2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China more than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. If it causes the death of a patient, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. Article 336a Whoever implants a gene-edited or cloned human embryo into a human or an animal body, or implants a gene-edited or cloned animal embryo into a human body, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years, and concurrently, a fine. Article 337 Whoever, in violation of the state regulations on the epidemic prevention and quarantine of animals and plants, causes a major animal or plant epidemic or poses a risk of a major animal or plant epidemic, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only. An entity committing a crime as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be fined, and the directly responsible persons in charge and other directly responsible persons shall be punished in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Section 6 Crimes of Impairing the Conservation of Environment and Resources Article 338 Whoever, in violation of state regulations, discharges, dumps, or disposes of radioactive wastes, wastes containing pathogens of infectious diseases, toxic substances, or other hazardous substances, thereby seriously polluting the environment, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixedterm imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years, and concurrently, a fine. If there is any of the following circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 7 years, and concurrently, a fine: (1) discharging, dumping, or disposing of radioactive wastes, wastes containing pathogens of infectious diseases, or toxic substances in key protected zones identified in accordance with the law, such as drinking water source reserves and key protected zones of nature reserves, and the circumstances are especially serious; (2) discharging, dumping, or disposing of radioactive wastes, wastes containing pathogens of infectious diseases, or toxic substances in the water areas of important rivers or lakes identified by the state, and the circumstances are especially serious; (3) causing a large amount of permanent basic farmland to lose its basic function or to endure permanent damage; or (4) causing serious injuries or serious diseases to several persons, or causing serious disability or the death of a person. Whoever commits a crime as prescribed in the first paragraph, which constitutes another crime, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions that specify a heavier punishment. en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 24/40