Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Chongqing
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
On April 8, 2018, the defendants Dong J. and Juan L. drove Yuwanzhou Yufu No. 80040 fishing boat from the waters of Nanmenkou in Wanzhou District of the Yangtze River to Xutuo Waters of Wanzhou District of the Yangtze River, and placed four three-layer meshes with a size of 12 cm gill net. On the same month on the 12th, they collected Chinese suckers weighing 3.7 kg and other 36 fishes weighing 16.25 kg from the fishing net. Yixue L. confessed to having illegally hunted threatened and endangered wildlife species.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Yu 02, No.297 final instance
Charges
Yixue L. was charged with illegally hunting and killing threatened and endangered wildlife species.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Yixue L. guilty of illegal hunting of endangered wildlife species according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Yixue L. was sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment with a fine of 10,000 yuan. All crime involved items were confiscated. The appellant court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2019) Yu 0101, No.324 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife