Cutting down camphor trees in laws and regulations? Masters, please!

Destruction of public property, destruction of greenery, fines, compensation.

Legal analysis: camphor trees cannot be cut down, which is considered a crime. Camphor is a national key protected wild plant.

Illegal felling of camphor trees violates the crime of illegal logging and destruction of national key protected plants. Whoever violates state regulations by illegally felling or destroying precious trees or other plants under key national protection, or illegally purchasing, transporting, processing, or purchasing precious trees or other plants under key national protection and the products thereof, shall be sentenced to up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release, and shall also be fined; where the circumstances are serious, the sentence is between three and seven years imprisonment and a concurrent fine.

Legal basis: Article 344 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China [Crime of Illegal Felling and Destruction of Plants under National Key Protection] [Crime of Illegal Acquisition, Transportation, Processing, Illegal Harvesting or Destruction of Precious Trees or Other Plants under National Key Protection] Violating State regulations by illegally felling or destroying precious trees or other plants under national key protection.

or illegally acquire, transport, process, or process precious trees or other plants under national key protection and the products thereof, shall be sentenced to up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release, and shall also be fined; where the circumstances are serious, the sentence is between three and seven years imprisonment and a concurrent fine.

Legal analysis: Wild camphor trees are national second-class protected tree species, and it is illegal to cut down camphor trees without permission.

Legal basis: Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Article 345 Whoever illegally logs down forests or other forest trees, and the quantity is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, short-term detention or controlled release, and/or a fine; where the amount is huge, a sentence of between three and seven years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given; where the amount is especially huge, a sentence of seven or more years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given. Whoever violates the provisions of the Forest Law by indiscriminately felling forests or other forest trees, and the quantity is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, short-term detention or control of the mill, and/or a fine; where the amount is huge, a sentence of between three and seven years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given;

Illegally acquiring or transporting illegally or indiscriminately felled forest trees Illegally purchasing or transporting illegally or indiscriminately felled forest trees, where the circumstances are serious, is to be sentenced to up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release, and/or a fine; where the circumstances are particularly pure and serious, the sentence is between three and seven years imprisonment and a concurrent fine. Those who illegally or indiscriminately cut down forests or other trees in national nature reserves shall be given heavier punishments.

Legal Analysis: It is not illegal to cut down artificially planted camphor trees, but if you cut down wild camphor trees, you may be suspected of illegal logging and will be criminally filed.

Legal basis: "Provisions of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security on the Standards for Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases under the Jurisdiction of Public Security Organs (1)" Article 72: Where illegal logging of forests or other trees is suspected of any of the following circumstances, a case shall be filed for prosecution:

1) Illegal logging of 2 to 5 cubic meters or more;

2) Illegally felling 100 to 200 or more young trees.

In any of the following circumstances for the purpose of illegal occupation, it is "illegal felling of forests or other forests" as provided for in this article;

1) Cutting down forests or other forests owned by the State, collectives, others, or contracted management by others without authorization;

2) Cutting down forests or other forests contracted by the unit or by oneself without authorization;

3) Felling forests or other forest trees owned by the State, collectives, others or contracted management by others outside the locations specified in the forest felling permit.