What behaviors will subject home-stay facilities runners to penalties? 

1. Behaviors of disgracing national pride, harming national benefits, obstruction of goodwill or swindling tourists are subject to a fine from NT$30,000 to NT$150,000. Extreme cases are subject to termination of partial to whole operations or revoke of Business License or Certificate of Registration. Those being terminated partial to whole operations and continuing to operate are to be revoked Business License or Certificate of Registration.
2. Those not meeting the requirements of Paragraph 1, Article 37 of the Statute for the Development of Tourism are handled according to the law and notified to improve within a certain timeframe. Failure to improve is subject to a fine from NT$30,000 to NT$150,000. Extreme cases also need to shut down part or all of its operations. Those being terminated operations and continuing to operate are to be revoked Business License or Certificate of Registration. Part or all of the facilities or equipment are subject to temporary shutdown if found by the results of inspections done by Paragraph 1, Article 37 of the Statute for the Development of Tourism with any disqualification or possible threat to tourists’ safety and yet to be improved. Evading, obstructing or refusing to receive inspections done by competent authorities according to the Statute is subject to continuous fines from NT$30,000 to NT$150,000 each time.
3. Article 42 of the Statute for the Development of Tourism specifies that suspended operation or management failing to report for second review or failure to apply for restoration after suspension period is due, or violation of orders announced in compliance with the Statute is subject to a fine from NT$30,000 to NT$150,000. Extreme cases can be revoked Business License.
4. Failure to return the special emblem for tourism in compliance with Paragraph 3, Article 41 of the Statute for the Development of Tourism or use of the special emblem without approval from competent authorities is subject to a fine from NT$30,000 to NT$150,000 and mandated for stop of use and demolition.

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