2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Article 339 Whoever, in violation of the state regulations, dumps, amasses, or disposes of, within the People’s Republic of China, solid waste from overseas, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years or short-term custody, and concurrently, a fine. If any of the aforementioned acts causes a major environmental pollution accident and thereby results in heavy losses to public or private property, or serious harm to human health, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. If the consequences are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. Whoever, without the permission of the competent department under the State Council, imports solid waste as raw materials, thereby causing a major environmental pollution accident and resulting in heavy losses to public or private property, or serious harm to human health, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years or short-term custody, and concurrently, a fine. If the consequences are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. Whoever, under the pretext of using it as raw materials, imports solid waste, liquid waste, or gaseous waste that cannot be used as raw materials, shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the second or third paragraph of Article 152 of this Law. Article 340 Whoever, in violation of the laws and regulations on the protection of aquatic resources, catches aquatic products where or when fishing is prohibited, or with prohibited fishing gear or methods, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or a fine. Article 341 Whoever unlawfully hunts or kills precious or endangered wild animals which are under national key protection, or unlawfully purchases, transports, or sells precious or endangered wild animals under national key protection or their products, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years or short-term custody, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine or confiscation of property. Whoever, in violation of the laws or regulations on hunting, hunts where or when hunting is prohibited, or with prohibited hunting tools or methods, thereby damaging wildlife resources, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or a fine. Whoever, in violation of the laws or regulations on wildlife protection and management, and for eating, unlawfully hunts, purchases, transports, or sells terrestrial wild animals which grow and breed in the wild but do not belong to those prescribed in the first paragraph, if the circumstances are serious, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Article 342 Whoever, in violation of the laws or regulations on land administration, unlawfully occupies farmland, woodland, or other agricultural land, and changes the planned use of the occupied land, if the area involved is relatively large, and a large area of farmland, woodland, or en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 25/40