1, it is generally not illegal for the parties to eat artificially domesticated crocodile meat. For the domestication and breeding of crocodiles, the license for domestication and breeding of national key protected wild animals has been obtained, which is edible and not illegal for commercial operation and utilization;
2. However, if it is a wild crocodile belonging to protected animals, such as the Chinese alligator, it is a national first-class protected animal, and hunting is strictly prohibited, which may constitute the crime of illegally hunting and killing precious wild animals.
The national key protected wild animals with mature and stable artificial breeding technology have been scientifically demonstrated and included in the list of national key protected wild animals with artificial breeding formulated by the competent department of wildlife protection in the State Council. For the wild animals and their products listed in the list, they can directly obtain special marks according to the annual production quantity verified by the wildlife protection departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government with the artificial breeding license, and sell and use them with the special marks to ensure traceability.
Legal basis: Article 341 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China.
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 shall also be 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.
If the crime of illegal hunting violates hunting laws and regulations, hunts in a game-forbidden area or during a game-forbidden period or uses prohibited tools and methods, and the circumstances are serious, it 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, buying, transporting and selling terrestrial wild animals violates the laws and regulations on wildlife protection and management, and illegally hunting, buying, transporting and selling terrestrial wild animals that grow and breed naturally in the wild environment for the purpose of eating. If the circumstances are serious, they shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.