Punishment standard for illegally cutting down other people's trees

The punishment standard for cutting down other people's trees without permission is a fine of more than three times and less than ten times the value of the cut trees. In addition, those who cause huge economic losses and need to be investigated for criminal responsibility may be given fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years according to the seriousness of the case.

1. What is the punishment standard for cutting down other people's trees without permission?

The punishment standard for cutting down other people's trees without permission is based on Article 39 of the Forest Law. The punishment measures are: illegal logging of forests or other trees, compensation for losses according to law; The competent forestry authorities shall order the replanting of trees that have been illegally felled for dozens of times, confiscate the illegally felled trees or the proceeds from the sale, and impose a fine of more than three times and less than ten times the value of illegally felled trees. Where forests or other trees are cut down indiscriminately, the competent forestry authorities shall order them to replant trees with five times the number of trees cut down indiscriminately, and impose a fine of two to five times the value of trees cut down indiscriminately. Refuse to replant trees or replant trees that do not meet the relevant provisions of the state, the competent forestry authorities shall replant them on their behalf, and the required expenses shall be paid by the offenders.

According to the provisions of Article 32 of the Forest Law, it is illegal to cut down trees without approval, except that rural residents cut scattered trees in private plots and in front of and behind houses owned by individuals.

Second, the forest law

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This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting, cultivating and rationally utilizing forest resources, speeding up land greening, giving full play to the functions of forests in conserving water and soil, regulating climate, improving environment and providing forest products, and meeting the needs of social construction and people's life.

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Within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), the cultivation, planting, logging, utilization and management of forests, trees and woodlands must abide by this Law.

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Forest resources are owned by the state, except those that are collectively owned by law.

Forests, trees and woodlands owned by the state and collectives, and trees and woodlands owned by individuals shall be registered by local people's governments at or above the county level, and certificates shall be issued to confirm ownership or use rights. The State Council may authorize the competent forestry authorities in the State Council to register the forests, trees and woodlands in the national key forest areas identified by the State Council, issue certificates and notify the relevant local people's governments.

The legitimate rights and interests of owners and users of forests, trees and woodlands are protected by law, and no unit or individual may infringe upon them.

Article 4

Forests are divided into the following five categories:

(1) Shelterbelt: forests, trees and bushes with the main purpose of protection, including water conservation forests, soil and water conservation forests, windbreak and sand fixation forests, farmland and pasture shelterbelts, bank protection forests and road protection forests;

(2) Timber forests: forests and trees whose main purpose is to produce wood, including bamboo forests whose main purpose is to produce bamboo;

(3) Economic forests: trees whose main purpose is to produce fruits, edible oils, beverages, condiments, industrial raw materials and medicinal materials;

(4) Fuelwood forests: trees whose main purpose is to produce fuel;

(5) Special-purpose forests: forests and trees whose main purposes are national defense, environmental protection and scientific experiments. , including national defense forest, experimental forest, mother forest, environmental protection forest, scenic forest, trees in historical sites and memorial sites, and forests in nature reserves.

Article 5

Forestry construction is based on forest management, universal forest protection, vigorous afforestation, combination of cutting and breeding, and sustainable utilization.

Article 6

The state encourages forestry scientific research, popularizes advanced forestry technology and improves the level of forestry science and technology.

Article 7

The state protects the legitimate rights and interests of forest farmers, lightens their burdens according to law, prohibits illegal fees and fines from forest farmers, and prohibits apportionment and compulsory fund-raising from forest farmers.

The state protects the legitimate rights and interests of collectives and individuals contracted for afforestation, and no unit or individual may infringe upon the forest ownership and other legitimate rights and interests enjoyed by collectives and individuals contracted for afforestation according to law.

Article 8

The State shall take the following measures to protect forest resources:

(a) the implementation of quota harvesting of forests, encourage afforestation, closing hillsides to facilitate afforestation, and expand forest coverage;

(two) according to the relevant provisions of the state and local people's governments, give economic support or long-term loans to collective and individual afforestation;

(three) to promote the comprehensive utilization and economical use of wood and encourage the development and utilization of wood substitutes;

(four) the collection of afforestation fees, earmarked for afforestation;

(five) the coal and paper sector according to the output of coal, wood pulp and paper products to extract a certain amount of funds, earmarked for timber forest construction such as pit wood and paper;

(six) the establishment of forestry fund system.

Cutting down trees without authorization, on the one hand, involves infringement, because it does not belong to its own forest property and it has no right to dispose of it. In this case, it is obviously necessary to investigate the responsibility of relevant compensation. On the other hand, it involves the loss of forest products and the infringement of national forest rights and interests, and it is also necessary to investigate the relevant legal responsibilities.