The crime of destroying trees refers to the illegal logging and destruction of plants under special state protection in precious trees or other countries, or the illegal acquisition, transportation, processing and sale of plants under special state protection and their products in precious trees in violation of state regulations.
The word "the crime of destroying trees" generally appears in forestry administrative cases, and it is embodied in the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) with the crime of intentionally destroying property or destroying production and operation. The specific deforestation behavior is different in four aspects: object, objective elements, subject and subjective elements, and it is characterized by the crime of intentionally destroying property or destroying production and operation.
The compensation standard for forest harvesting is to compensate for losses according to law. The competent forestry department shall order it to stop the illegal act, replant trees whose number is more than one time but less than three times, and may impose a fine of more than one time but less than five times the value of the damaged trees. In young forest land and special-purpose forest, firewood cutting and grazing cause damage to forests and trees, compensation shall be made according to law, and the competent forestry department shall order it to stop the illegal act and replant trees whose number of damaged trees is more than one time but less than three times.
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Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 345 Crime of Illegal Logging Whoever illegally logs forests or other trees in huge quantities shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the number is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined; If the number is especially large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years and fined.
The crime of deforestation violates the provisions of the forest law. Whoever cuts down forests or other trees in large quantities shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the number is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.
Crime of illegal acquisition, transportation, illegal logging and deforestation; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.
Whoever unlawfully and wantonly cuts down forests or other trees in national nature reserves shall be given a heavier punishment.