Prohibiting the Unauthorized Cutting or Utilization of Fruit Trees and Bushes in Public or Communal Forests
Act No. 2812, enacted on March 3, 1919, prohibits the cutting or utilization of specific fruit trees and bushes in public or communal forests without a special permit from the Bureau of Forestry. The law lists various trees, including mangosteen, durian, and guava, that are protected under this regulation. Violators face fines that double for the first offense, with subsequent offenses subject to both fines and imprisonment of up to thirty days at the court's discretion. The Act aims to preserve valuable fruit-bearing trees and promote sustainable forestry practices in the Philippines.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2812
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 3, 1919
ACT NO. 2812
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE CUTTING OR UTILIZATION OF FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES IN THE PUBLIC OR COMMUNAL FORESTS WITHOUT A SPECIAL PERMIT BY THE BUREAU OF FORESTRY
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, not in possession of a special permit by the Bureau of Forestry, to cut in the public or communal forests, for use as lumber of firewood, any of the following trees ad bushes: acd
Eugenia spp. Tampoy, Makopa, Yambu, etc.
Euphoria didyma Blanco and E. Gracilis: Boboa, Alupag.
Garcinia vidalii, G. dulcis mangostana, Batuan, Mangostan.
Canarium spp. Pili.
Diplodiscus penipulatus, Balobo.
Mangifera verticillata C. B. Rob. Baluno.
Nephelium mutabile, Bulala.
Artocarpus elastica, Gumihan.
Artocarpus adoratissima, Marang.
Artocarpus integrifolia L. F., Nangka or Langka.
Lausium domesticum, Lansones.
Diospyros discolor, Mabolo or Camagon.
Litchi philippinensis, Alupag-amo.
Mangifera altissima, Paho or Pahutan.
Psidium guajava, Guayabas.
Durio zibethinus DC., Durian or Dulian.
and others the fruits of which can be used as food for human beings.
SECTION 2. Any violation of this Act shall be punished for the first offence, by a fine double the amount of the charges and penalties on the wood or other forestry products unlawfully cut or removed, and for each subsequent offence by such fine and by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, in the discretion of the court.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: March 3, 1919
Cite This Law
Prohibiting the Unauthorized Cutting or Utilization of Fruit Trees and Bushes in Public or Communal Forests, Act No. 2812, Mar 3, 1919 (Philippines)
Prohibiting the Unauthorized Cutting or Utilization of Fruit Trees and Bushes in Public or Communal Forests, Act No. 2812 (Phil. 1919)
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