Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Shaoyang
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2020
Abstract
From March 2017 to December 2018, Hongyue Q. purchased wild animals, such as snakes and frogs, from farmers in Dankou Town, Chengbu County many times without obtaining a license for the operation of wild animals and their products and without registering with the industrial and commercial department. Then he sold them to Xia, Wang, Zhong. Among them, he sold wild snakes and frogs for 36,800 yuan to Xia, wild snakes for 25,078 yuan to Wang, and wild snakes for 9,651 yuan to Zhong, a total of sales amount was 71,577 yuan and illegally profited 8,000 yuan. Hongyue Q. confessed to having done illegal business.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2020) Xiang 05, No.201 final instance
Charges
Hongyue Q. was charged with illegal business.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Hongyue Q. guilty of illegal business according to criminal law Art. 225 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Hongyue Q. was sentenced to imprisonment for 9 months with a fine of 10,000 yuan. The illegal income of RMB 8,000 shall be recovered and turned over to the State Treasury. The appellate court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2020) Xiang 0529, No.31 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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