Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Shaoyang
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2020
Abstract
From 2016 to 2018, the defendant, Fenglian L., without obtaining the Hunan Province Wild Animals and Products Management License and without registering with the industrial and commercial department, purchased wild snakes with unknown sources from Wang, Xia, Xianlong W. Fenglian L. used WeChat or bank cards to transfer money to Wang, Xia, and Xianlong W. to pay for the purchase of snakes with a total of 474,810 yuan. Fenglian L. confessed to having done illegal business.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2020) Xiang 05, No.39 final instance
Charges
Fenglian L. was charged with illegal business.
Money value
Although not stated, the financial resources of it is around 470,000 RMB
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Fenglian L. guilty of illegal business according to criminal law Art. 225 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Fenglian L. was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and four months with a fine of 50,000 yuan. The illegal income of RMB 20,000 shall be recovered and turned over to the State Treasury. The appellate court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2019) Xiang 0529, No.152 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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