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AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 91 AND 97 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998 AND PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES THEREFORE
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August 13, 2013
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02399 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 91 AND 97 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998 AND PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES THEREFORE |
| ABSTRACT : Imposes stiffer penalties by increasing the fines and imprisonment to persons who violate or practice illegal trade of the country’s marine resources, more importantly those that are listed as rare, threatened or endangered under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES), the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and those species mentioned under Republic Act No. 9147, or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BONOAN, MA. THERESA A. |
| DATE FILED : 2013-08-13 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| NATURE : Economic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2014-01-22 |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2014-02-03 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04536 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES ON 2013-08-27 |
Abstract
Imposes stiffer penalties by increasing the fines and imprisonment to persons who violate or practice illegal trade of the country's marine resources, more importantly those that are listed as rare, threatened or endangered under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES), the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and those species mentioned under Republic Act No. 9147, or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.
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