What is the difference between the crime of illegal logging and the crime of deforestation?

1. What's the difference between the crime of illegal logging and the crime of illegal logging?

1, the difference between the crime of illegal logging and the crime of illegal logging is as follows:

(1) The targets of crimes are different.

② The objective aspects of crime are different.

(3) The subjective aspects of crime are different.

(4) The subject of crime is different. As the subject of the crime of illegal logging, it must be a natural person or unit other than the owner of the forest; The subject of the crime of deforestation can be natural persons or units such as forest owners and contractors.

2. Legal basis: Article 345th of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

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 control, 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. Whoever, in violation of the provisions of the Forest Law, 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. Whoever illegally purchases or transports trees that he knows are illegally cut, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control, and shall also, or shall 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.

Second, what is illegal logging?

1, illegal felling of trees refers to the unauthorized felling of forests or other trees owned by the state and collectives for the purpose of illegal possession, in violation of the national forest law and other forest protection regulations, and the unauthorized felling of pieces of trees left by others on the mountain.

2. Illegal felling of a large number of trees constitutes a crime, and shall be convicted and punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

3. The main features of illegal logging are:

(1) violated the national forest law and forest protection regulations.

(2) Illegal felling of trees for the purpose of illegal possession.

(3) Natural persons can carry out this act. State-owned enterprises, institutions and collective economic organizations can carry out this act.