Poultry farm operator slapped with RM50,000 fine for fly breeding offence

A poultry farm operator in Gunung Semanggol was fined RM50,000 for allowing fly breeding at two farm premises.

The operator faced charges under the Poultry Farming Enactment 2023, with each offence incurring a RM25,000 fine.

Previous offences were noted, and samples confirmed housefly presence, prompting calls for a strict sentence to protect public health.

PARIT BUNTAR, Oct 19 — A poultry farm operator was fined RM50,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to two charges of allowing fly breeding at two poultry farm premises in Gunung Semanggol, Kerian, last July.

Magistrate Salwa Asmary Abdul Rahim imposed a fine of RM25,000 for each charge against Datuk Siah Gim Eng, 67, and ordered the issuance of a warrant to levy distress on the company’s property under Section 283(1)(iii) of the Criminal Procedure Code if he failed to pay the fines.

Siah, who was unrepresented, paid the fines.

According to the first charge, Siah was accused of allowing fly breeding at a PWF Farms Sdn Bhd poultry farm at Lot 5020, Gunung Semanggol, Kerian, at 9.40 am on July 16.

He was also charged with committing the same offence at another PWF Farms Sdn Bhd poultry farm along Jalan Changkat Lobak, Beriah, Gunung Semanggol, Kerian, at 12.16 pm on the same day.

Both charges were framed under Section 17(1) of the Poultry Farming (Amendment) Enactment 2023 (Enactment A51) and are punishable under Section 17(2) of the same enactment, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000, imprisonment for up to three years, or both.

According to the facts of the case, a team of officers from the Perak Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) inspected both broiler chicken farms and found fly infestations exceeding the department’s prescribed threshold.

The farm at Lot 5020 housed 88,000 broiler chickens in 14 open-sided coops and recorded a fly infestation level of 27.6, above the department’s maximum threshold of 14.

The second farm in Beriah housed 190,000 broiler chickens in 14 open-sided coops and recorded a fly infestation level of 23.2.

Larval samples collected from both premises were sent to the Parasitology and Haematology Laboratory at the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) in Ipoh, where they were identified as belonging to the Muscidae family, which includes houseflies and stable flies.

Further investigations revealed that the farms had previously been issued compounds twice each in 2025 for similar offences, amounting to a total of RM30,000.

In mitigation, Siah appealed for a lower fine, citing his responsibility for the welfare of his employees.

However, DVS Perak prosecuting officer Roziman Awang Tahrin urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence, taking into account the previous offences, to deter similar violations, prevent recurrence and safeguard public health and environmental hygiene in the local community. — Bernama

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位于 Gunung Semanggol 的一家家禽养殖场经营者因允许在两处养殖场内滋生苍蝇而被罚款 50,000 令吉。

该经营者面临根据 2023 年家禽养殖法令提出的指控，每项违法行为将被处以 25,000 令吉的罚款。

此前曾有违法行为，且样本证实有家蝇存在，因此有人呼吁判处严厉刑罚以保护公众健康。

巴里文打，10月19日讯——一名养鸡场经营者今天在巴里文打地方法庭认罪，承认去年7月在吉利安县古农塞芒戈尔的两处养鸡场内允许苍蝇滋生，并被判罚款5万令吉。

地方法官萨尔瓦·阿斯马里·阿卜杜勒·拉希姆对 67 岁的拿督西亚·金英的每项指控处以 25,000 令吉的罚款，并下令，如果他不缴纳罚款，则根据《刑事诉讼法》第 283(1)(iii) 条，签发扣押令，对该公司财产进行扣押。

没有律师代表的西亚缴纳了罚款。

根据第一项指控，Siah 被控于 7 月 16 日上午 9 点 40 分在 Kerian 的 Gunung Semanggol 5020 号地段的 PWF Farms Sdn Bhd 家禽养殖场允许苍蝇繁殖。

他还被指控于同日中午 12 点 16 分在位于 Jalan Changkat Lobak、Beriah、Gunung Semanggol、Kerian 的另一个 PWF Farms Sdn Bhd 家禽农场犯下同样的罪行。

这两项指控均依据 2023 年家禽养殖（修正）法令（A51 号法令）第 17(1) 条提出，并可依据该法令第 17(2) 条予以处罚，该条规定最高可处以 50,000 令吉罚款、三年监禁，或两者并罚。

根据案件事实，霹雳州兽医服务局 (DVS) 的一个官员小组检查了这两个肉鸡养殖场，发现苍蝇数量超过了该部门规定的阈值。

5020 号地块的农场在 14 个敞开式鸡舍里饲养了 88,000 只肉鸡，苍蝇感染率达到 27.6，超过了该部门规定的 14 的最高阈值。

贝里亚的第二个农场在 14 个敞开式鸡舍里饲养了 19 万只肉鸡，苍蝇感染率达到 23.2。

从这两个场所采集的幼虫样本被送往怡保兽医研究所 (VRI) 的寄生虫学和血液学实验室，在那里它们被鉴定为属于蝇科，其中包括家蝇和厩蝇。

进一步调查显示，这些农场此前在 2025 年曾因类似违法行为被处以两次罚款，总计罚款 30,000 令吉。

作为减轻处罚的理由，西亚请求降低罚款金额，理由是他有责任保障员工的福利。

然而，霹雳州反性侵犯检控署检察官罗兹曼·阿旺·塔林敦促法庭考虑到被告之前的犯罪记录，判处适当的刑罚，以儆效尤，防止类似违法行为再次发生，并维护当地社区的公共卫生和环境卫生。——马新社

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