PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES
REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1088 - AN
ACT TO AMEND Sec. ELEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND AND THREE,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FISHERIES ACT |
Section 1.
Section eleven of Act Numbered Four thousand and three, otherwise known
as the Fisheries Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 11.
Prohibition of the use of obnoxious or poisonous substances in fishing.
� The use of any obnoxious or poisonous substance liable to stupefy,
disable, or cause death of fishes or other aquatic animals for the
taking of same; or the placing of any such substance in fresh water or
marine water of the Philippines where it may cause the stupefaction,
disablement, or death of fishes and is intended to cause such
stupefaction, disablement, or death; or the gathering by any means of
the fishes or other aquatic animals stupefied, disabled or killed by
the action of poisonous or obnoxious substance shall be unlawful. The
discovery of obnoxious or poisonous substance in any person, fishing
boat, banca, raft, or any other watercraft shall constitute a prima
facie presumption against the person, owner, possessor or in charge of
the boat or any other watercraft that the said obnoxious or poisonous
substance is being used for fishing purposes in violation of this
section, and that the discovery in any fishing boat of fish caught or
killed by the use of poisonous of obnoxious substance shall constitute
a prima facie presumption that the person, owner, possessor or in the
charge of the fishing boat or any other watercraft of the fishing crew
have been fishing with poisonous or obnoxious substance; Provided,
however, That the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources may
issue permits for the use of poisonous or obnoxious substances in
taking fish or other aquatic animals in limited numbers for scientific
purposes only. Such authorized party must have the permit with him
ready in section five hereof to enforce the provisions of this Act."
Sec. 2. A fishing boat, for the purpose of this Act, includes all boats as bancas, sailboats, motor boats or any other type of watercraft whether licensed or not for the purpose: Provided, That any of such boats referred to herein used for the purpose of transporting the fish from the fishing grounds to the market are fishing boats.
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved: June 15, 1954 |