(Adopted by the Fourth Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on November 8, 1988, promulgated by Order No. 9 of the President of the People's Republic of China on November 8, 1988, and effective on March 1, 1989)
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Protection of Wildlife
Chapter III Administration of Wildlife
Chapter IV Legal Liability
Chapter V Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This law is formulated for the purposes of protecting and saving the species of wildlife which are rare or near extinction, protecting, developing and rationally utilizing wildlife resources and maintaining ecological balances.
Article 2 All activities within the territory of the People's Republic ofChinaconcerning the protection, domestication, breeding, development and utilization of species of wildlife must be conducted in conformity with this Law.
The wildlife protected under this Law refers to the species of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife which are rare or near extinction and the species of terrestrial wildlife which are worthwhile or of important economic or scientific value.
The wildlife referred to in the provisions of this Law means the wildlife which shall enjoy protection as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
With regards to the protection of the species of aquatic wildlife other than those which are rare or near extinction, the provisions of the Fisheries Law shall apply.
Article 3 Wildlife resources are owned by the State.
The State shall protect the lawful rights and interests of units and individuals engaged in the development or utilization of wildlife resources according to law.
Article 4 The State shall pursue a policy of strengthening the protection of wildlife resources, actively domesticating and breeding the species of wildlife, and rationally developing and utilizing wildlife resources, and encouraging scientific research on wildlife.
Units and individuals that have made outstanding achievements in the protection of wildlife resources, in scientific research on wildlife, or in the domestication and breeding of wildlife shall be rewarded by the State.
Article 5 Citizens of the People's Republic ofChinashall have the obligation to protect wildlife resources and the right to inform the authorities of or file charges against acts of seizure or destruction of wildlife resources.
Article 6 The governments at various levels shall strengthen the administration of wildlife resources and formulate plans and measures for the protection, development and rational utilization of wildlife resources.
Article 7 The departments of forestry and fisheries administration under the State Council shall be respectively responsible for the nation-wide administration of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.
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