These Provisions aim to standardize the procedures of agricultural administrative punishment, ensure and supervise the implementation of administrative management by the competent agricultural and rural authorities according to law, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons or other organizations. The Provisions consist of 91 Articles divided into 6 Chapters: General provisions; Jurisdiction of agricultural-related administrative penalties; Decision of agricultural-related administrative penalties; Delivery and execution of decision of agricultural-related administrative penalties; Case closing and record-filing; Supplementary provisions.
Agricultural administrative penalties shall be imposed by agricultural administrative law enforcement personnel with administrative law enforcement qualifications.