Is it really against the law to raise baby fish?

Baby fish is the largest and most precious amphibian in the world. it is named because its cry is like the cry of a baby. it is more common in the southern provinces of our country, and it is a more primitive species of existing amphibians. It has a certain value in the study of animal evolution and other scientific research and teaching. Let's take a look at whether raising baby fish is really against the law.

Is it really against the law to raise baby fish?

It is illegal to raise baby fish privately. The economic value of baby fish is high, people's overfishing as food is becoming more and more serious, coupled with river pollution and destruction of the ecological environment, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of giant salamander, many places resource depletion or even on the verge of extinction. In order to protect this resource, China has listed giant salamanders as second-class priority protection of wild animals and strictly forbids hunting, such as scientific research, exhibition, breeding and other needs, must be approved by the competent department to capture.

Is it against the law to eat baby fish?

It is not illegal to eat baby fish with artificial breeding for more than two generations.

According to Article 4 of the Wildlife Protection Law of the people's Republic of China, the state implements the policy of strengthening resource protection, active domestication and breeding, and rational development and utilization of wild animals. In Article 17, the State encourages the domestication and breeding of wild animals, but the relevant license shall be held. According to the above relevant laws and regulations, farmed baby fish can be eaten.

It should be emphasized that only baby fish with more than two generations of offspring can be eaten, developed and utilized. In other words, the wild baby fish that are bred in captivity are called the son generation, which cannot be eaten, and the next generation is called the second generation, that is, the "grandson" generation, which can be eaten and developed. The prerequisite is that the operator must hold the "Aquatic Wildlife Management license", the "Aquatic Wildlife domestication Certificate", the "Transport Certificate" and other relevant documents approved and issued by the fisheries administration department, and apply to the fishery administration department in the place where they operate before they can sell baby fish.