China News Network, Fuzhou, March 12 (Reporter Long Min) The General Office of the Fujian Provincial People's Government notified on the 12th that it had formulated and issued the "Notice on the Comprehensive Ban on Illegal Wildlife Trading and the Severe Punishment of Wildlife-related Criminal Activities According to Law" (Hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), to further improve the governance system, enhance governance capabilities, strengthen law enforcement supervision, quickly form a high-pressure situation to combat illegal and illegal acts of wild animals, and create a strong atmosphere to eliminate the bad habits of wild animals and develop civilized and healthy eating habits.
The "Notice" covers 16 specific measures in 4 aspects. The "Notice" requires that the Fujian Provincial Forestry Bureau, together with the Fujian Provincial Marine Fisheries Bureau, the Fujian Provincial Public Security Department and other agencies, take the lead in establishing a provincial system of joint meetings to protect wild animals and eliminate bad habits of wild animals. In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and policies, To study and formulate supervision measures, coordinate and solve the problems encountered in joint prevention and control; promote departments to strengthen coordination and cooperation, organize special actions for joint law enforcement, and establish a long-term mechanism for joint prevention and control.
The "Notice" also pointed out that public security, market supervision, forestry, marine fisheries, agriculture and rural areas, urban management, customs and other departments should strengthen joint joint law enforcement, implement land bans, sea blockages, online and offline joint defense, and comprehensively strengthen surface exhaustion. , Online inspection, information sharing and intelligence analysis and research, comprehensive, multi-angle collection and sorting of case clues, timely investigation and punishment of illegal and criminal acts that destroy wildlife resources.
Where relevant administrative law enforcement agencies find a suspected criminal act, the "Notice" clearly states that fixed evidence should be collected in a timely manner and the case should be transferred to the public security organ, and administrative penalties should not be used in place of criminal prosecution.
Earlier in February, the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of Fujian Province passed the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress on Abolishing the Bad Habits of Wild Animals and Effectively Safeguarding the People's Health and Safety". Resolutely ban and severely crack down on illegal acts related to eating wild animals, control major public health risks from the source, and provide timely and effective legal support. (Finish)