Registration of Agents, Contractors and Dealers in Logs, Lumbers and Commercial Piles ( Republic Act No. 1239 )
June 07, 1955
June 7, 1955
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1239
AN ACT REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS IN LOGS, LUMBER AND COMMERCIAL PILES
SECTION 1. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any agent, contractor, or dealer in logs, lumber and commercial piles shall register with the Bureau of Forestry.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 3. All persons found to be directly or indirectly responsible for the violation of this Act or of the rules and regulations issued thereunder shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand pesos or imprisonment of not more than one year. acd
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 7, 1955
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 51, No. 6, p. 2804 in June 1955