Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING AND PENALIZING ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF CHAINSAWS AND OTHER TREE-CUTTING IMPLEMENTS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 68 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 705, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 29, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01486 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING AND PENALIZING ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF CHAINSAWS AND OTHER TREE-CUTTING IMPLEMENTS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 68 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 705, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Authorizes the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (1) TO ISSUE LICENSES TO POSSESS CHAINSAW TO LEGITIMATE LOGGING CONCESSIONAIRES AND WILL BE RENEWABLE EVERY YEAR; (2) REGULATE THE SALE OF CHAINSAWS and (3) issue AUTHORITY OR PERMISSIONTO SELL. Imposes stiffer penalty for cutting, gathering and/or collecting timber, or other forest products without license,a s well as possession of implements. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FAJARDO, PACIFICO M. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-07-29 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05708 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON 1998-08-04 |
Abstract
Authorizes the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (1) TO ISSUE LICENSES TO POSSESS CHAINSAW TO LEGITIMATE LOGGING CONCESSIONAIRES AND WILL BE RENEWABLE EVERY YEAR; (2) REGULATE THE SALE OF CHAINSAWS and (3) issue AUTHORITY OR PERMISSIONTO SELL. Imposes stiffer penalty for cutting, gathering and/or collecting timber, or other forest products without license,a s well as possession of implements.
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