Slingshot fishing is illegal

I. Is it illegal to hit fish with a slingshot

1. Whether it is illegal to hit fish with a slingshot needs to be decided according to the specific situation:

(1) It is usually not illegal to hit common fish that are not artificially reared with a slingshot;

(2) If you use a slingshot to hit a state-protected species of fish, then it is an illegal act.

State regulations prohibit the use of fishing methods that destroy fishery resources, such as blowing up, poisoning and electrocuting fish.

2, the legal basis: "Chinese people's *** and the State Fisheries Law" Article 30

Prohibit the use of deep-fried fish, poisonous fish, electric fish and other methods of destroying fishery resources for fishing. It is prohibited to manufacture, sell or use prohibited fishing gear. It is prohibited to fish in prohibited fishing areas and during prohibited fishing periods. It is prohibited to fish with gear smaller than the minimum mesh size. The proportion of juvenile fish in the catch shall not exceed a specified percentage. The sale of illegally caught fish is prohibited in closed areas or during closed periods.

The varieties of fishery resources under key protection and their fishable standards, the closed areas and closed periods, the fishing gear and fishing methods whose use is prohibited or restricted, the minimum mesh sizes, and other measures for the protection of fishery resources shall be stipulated by the competent department of the State Council's administrative department of fisheries or the competent department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government's administrative department of fisheries.

Second, the closed season illegal fishing will be punished

The closed season illegal fishing will receive the following penalties:

1, fishing during the closed season, the maximum fine of 100,000 yuan;

2, the circumstances of the seriousness of the case, constitutes the crime of illegal fishing of aquatic products, shall be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than three years, detention, control, or a fine.