Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Liupanshui
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2018
Abstract
At the beginning of May 2017, the defendant Yongwen Y. dug a pit in the ground and hunted 2 pheasants and feed them in the house. Yongwen Y. and his wife Rongmei Y. (not prosecuting) sold the two pheasants to Zhonghui Z. for 200 yuan. On May 18, 2017, Yongwen Y. set up a trap behind the Mou family in the sixth group of Dadong Village, Dashan Town, Panzhou City, Guizhou Province. On May 19, 2017, three pheasants were hunted and sold for RMB 400 to the defendant Xiaoman L. Yongwen Y. confessed to have illegally hunted endangered wildlife, and Xiaoman L. confessed to have illegally purchased endangered wildlife.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2018) Qian 02, No.35 final instance
Charges
The defendant Yongwen Y. were charged with of illegally hunting endangered wildlife, the defendant Xiaoman L. were charged with of illegally purchasing endangered wildlife
Species
Money value
5,344 RMB.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Yongwen Y. and Yongwen Y. guilty of illegal hunting and purchase of endangered wildlife according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Yongwen Y. was sentenced to 5 years prison and fined 5,000 yuan. Xiaoman L. was sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment, 3 years’ probation, and a fine of 3,000 yuan. Recovery of Yongwen Y.'s illegal income of RMB 600.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2017) Qian 0222, No.577 first instance
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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