Legal responsibility of returning farmland to forest and cutting down trees

Legal analysis: according to the provisions of the criminal law on the crime of illegal occupation of agricultural land, deforestation or other crimes, criminal responsibility should be investigated according to law; Those who are not serious enough for criminal punishment shall be punished by the administrative departments of forestry, agriculture and water conservancy of the people's governments at or above the county level in accordance with the provisions of the Forest Law, Grassland Law and Soil and Water Conservation Law.

Legal basis: Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Returning Farmland to Forests.

Eleventh any unit or individual has the right to report and accuse the destruction of returning farmland to forests. After receiving reports and complaints, the relevant people's governments and their relevant departments shall promptly deal with them.

Article 62 Whoever, without authorization, returns farmland to forest for rehabilitation, or engages in activities such as indiscriminate mining and excavation within the implementation scope of the project of returning farmland to forest, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to the provisions of the Criminal Law on the crime of illegal occupation of agricultural land, the crime of deforestation or other crimes; Those who are not serious enough for criminal punishment shall be punished by the administrative departments of forestry, agriculture and water conservancy of the people's governments at or above the county level in accordance with the provisions of the Forest Law, Grassland Law and Soil and Water Conservation Law.