During the period from November 2016 to January 2018, Zhou illegally purchased, processed, and sold wild animals such as pheasants in his leased store without obtaining a wildlife management license and an industrial and commercial business license. According to the seized account book, Zhou's illegal purchase of wild animals amounted to 6,2337.7 yuan. On January 25, 2018, the Forest Public Security Bureau of Wanzai County inspected a batch of wild animals in Zhou's store, worth 148,980 yuan. Among them, 4 king rat snakes and 1 zaocys dhumnade were purchased by Zhou and other animals were collected and processed in Zhou' store after being hunted by others. Zhou collected processing fees from them. On March 14, 2018, Zhou went to Wanzai Forest Public Security Bureau to surrender, and truthfully confessed his crime. Zhou confessed to having done illegal business.
Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Wanzai
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Gan 0922, No.93 first instance
Charges
The defendant Zhou charged with illegal business.
Money value
148,980 RMB
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Zhou guilty of illegal business according to criminal law Art. 225 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Zhou was sentenced to 1 year in prison, suspended for 2 years, and fined RMB 20,000.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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