Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Haikou
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2017
Abstract
Wang Shizhai purchased a large number of wild animals from the market without going through the "Wild Animal Management License". In 2015, Wang Shizhai purchased 10 wild animals from strange vegetable farmers four times at the price of RMB13 each in Hainan ’s Qionghai market. Wang Shizhai took the wild animals home and slaughtered them in his freezer in. On December 22, 2016, Qionghai Forest Public Security Bureau seized wild animals from the freezer in Wang Shizhai's home.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
2017 Qiong 96 Criminal Final 130
Charges
Shizai W. was charged with illegally purchasing rare and endangered wild animals.
Species
Indian giant flying squirrel; Large brown flying squirrel,
Chinese francolin,
Greater coucal,
Great white egret,
Green sea turtle,
Hawksbill turtle
Money value
8350 RMB
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant at first trial Shizai W. guilty of illegally purchasing threatened and endangered wild animals according to criminal law Art. 341 I. Shizai W. confessed to having illegally purchased rare and endangered wild animals.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Shizai W. was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of RMB 20,000 for illegally purchasing rare and endangered wild animals. All crime involved items confiscated.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife