House Bill No. 4540, 15th Congress of the Republic

Entitled:

AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 91 AND 97 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550, OTHERWISE NOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998

[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2011 ]

Introduced by Representatives GLORIA M. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, DIOSDADO M. ARROYO, LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, AUGUSTO BOBOY SYJUCO, LORENZO R. TANADA III and IRVIN M. ALCALA;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 31, 2011;

6/2/2011 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

6/7/2011 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD and ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES;

Seeks to amend Section 97 of R.A. 8550 to declare unlawful the fihsing,catching, gathering, selling, purchasing, possession, transportation adn export of rare, threatened or endangered species as listed in CITES, IUCN and Ra 9147. Increases fines for violation of Section 91 and 97 from one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)

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Abstract

Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 91 AND 97 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550, OTHERWISE NOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2011 ]
Introduced by Representatives GLORIA M. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, DIOSDADO M. ARROYO, LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, AUGUSTO BOBOY SYJUCO, LORENZO R. TANADA III and IRVIN M. ALCALA;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 31, 2011;
6/2/2011	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
6/7/2011	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD and ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES;