According to the actual situation, dog dealers who sell sick dogs may be suspected of producing and selling food that does not meet the hygiene standards. Once convicted, anyone who produces or sells food that does not meet the hygiene standards enough to cause serious food poisoning accidents or other serious food-borne diseases shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than 50% but not more than 200% of the sales amount; Whoever causes serious harm to human health shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined not less than 50% but not more than two times the sales amount; If the consequences are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 50% but not more than two times the sales amount or his property shall be confiscated.
Dog dealers who sell sick cats may also be suspected of producing and selling toxic and harmful food. If convicted, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also or solely be fined not less than 50% but not more than two times the sales amount; Whoever causes serious food poisoning accidents or other serious food-borne diseases and causes serious harm to human health shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined not less than 50% but not more than two times the sales amount; Whoever causes death or especially serious harm to human health shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 141 of this Law.