State regulations prohibiting the capture of earthworms

According to Chinese laws, it is not illegal to catch earthworms. At present, there is no explicit provision in the country, but only local behavior. In order to maintain the agricultural production environment, the public will severely crack down on the behavior of catching and releasing earthworms indiscriminately, and some places will also impose administrative penalties.

Administrative punishment refers to the specific administrative act that the administrative subject gives administrative punishment to the relative person who violates the norms of administrative law and does not constitute a crime in accordance with the statutory authority and procedures. The characteristics of administrative punishment are as follows: the subject of administrative punishment is the administrative organ as the administrative subject and the organization authorized by laws and regulations; The object of administrative punishment is citizens, legal persons or other organizations that violate administrative laws and regulations; The nature of administrative punishment is a specific administrative act with sanctions for the purpose of punishing illegal acts.

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Wildlife Protection Law: This law is applicable to wildlife protection and related activities in People's Republic of China (PRC) and other sea areas under its jurisdiction.

The wild animals protected by this Law refer to precious and endangered terrestrial and aquatic wild animals and terrestrial wild animals with important ecological, scientific and social values.

Wild animals and their products mentioned in this Law refer to the whole (including eggs), parts and derivatives of wild animals.

The protection of aquatic wild animals other than rare and endangered aquatic wild animals shall be governed by the Fisheries Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other relevant laws.