Is it illegal to hoard grain, and it is not illegal for individuals to hoard grain

Malicious hoarding of food, speculation and price gouging are illegal acts!

It is necessary to strengthen the analysis and judgment of grain production, circulation, trading and other aspects, adhere to bottom-line thinking and risk awareness, and prevent the butterfly effect and chain reaction; It is necessary to further do a good job in the monitoring of grain and oil, grain macro-control and other work, once the emerging tendencies are found, we must respond accurately and decisively, and resolutely crack down on malicious speculation, hoarding and other violations of laws and regulations.

Many businesses and capitalists have taken advantage of the global epidemic as an opportunity to maliciously hoard rice, noodles, and oil, and raise prices, resulting in abnormal food** [This kind of behavior may commit the crime of illegal business operation, and the circumstances are serious, and they will generally be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison or criminal detention, and the penalty will be 1 5 times the fine].

Paragraph 2 of Article 46 of the Regulations on the Administration of Grain Circulation: If the grain inventory of an operator engaged in grain purchase, processing and sales exceeds the prescribed maximum stockpile, the grain administrative department shall order it to make corrections and give it a warning; If the circumstances are serious, a fine of between 1 and 5 times the value of the excess grain shall be imposed, and the qualification for grain purchase may be revoked, and the administrative department for industry and commerce may revoke the business license.

As long as you are not an operator, there is no problem if you just eat or send relatives and neighbors to buy a few hundred tons. It turns out that there has always been a habit of stockpiling grain in rural areas, and this phenomenon is rare. However, it is easy to be robbed in the event of a major disaster or war.

If you sell, you need to go through all kinds of procedures, otherwise it will be illegal. It's just that if you eat it yourself, no one cares how much you buy. It's best not to let too many people know about hoarding supplies, after all, other people don't have food, and you have food, which is a big risk.

It is not illegal for individuals to hoard grain, as long as there is no transaction, there is no monetary interest, there is no price gouging, and there is no malicious stockpiling of grain, you can stay in the sea until the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten

It depends on who the hoarder is!

There is no specific amount, as long as it is not **, theoretically it is not illegal to save as much as possible.

Paragraph 2 of Article 46 of the Regulations on the Administration of Grain Circulation: If the grain inventory of an operator engaged in grain purchase, processing and sales exceeds the prescribed maximum stockpile, the grain administrative department shall order it to make corrections and give it a warning; If the circumstances are serious, a fine of between 1 and 5 times the value of the excess grain shall be imposed, and the qualification for grain purchase may be revoked, and the administrative department for industry and commerce may revoke the business license.

Legal analysis: malicious hoarding of grain and speculation and price hikes are illegal acts. It is necessary to strengthen the analysis and judgment of grain production, circulation, trading and other aspects, adhere to bottom-line thinking and risk awareness, and prevent the butterfly effect and chain reaction; It is necessary to further do a good job in the monitoring of grain and oil transportation, grain macro-control and other work, once the emerging tendencies are found, we must respond accurately and decisively, and resolutely crack down on malicious speculation, hoarding and other violations of laws and regulations.

Legal basis: Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 225: Where state provisions are violated by any of the following illegal business activities, disrupting market order, and the circumstances are serious, a sentence of up to five years imprisonment or short-term detention is to be given, and/or a fine of between 1 and 5 times the amount of unlawful gains is to be given, and where the festival is particularly serious, a sentence of not less than five years imprisonment is to be given, and a fine of between 1 and 5 times the amount of unlawful gains or confiscation of property is to be given: (1) Engaging in a franchise as provided for by laws and administrative regulations without permission, monopoly items or other items restricted from trading; (2) Buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin, and other laws and administrative regulations to operate Nazao Mountain licenses or approval documents; (3) Illegally operating **, **, or insurance business without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, or illegally engaging in fund payment and settlement business; (4) Other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt market order.

As long as individuals abide by the law, there is no upper limit on the amount of grain.

Grain purchasers who have been registered for industry and commerce in accordance with the law and have the ability to purchase, store, and sell grain will not be illegal no matter how many tons of grain they purchase, as long as they abide by discipline and law in their business activities. However, if the private purchase of grain exceeds 1 to 5 times the value of some of the grain, the industrial and commercial administrative department will cancel the qualification of private grain purchase.

Many businesses and capitalists take advantage of the global epidemic as an opportunity to maliciously hoard rice, noodles, and oil, and raise prices, resulting in abnormal food**, which may commit the crime of illegal operation, and the circumstances are serious, and they will generally be sentenced to less than 5 years in prison or criminal detention, and the penalty will be 1 to 5 times the fine.

Blindly hoarding food is harmful. In the case of national food security, the inventory of dealers is turned into their own inventory with a higher level, and the grain will deteriorate if it does not have storage conditions, which is an individual economic loss. Moreover, the epidemic has not yet ended, although there are zero new cases in many places, but we cannot relax our vigilance, and there is still a risk of clustering in a rush to buy.

What's more, the rush to buy is like a run on the bank, which will disrupt the normal supply arrangement, and the originally abundant supply of materials may also be temporarily tight and short-lived. This kind of impact on the normal market order, through the first transmission, ultimately hurts the end consumers and grain farmers to accumulate stupid key polarity.

Legal basis

Regulations on the Administration of Grain Circulation (Revised in 2021).

Article 11 Grain purchasers shall implement the national grain quality standards when purchasing grain, and shall not harm the interests of peasants and other grain producers; The price for the sale of grain shall be paid to the grain seller in a timely manner and shall not be in arrears; It is not allowed to accept the entrustment of any organization or individual to withhold or pay any taxes, fees and other payments.

Grain purchasers shall conduct quality and safety inspections in accordance with relevant state regulations to ensure grain quality and safety. Grain that does not meet food safety standards shall be stored separately for non-food purposes.

Article 44 Where a grain purchaser fails to inform or publicize the purchase of grain in accordance with the provisions or purchases grain at a lower grade and price, monopolizes or manipulates the grain, or other illegal acts, the market supervision and administration department shall punish him in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China".

Legal Analysis: Individuals are not advised to stock up on food.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Grain and Oil Storage

Article 3 Grain and oil storage units must comply with national laws, regulations and relevant management provisions, implement national and local grain circulation policies and grain emergency plans for hail and hail, implement the storage management system and standards formulated by the state and localities, accept the operational guidance of the grain administrative department, and cooperate with the grain industry source and sail administration department to carry out supervision and inspection in accordance with the law.

Article 4 Grain and oil storage units shall establish and improve the grain and oil storage management system, actively apply advanced and applicable grain and oil storage technology, delay the deterioration of grain and oil quality, reduce grain and oil loss and loss, prevent grain and oil pollution, and ensure that the quantity of grain and oil in stock is true, the quality is good, and the storage is safe and complete.

Article 5 The State grain administrative department shall be responsible for the supervision and management of grain and oil storage throughout the country, formulate management systems and standards, and organize the inspection of grain storage safety.

The local people's grain administrative departments at or above the county level are responsible for the supervision and management of grain and oil storage in their respective administrative regions.