Married people in a Chinese city who have children outside their marriage will now face heavy fines up to 250,000 yuan ($36,725).

The Family Planning Commission in Chongqing city has passed a new regulation that says married people who produce offspring outside their marriage will face fines, China Daily reported Friday citing the Chongqing Economic Times.

An unmarried couple having a baby would be fined 6,000 yuan ($882).