AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS ONE
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AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS ONE
Republic Act No. 1535
June 16, 1956
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Summary of Republic Act No. 1535Prohibitions and Penalties:
- It is unlawful to knowingly possess, sell, or distribute fish or aquatic animals stupefied, disabled, or killed by dynamite, explosives, or toxic substances. (Section 1)
- Fishermen possessing, selling, or distributing such fish/animals are presumed to have knowledge of the violation. (Section 1)
Penalties for Violations:
- If the total value does not exceed ₱100: fine of ₱100-₱500, imprisonment of 1-6 months, or both. (Section 2a)
- If the total value exceeds ₱100: fine of ₱200-₱1,000, imprisonment of 2-12 months, or both. (Section 2b)
Buyer's Responsibilities:
- Buyers who knowingly receive such fish/animals are punishable under Section 2, unless they denounce the vendor before apprehension. (Section 3)
- Buyers must denounce the violation to authorities within 48 hours of discovery, or face penalties under Section 2a, regardless of value. (Section 3)
Law Enforcement and Sampling:
- Authorized officers who fail to investigate or prosecute violations, or hinder the process, shall be removed/suspended and punished as co-principals. (Section 4)
- Authorized officers can take up to 1 kg of samples for examination, issuing a receipt with details. (Section 4)
- If samples are found legal, the owner shall be paid the market value by the government agency. (Section 4)
- Officers who fail to submit samples for examination or provide a report within 10 days face fines up to ₱500, imprisonment up to 6 months, or both. (Section 4)
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AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS ONE
Republic Act No. 1535
•June 16, 1956
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1535
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO DECLARE ILLEGAL THE POSSESSION, SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF FISH OR OTHER AQUATIC ANIMALS STUPEFIED, DISABLED OR KILLED BY MEANS OF DYNAMITE OR OTHER EXPLOSIVE OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR."
Section 1. Section one, two, three and four of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred and twenty-eight are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to possess, sell or distribute, in any place and manner, fish or other aquatic animals stupefied, disabled of killed by means of dynamite or other explosive or toxic substances.
"Any fisherman who possesses, sells or distributes fish or other aquatic animals found to have been so stupefied, disabled or killed, shall be presumed prima facie to have knowledge of such fact.
"Sec. 2. Any person violating the provision of section one hereof shall be penalized as follows:
"(a) If the total value of all the fish or...
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