The giant panda is a national first-class protected animal. 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.
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Wildlife Protection Law: Article 12. The competent department of wildlife protection in the State Council shall, jointly with the relevant departments of the State Council, determine and publish the list of important habitats of wild animals according to the results of investigation, monitoring and evaluation of wild animals and their habitats.
People's governments at or above the provincial level shall delimit relevant nature reserves according to law, protect wild animals and their important habitats, and protect, restore and improve the living environment of wild animals. People's governments at or above the county level may take other forms to protect those who do not have the conditions to delimit relevant nature reserves, such as delineating hunting (fishing) areas and stipulating hunting (fishing) periods.
Prohibit or restrict the introduction of exotic species, create a single pure forest, and excessively spray pesticides in relevant nature reserves, which will interfere with and threaten the survival and reproduction of wild animals.
Twentieth in the relevant nature reserves and hunting (fishing) areas, hunting and other activities that hinder the survival and reproduction of wild animals are prohibited during the hunting (fishing) period, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.
During the migration and migration of wild animals, hunting and other activities that hinder the survival and reproduction of wild animals are prohibited and strictly restricted in the migration and migration channels outside the areas specified in the preceding paragraph. The scope of the migration route and the contents that hinder the survival and reproduction of wild animals shall be stipulated and promulgated by the people's governments at or above the county level or their wildlife protection departments.
Article 21 Hunting and killing of wildlife under special state protection is prohibited.
Because of scientific research, population control, epidemic monitoring or other special circumstances, it is necessary to hunt wild animals under national first-class protection, and it shall apply to the competent department of wildlife protection in the State Council for a special hunting and catching license; Anyone who needs to hunt wild animals under second-class state protection shall apply to the wildlife protection department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government for a special hunting and catching license.
Article 22 Whoever hunts wild animals that are not under special state protection shall obtain the hunting license issued by the wildlife protection department of the local people's government at or above the county level according to law and accept the hunting quota management.
Article 23 Hunters shall hunt according to the special hunting and catching license and the species, quantity, places, tools, methods and time limit stipulated by hunting license.
Anyone who hunts with a gun shall obtain a gun license issued by the public security organ according to law.
Article 24 It is forbidden to hunt with poisons, explosives, electric shocks or electronic traps, hunting sets, hunting clips, ground guns, shovels and other tools, and it is forbidden to hunt by night lighting, annihilation hunting, nest destruction, fire attack, smoking and net catching, unless it is really necessary to use net catching and electronic trapping for scientific research.
Hunting tools and methods prohibited from being used other than those specified in the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated and promulgated by local people's governments at or above the county level.
China People's Congress Network: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law
Baidu Encyclopedia: Wildlife Protection Law