Acipenser sinensis is a national first-class protected animal. It is illegal to eat it and it is not allowed to eat it. It is strictly forbidden to sell Chinese sturgeon, but the state encourages artificial breeding of Chinese sturgeon and other sturgeons, and must obtain relevant licenses at the same time.
legal ground
Article 341 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Crime of Endangering Rare and Endangered Wild Animals 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 fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and shall also be fined or confiscated.
The crime of illegal hunting, which violates hunting laws and regulations, hunts in a game reserve or during a game ban, or hunts with prohibited tools and methods, 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.
The crime of illegally hunting, purchasing, transporting and selling terrestrial wild animals violates the laws and regulations on wildlife protection and management, and illegally hunting, purchasing, transporting and selling terrestrial wild animals that naturally grow and breed in the wild environment for the purpose of eating. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.