The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs negotiated with National Forestry and Grassland Administration to make it clear that amphibians and reptiles should be managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs according to aquatic animals. The vast majority of cultured turtles, including Chinese soft-shelled turtle and tortoise, and two introduced species of frogs, bullfrog and American frog, can be cultivated and eaten. However, Chinese horseshoe crab belongs to one of the key protected animals in China, belongs to the category of second-class protected animals, and is also a second-class protected animal in Guangxi Province, so eating Chinese horseshoe crab is punishable by imprisonment. As for the length of the sentence, it depends on the seriousness of your behavior. A large number of killings, sales, acquisitions, etc. will be sentenced to more than five years in prison.

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Article 341 Crime of Illegal Hunting and Killing of 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. Whoever, in violation of hunting laws and regulations, hunts in a game-forbidden area or during a game-forbidden 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.