How many levels of animal protection have civets been sentenced to?

Those who protect animals in the second class shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years. According to the information of China Travel Service. Com, civet cats belong to the national second-class protected animals. Illegal hunting and killing of rare and endangered wild animals under state protection, or illegal acquisition, transportation and sale of rare and endangered wild animals under state protection and their products. He shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined.