The defendant Zhengjun L. charged felony counts of illegally hunting and killing threatened and endangered wildlife (appellate case)

Country
Seat of court
Haikou
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract

On the morning of January 28, 2019, Zhengjun L. entered the xx District with choppers, to check whether the iron clips he had placed had captured prey, and found that one of the iron clips captured a pheasant-like prey. Zhengjun L. put away the seven iron clips arranged on the site, and left two iron clips, and burnt the feathers of the prey with the fire to dry them and put them together with the iron clips in the woven bag of his uphill belt, and went down the next day. On the way, the mountain ranger Liu and others found and seized the prey and other items he carried. Zhengjun L. confessed to having illegally hunted and killed threatened and endangered wildlife species.

Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Qiong, No.219 final instance
Charges
Zhengjun L. was charged with illegally hunting and killing threatened and endangered wildlife species.
Money value
Although not stated, the financial resources of it is around 3,000 RMB.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Zhengjun L. guilty of illegal hunting and killing of endangered wildlife species according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Zhengjun L. was sentenced to 2 years in prison and a fine of RMB 2,000. The appellate court upheld this decision. All crime involved items were confiscated.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2019) Qiong 97, No.62 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife