Abstract:Against the backdrop of rural revitalization, the cultivated land planting use regulatory system has been formally established as a fundamental legal system through the provisions of the Food Security Guarantee Law of the People’s Republic of China(implemented in 2024), and has become a core component of the national cultivated land protection framework. Based on the theories of state intervention and interest balancing, this system has undergone an evolution in its conceptual orientation. However, as the implementation of the system deepens, its practical dilemmas have become increasingly apparent, including issues such as ambiguous core concepts, disconnection between laws and policies, overlapping enforcement responsibilities, and insufficient compensation. Therefore, it is imperative to refine the institutional design to clarify rules, optimize enforcement mechanisms to delineate responsibilities, and improve interest coordination mechanisms to make up for the deficiency in compensation.