Whoever illegally hunts and kills rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection, or illegally buys, transports or sells rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection and their products, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined;
Whoever, in violation of hunting laws and regulations, hunts in a no-hunting area or during a no-hunting period or uses prohibited tools and methods to destroy wildlife resources, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine.
Pheasant is a national second-class protected animal. Whoever kills or kills animals under second-class state protection must apply to the wildlife administrative departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for a special hunting and catching license. If you don't, you have been hunting it, which will constitute a crime.
Without obtaining hunting license or hunting wild animals according to the regulations of hunting license, the wildlife administrative department shall confiscate the prey and illegal income, impose a fine, and may confiscate hunting tools and revoke hunting license.
1. Whoever, in violation of the provisions of this Law, hunts wild animals with guns without obtaining a gun license shall be punished by the public security organ by referring to the regulations on administrative penalties for public security;
2, without the approval of the relevant departments, illegal hunting and killing of rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection constitutes the crime of illegal killing of rare and endangered wild animals. Those with minor circumstances will be subject to administrative punishment.
The state gives priority to the protection of rare and endangered wild animals. National key protected wild animals are divided into first-class protected wild animals and second-class protected wild animals; The list of national key protected wild animals and its adjustment shall be formulated by the administrative department of wildlife in the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval and promulgation.
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Legal basis:
Wild Animal Protection Law
Article 21 Hunting and killing of wildlife under special state protection is prohibited.
Because of scientific research, population control, epidemic monitoring or other special circumstances, it is necessary to hunt wild animals under national first-class protection, and it shall apply to the competent department of wildlife protection in the State Council for a special hunting and catching license; Anyone who needs to hunt wild animals under second-class state protection shall apply to the wildlife protection department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government for a special hunting and catching license.
Thirty-first it is forbidden to publish advertisements for the sale, acquisition and utilization of prohibited wild animals or hunting tools. It is forbidden to publish advertisements for illegal sale, acquisition and utilization of wildlife products.