Amendment to Act No. 4003 Re: Use of Poisonous Substances or Explosives in Fishing

June 9, 1950

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 462

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND AND THREE, AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND AND COMPILE THE LAWS RELATING TO FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

 Section seventy-six of Act Numbered Four thousand and three, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: casia

"Sec. 76. Use of obnoxious or poisonous substances, or explosives in fishing. — Any person who shall use obnoxious or poisonous substances in fishing in violation of the provisions of section eleven of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than five thousand, and by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than five years, or both, in the discretion of the court, aside from the confiscation and forfeiture of all explosives, boats, tackle, apparel, furniture and other apparatus used in fishing in violation of said section eleven of this Act.

"Any person who shall use explosives in fishing in violation of the provisions of section twelve of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred pesos nor more than five thousand, and by imprisonment for not less than one year and six months nor more than five years, aside from the confiscation and forfeiture of all explosives, boats, tackle, apparel, furniture, and other apparatus used in fishing in violation of said section twelve of this Act." cd

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 9, 1950

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 46, No. 7, p. 2972 in July 1950