Article 14 If the protection of wildlife under special State or local protection causes losses to crops or other losses, the local governments shall make compensation for them. Measures for such compensation shall be formulated by the governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.
Chapter III Administration of Wildlife
Article 15 The departments of wildlife administration shall regularly carry out surveys of wildlife resources and keep records of them.
Article 16 The hunting, catching or killing of wildlife under special State protection shall be prohibited. Where the catching or fishing of wildlife under first class State protection is necessary for scientific research, domestication and breeding, exhibition or other special purposes, the unit concerned must apply to the department of wildlife administration under the State Council for a special hunting and catching license; where the catching or hunting of wildlife under second class State protection is intended, the unit concerned must apply to the relevant department of wildlife administration under the government of a province, an autonomous region or a municipality directly under the Central Government for a special hunting and catching license.
Article 17 The State shall encourage the domestication and breeding of wildlife.
Anyone who intends to domesticate and breed wildlife under special State protection shall obtain a license. Administrative measures for such licenses shall be formulated by the department of wildlife administration under the State Council.
Article 18 Anyone who intends to hunt or catch wildlife that is not under special State protection must obtain a hunting license and observe the hunting quota assigned.
Anyone who intends to hunt with a gun must obtain a gun license from the public security organ of the county or municipality concerned.
Article 19 Anyone engaged in the hunting or catching of wildlife shall observe the prescriptions in his or her special hunting and catching license or his or her hunting license with respect to the species, quantity, area and time limit.
Article 20 In nature reserves and areas closed to hunting, and during seasons closed to hunting, the hunting and catching of wildlife and other activities which are harmful to the living and breeding of wildlife shall be prohibited.
The areas and seasons closed to hunting as well as the prohibited hunting gear and methods shall be specified by governments at or above the county level or by the departments of wildlife administration under them.
Article 21 The hunting or catching of wildlife by the use of military weapons, poison or explosives shall be prohibited.
Measures for the control of the production, sale and use of hunting rifles and bullets shall be formulated by the department of forestry administration under the State Council jointly with the public security department, and shall enter into force after being submitted to and approved by the State Council.
Article 22 The sale and purchase of wildlife under special State protection or the products thereof shall be prohibited. Where the sale, purchase or utilization of wildlife under first class State protection or the products thereof is necessary for scientific research, domestication and breeding, exhibition or other special purposes, the unit concerned must apply for approval by the department of wildlife administration under the State Council or by a unit authorized by the same department. Where the sale, purchase or utilization of wildlife under second class State protection or the products thereof is necessary, the unit concerned must apply for approval by the department of wildlife administration under the government of the relevant province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government or by a unit authorized by the same department.
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