Criteria for filing the crime of illegal felling of trees

The criteria for filing the crime of illegal logging are as follows:

1, illegally cutting more than two to five cubic meters;

2, illegal felling of young trees more than one hundred to two hundred;

3, deforestation of ten to twenty cubic meters;

4. Deforestation of more than 500 to 1,000 young trees.

For the purpose of illegal possession, one of the following circumstances belongs to illegal logging of forests or other trees:

1, cutting forests or other trees owned by the state, collectives, others or contracted by others without authorization;

2, unauthorized felling of forests or other trees contracted by the unit or myself;

3. Cutting forests and other trees owned by the state, collectively owned, owned by others or contracted by others outside the place specified in the tree cutting license.

Under any of the following circumstances, it is a serious illegal act to illegally cut down trees:

1, wantonly destroying or cutting down more than two protected trees or causing more than three deaths;

2, wantonly destroying or cutting down trees more than two cubic meters;

3, illegal organization planning, directing illegal logging or wanton destruction of precious trees;

4. Other serious circumstances.

In any of the following circumstances, anyone who wantonly destroys, illegally cuts down or wantonly cuts down a large number of trees shall be convicted and punished for the crime of illegally cutting down trees:

1. Destroy and illegally cut down trees in areas not owned by individuals or contracted by the state or others without the permission of government units or others.

2, without the permission of the unit or others, unauthorized destruction and illegal felling of subordinate units or individuals contracted forest areas.

(3) arbitrarily destroying or illegally cutting down other trees contracted by the state, collectives or others outside the places specified in the licenses of organs and units.

In any of the following circumstances, it is an illegal act to illegally purchase and cut down trees:

1. Trees bought in illegal trading places.

2. Buy trees at a price significantly lower than the market.

3, the acquisition of the relevant laws and regulations of our country are not allowed to sell trees.

To sum up, whoever wantonly destroys or cuts down a large number of trees will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention control and pay compensation according to the relevant laws of our country. If the number is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.

Legal basis:

Article 345th of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Crime of illegal logging Whoever illegally cuts down forests or other trees in large quantities shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the number is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined; If the number is especially large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years and fined.

The crime of deforestation violates the provisions of the forest law. Whoever cuts down forests or other trees in large quantities shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the number is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.

Crime of illegal acquisition, transportation, illegal logging and deforestation; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.

Whoever unlawfully and wantonly cuts down forests or other trees in national nature reserves shall be given a heavier punishment.