Those found to have failed to clean up mosquito breeding areas such as empty tires, artificial ponds, flower pots, water buckets, vases and water jars where stagnant water is held face fines of up to NT$6,000 as a first warning.
Within one week, inspectors from the Bureau of Health will revisit those who have been fined to double-check whether they have indeed cleaned up their mosquito-breeding areas, said the bureau's director, Chiu Shu-shih (
"If then they are found to still have mosquito breeding areas in their residential areas," Chiu said, "they will be facing fines for violation of the Epidemic Prevention Law."
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