The sentencing standards for the crime of illegal hunting are divided into three levels:

1, illegal hunting or trading of rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection, can be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and fined;

2. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and fined;

3. If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and may also be fined or confiscated.

If the circumstances of illegal hunting are serious, including organizing or gathering people to hunt, hunting in a game reserve or during a game ban, or hunting with prohibited tools or methods, they may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or fines.

Criminal responsibility of the crime of illegal hunting;

1. According to the provisions of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the crime of illegal hunting refers to the act of hunting wild animals under special state protection without authorization, or hunting in the hunting season or the hunting area;

2. Possible criminal responsibilities of this crime include criminal detention and fines, and severe cases can be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment;

3. If illegal hunting leads to the reduction of the number of wildlife under special state protection or the deterioration of the living environment, more severe criminal responsibility will be investigated according to law;

4. For the specific sentencing of the crime of illegal hunting, it is also necessary to consider the number, manner and consequences of the crime, and the court will make a judgment according to the specific circumstances of the case.

To sum up, the sentencing standards for the crime of illegal hunting are divided into three grades according to the seriousness of the crime, ranging from fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and fines to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than ten years, especially serious fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years and possible fines or confiscation of property. Serious illegal hunting also includes organizing or gathering people to hunt, which can be punished with fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.

Legal basis:

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 34 1

Whoever illegally hunts and kills rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection, or illegally buys, transports or sells rare and endangered wild animals under special state protection and their products, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and shall also be fined or confiscated.

Whoever, in violation of hunting laws and regulations, hunts in a no-hunting area or during a no-hunting period or uses prohibited tools and methods to destroy wildlife resources, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine.