Whoever buys or sells seeds without obtaining the corresponding qualifications violates the provisions of the Seed Law and may be punished according to the provisions of the Seed Law. If it constitutes a crime, it shall be punished as the crime of illegal business operation.

The Seed Law of the People's Republic of China, which stipulates that the seed production and operation of major crops (rice, wheat, corn, cotton and soybean) shall be subject to a licensing system, and it is forbidden to produce and sell seeds without a license. Correspondingly, one of the conviction cases of the crime of illegal business operation in China's criminal law is unlicensed business operation. If the total sales amount is more than 5 thousand yuan or the income amount is more than 1 thousand yuan.

it can constitute a crime. Even if it does not reach this amount, it can be convicted of administrative punishment for more than two times in two years. The starting penalty standard is: fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the income.

article 225 of the criminal law:

whoever violates state regulations and commits one of the following illegal business operations, thus disrupting market order, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times his illegal income or confiscated of his property:

(1) dealing in franchised or monopolized goods or other goods whose trading is restricted as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations without permission.

(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and business licenses or approval documents as stipulated by other laws and administrative regulations.