It is illegal to keep lorikeets. It is not illegal if you have a captive breeding license and the parrots are from legal sources. Currently, only three species of parrots, namely peach-faced peony parrots, budgerigars and cockatoos, can be bought, sold and raised freely in my country. Except for these three species of parrots, all other parrots are protected wild animals.
Article 341 of "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" Illegal hunting and killing of precious and endangered species protected by the state Anyone who illegally purchases, transports or sells rare and endangered wild animals and their products under special state protection shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years. imprisonment and a fine; if the circumstances are particularly serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years and shall also be fined or have property confiscated. Anyone who violates hunting regulations by hunting in a protected area or hunting period or using prohibited tools or methods and destroying wild animal resources, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, control, or a fine.
