I Got Fined 1 Million Won for Feeding Pigeons — In a Korean Park?
Creatrip Team
10 months ago
As travel season nears, this report highlights unusual laws travelers should know. Many cities fine people for feeding pigeons — Venice fines about €500, London £50, Tokyo ¥5,000, and Singapore SGD500. South Korea recently designated areas (Han River parks, Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul Forest) as 'no feeding for harmful wildlife' zones; violators face progressive fines up to 1,000,000 won (first offense 200,000 won, second 500,000 won, third+ 1,000,000 won), though enforcement so far targets large-scale feeding and no cases have been fined yet. The article also reviews other travel legal surprises worldwide: Singapore’s strict chewing gum bans, alcohol and adult magazine restrictions in the Maldives (resort exceptions apply), keeping single-use metro tickets in some European cities, public kissing bans in parts of the UAE, and odd local laws in Milan, Florida, Switzerland, Germany and the US. (Han River — major riverside park area in Seoul)
