Hunting white cranes can constitute a crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals, and is generally punished with fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and a fine; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and shall also be fined or confiscated.
Criteria for filing crimes against precious and endangered wild animals
The criteria for filing the crime of endangered rare and endangered wild animals are illegal hunting, killing or illegal acquisition, transportation and sale of the national first-and second-class protected wild animals listed in the List of National Key Protected Wild Animals, the wild animals listed in Appendix 1 2 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and the above-mentioned domesticated and propagated species.
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Legal basis: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Criminal Cases of Destruction of Wildlife Resources.
Article 6
In violation of hunting laws and regulations, hunting in a game reserve, a game ban period, or using prohibited tools and methods, under any of the following circumstances, is illegal hunting with "serious circumstances":
(1) illegally hunting and killing more than 20 wild animals;
(two) in violation of hunting laws and regulations, hunting with prohibited tools and methods in the game reserve or during the game reserve;
(3) There are other serious circumstances.
Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 34 1
Whoever illegally hunts and kills rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection, or illegally buys, transports or sells rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection and their products, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and shall also be fined or confiscated. Whoever, in violation of hunting laws and regulations, hunts in a no-hunting area or during a no-hunting period or uses prohibited tools and methods to destroy wildlife resources, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine.