Catching toads in the ground and selling them actually constitutes a crime? Recently, such a case occurred in Zizhong County, Sichuan Province, on May 10, Hu Moumou went to a village in Zizhong County, Sichuan Province, without a hunting license, to catch 21 wild toads with his bare hands. That night, on the way to Wang's house in another village in Zizhong County, he caught wild toads with his bare hands. A total of 143 wild toads were caught that day. Subsequently, Hu Lin sold 143 wild toads to Wang at a price of 28 yuan per kilogram, which was later seized by the police.
According to the Sichuan Chuanfa Environmental Damage Judicial Laboratory, the toad species seized and sent for inspection are all Chinese toads, which are beneficial or terrestrial wild animals with important economic and scientific research value protected by the state, and the overall value of their species is 100 yuan / piece.
The legal issue in this case, the wild toad is what we call the toad, why is it a crime to catch this?
Explanation of the case: Hu Moumou's behavior constitutes the crime of illegal hunting.
The crime of illegal hunting refers to the act of violating hunting regulations by hunting in a forbidden hunting area or during a forbidden hunting period, or using prohibited tools or methods to destroy wildlife resources, with serious circumstances.
In this case, Mr. Hu did not have a hunting license, and according to the regulations, he could not hunt, which violated the national regulations. The seized wild toad species are Chinese toads, which are beneficial or terrestrial wild animals with important economic and scientific research value protected by the state, and Hu Moumou's capture of wild toads without a hunting license has constituted the crime of illegal hunting.
The occurrence of this case also gave us a lesson in the legal system, catching toads may also constitute a crime, and we must also reasonably protect wild animals.