Regulation on Protection of Wild Medicinal Resources (from government website)

Regulation on Protection of Wild Medicinal Resources

October 30, 1987
　
Article 1 For the purpose of protecting and rationally utilizing wild medicinal resources, and meeting the people's demands on medical treatment and health care, the Regulations are formulated.

Article 2 The Regulations apply to any unit or individual that obtains or sells wild medicines in the territory of the People's Republic of China, save those stipulated in other State regulations.

Article 3 The State implements the principle of both gathering and protecting wild medicinal resources, and encourages its artificial cultivation.

Article 4 The wild medicinal species under the national priority protection are classified into three classes:
Class 1: endangered, rare and precious wild medicinal species (hereinafter referred to as wild medicinal species under class 1);
Class 2: important wild medicinal species, of which the distributed area shrinks and of which the resources are nearly exhausted (hereinafter referred to as wild medicinal species under class 2);
Class 3: major wild medicinal species, of which the resources have decreased largely (hereinafter referred to as wild medicinal species under class 3);

Article 5 The name list of the wild medicinal species under the national priority protection is formulated by state authorities of medicine, together with administrative department of wilds animals and plants under the State Council. Besides the species referred in the above mentioned list, new species to be added to that list shall be decided and forwarded by people's governments at provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government to the state authorities of medicine for the record.

Article 6 Wild medicinal species under class 1 shall be prohibited from being gathered.

Article 7 Wild medicinal species under class 2 and class 3 shall be obtained and purchased in accordance with approved program formulated by health departments at or above the county level (including other departments authorized by the local people's government, the same as below) in collaboration with administrative departments of wild animals and plants and sent to the health department at an upper level.

Article 8 Wild medicinal species under class 2 and 3 are not allowed to be gathered within gathering-restricted area or during gathering-restricted period by gathering-restricted tools, which shall be formulated by health departments at or above the county level in collaboration with administrative departments of wild animals and plants.

Article 9 Wild medicinal species under class 2 and 3 shall be gathered with Drugs Gathering Certificate.
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