Zhongxin Finance, June 17. Recently, the State Administration of Market Supervision, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued an announcement, deciding to stop the implementation of the "Announcement on Prohibiting the Trade of Wild Animals" (2020 No. 4) from the date of the announcement. ).
The "Announcement on Prohibiting the Trade of Wild Animals" was issued and implemented on January 26, 2020 in order to strictly prevent the new crown pneumonia epidemic and block possible sources of infection and transmission routes.
On February 24, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress promulgated and implemented the "Decision on Comprehensively Prohibiting Illegal Wildlife Trade, Eliminating the Bad Habits of Eating Wild Animals, and Effectively Protecting the People's Health and Safety". Eating behavior and other clear regulations have been made to further clarify the scope of wild animals that are prohibited from trade and consumption.
On May 29, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, approved by the State Council, released the National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources, which further clarified the boundaries between terrestrial wild animals and livestock and poultry.
Based on the further improvement of relevant laws and regulations, the three departments have decided to stop implementing the "Announcement on Prohibiting the Trade of Wild Animals".
The three departments require that after the implementation of the "Announcement on Prohibiting the Trade of Wild Animals" ceases to be implemented, all relevant departments in various regions must comply with the "Wild Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", the Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China, and The "Decision on Comprehensively Prohibiting Illegal Wildlife Trade, Eliminating the Bad Habits of Eating Wild Animals, and Effectively Protecting the People's Health and Safety" passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and other relevant laws and regulations, continue to strengthen the protection and management of terrestrial and aquatic wild animals, increase the The crackdown on illegal wildlife trade and indiscriminate eating of wild animals will effectively protect the lives, health and safety of the people.
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