Regulation of Buying of Raw or Leaf Tobacco
Act No. 3902, enacted on November 17, 1931, regulates the buying of raw or leaf tobacco in the Philippines. It mandates that businesses engaged in this trade must display the scales and grades used for pricing in a visible area of their premises. Furthermore, those who purchase tobacco outside their business location must also have the necessary grading and weighing equipment on hand. Violations of this act can result in penalties, including fines of up to 500 pesos or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, at the court's discretion. The law took effect on January 1, 1932.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3902
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 17, 1931
ACT NO. 3902
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE BUYING OF RAW OR LEAF TOBACCO, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION
SECTION 1. Any person, corporation, or company engaged in the buying of raw or leaf tobacco on the scale, or on the basis of grades, or any classification, whether at retail or wholesale, shall keep in a conspicuous and accessible place of the building wherein his business is carried on, the scale and the grades of raw or leaf tobacco for which he offers a price.
SECTION 2. Any such person, corporation, or company which buys raw or leaf tobacco outside of the building wherein his business is carried on, or in places other than such building, shall provide himself with the proper grades and scale for raw or leaf tobacco for which he offers a price.
SECTION 3. Any person, corporation, or company violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred pesos or imprisonment of not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-two.
Approved, November 17, 1931.
Cite This Law
Regulation of Buying of Raw or Leaf Tobacco, Act No. 3902, Nov 17, 1931 (Philippines)
Regulation of Buying of Raw or Leaf Tobacco, Act No. 3902 (Phil. 1931)
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