The Terengganu state assembly today unanimously passed the Turtle Enactment 1951 (Amendment 2021), which, among others, imposes a total ban on the sale of all types of turtle eggs and provides for heavier penalties for offences against the marine life species.

When tabling the enactment, state Agriculture, Agro-based Industries and Rural Development Committee chairperson Azman Ibrahim said the amended enactment was aimed at protecting and preventing the extinction of all turtle species, including terrapins...