These Measures govern law enforcement practices within China's grain circulation sector, aiming to fully protect national food security by standardizing how grain administration departments inspect, investigate, and penalize violations related to grain purchasing, storage, transportation, and statistical reporting.
The Measures mandate strict transparency, qualification requirements for enforcement staff, and hotlines for public whistleblowers while ensuring that inspections do not disrupt legitimate business activities. Specifically, the text prescribes detailed operational protocols for handling evidence, conducting administrative hearings, and concluding cases. Furthermore, the The Measures define formal case closing criteria, including the termination of investigations, court-ordered closures, or the transfer of cases to the judiciary if criminal activity is suspected.