DGH says alterations to KMT’s pig vehicle illegalBy Cheng Wei-chi and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Directorate-General of Highways (DGH) yesterday said that alterations to a vehicle that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) made were illegal after the party unveiled a truck featuring a pig’s face to promote its referendum drive opposing imports of pork containing traces of ractopamine. The ears and snout attached to the exterior of the truck are clearly illegal alterations according to Article 16 the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act (道路交通管理處罰條例), the DGH said. Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei TimesIf someone reports the vehicle, personnel would recall it for inspection in accordance with the law, the DGH said. However, it is allowed as a display, as long as it is never driven on a road, it said. According to its records, the original color of the vehicle is not pink, it said.

Source: Taipei Times January 14, 2021 15:56 UTC