An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-Eight, Entitled "An Act to Provide for the Protection of Animal Life in the Philippine Islands," by Providing a Penalty for the Violation of Certain Provisions of Said Act
Act No. 2318, enacted on January 27, 1914, amends Section 5 of Act No. 1798, which aims to protect animal life in the Philippine Islands. The amendment establishes penalties for violations of the Act, stipulating fines of up to one hundred pesos for each fish, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, taken, possessed, or exported, as well as for each nest or egg destroyed. This legislation underscores the commitment to wildlife protection and establishes financial repercussions for non-compliance.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2318
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 27, 1914
ACT NO. 2318
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMAL LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," BY PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT
SECTION 1. Section five of Act Numbered Seventeen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of animal life in the Philippine Islands," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. Any person violating any provision of this Act or any regulation or order of the Secretary of the Interior provided for in accordance with the aforementioned section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred pesos for each fish, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, taken, kept, shipped, possessed, or exported, or for each nest or egg taken or destroyed in violation of the provisions of this Act."
ENACTED; January 27, 1914.
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An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-Eight, Entitled "An Act to Provide for the Protection of Animal Life in the Philippine Islands," by Providing a Penalty for the Violation of Certain Provisions of Said Act, Act No. 2318, Jan 27, 1914 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-Eight, Entitled "An Act to Provide for the Protection of Animal Life in the Philippine Islands," by Providing a Penalty for the Violation of Certain Provisions of Said Act, Act No. 2318 (Phil. 1914)
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