunting shall be sentenced to fines, confinement or imprisonment. It shall be deeme.d an aggravation of' th"' offence if rare species are taken or killed, such as the eagle, snmvy owl, gyrfalcon or little auk, although this provision shall apply in the case of the little auk only when the offence is com.mitted on or near the breeding grounds (on Grimsey off Eyjafi6rdur). The same applies to illegal eider duck hunting. Confiscation of birds illegally taken or killed, of proceeds arising from birds: sio obtained, and of hunting equipment is lawful in accordance with Article 69 of the COI!ltnOn penal code. '!'he fact that the equipment used by a person found guilty of illegal bird .... ht.lntincr is the property of some other person shall not prevent its conf.ispat.ion. c. Article 38 should read like this: Illegal egg-taking shall be punishable by fines, confinement, or imprisonment. It shall be deemed an aggravation of the offence if eggs of rare species, such as the eagle, the snowy owl 1 the gyr faicon and the little auk, as well as eide~-o~ck eggs, are taken. It is lawful to confiscate eggs, which have been illegally taken, in accordance with Article 69 of the common penal code. The same applies to the proceeds arising from eggs so taken. o. Article 39 should read like this: Offences against the provisions of Articles 29-35 are punishable by fines, confinement, or lmp~i~orunent. rt is lawtul to confiscate illegally obtained supplies of birds, eggs or egg-shells, as well as the proceeds arising from the sale of these objects. E. Article 40 should read like this: No person may fire a gun on another person's property Without per~ission of th♦ lAndowncr: or t:entent unl,;:::,:;; l!::!yal prov1s!on ~xis ts permitting such firing. Infr.i.ngernent of this regulation a.od also of other regulations in thi.,, A.;.L, i"<.JL wh.L<..:!i l\U ~ µ1:1<..:.Lc1l 1,)t:m;:,.lt.y is prescrUJed in ArtLCles J.' and 37-39, sti.al.! be. pun:i.shabl~ by fines, coof:i.nem.1;:nt or imprisonment. r. Ai:L.L<..:le 4-1 lb .:c.evuk.~(l.