2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Whoever, in violation of the provisions of the Forestry Law, arbitrarily fells forest trees, bamboos in a bamboo forest, or other trees or bamboos, if the amount involved is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, or noncustodial correction, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only. If the amount involved is especially large, 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. Whoever knowingly and unlawfully purchases or transports trunks or logs that are unlawfully or arbitrarily felled, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only. 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. Whoever unlawfully or arbitrarily fells forest trees, bamboos in a bamboo forest, or other trees or bamboos in a national nature reserve shall be given a heavier punishment. Article 346 An entity committing a crime as prescribed in Articles 338 to 345 of this Section 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 corresponding article of this Section. Section 7 Crimes of Smuggling, Trafficking, Transporting, or Manufacturing Narcotic Drugs Article 347 Whoever smuggles, traffics, transports, or manufactures narcotic drugs, regardless of the quantity, shall be held criminally liable and be subjected to criminal punishment. Whoever smuggles, traffics, transports, or manufactures narcotic drugs shall be sentenced to fixedterm imprisonment of 15 years, life imprisonment, or death, and concurrently, confiscation of property if there is any of the following circumstances: (1) smuggling, trafficking, transporting, or manufacturing opium of not less than 1 kilogram, or heroin or methamphetamine of not less than 50 grams, or any other narcotic drug of a large quantity; (2) being a ringleader of a group engaged in smuggling, trafficking, transporting, or manufacturing narcotic drugs; (3) providing armed support for smuggling, trafficking, transporting, or manufacturing narcotic drugs; (4) resisting inspection, detention, or arrest by means of violence, where the circumstances are serious; or (5) participating in organized international narcotic drug trafficking. Whoever smuggles, traffics, transports, or manufactures opium of not less than 200 grams but less than 1 kilogram, or heroin or methamphetamine of not less than 10 grams but less than 50 en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 27/40