Title
Prohibition on Cutting Certain Trees
Law
Act No. 3572
Decision Date
Nov 26, 1929
Act No. 3572 prohibits the cutting of tindalo, akle, or molave trees in public forests, imposing penalties of fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of timber for violators, with company presidents or managers held responsible for their employees' actions.

Q&A (Act No. 3572)

Act No. 3572 prohibits the cutting of tindalo, akle, or molave trees less than sixty centimeters in diameter measured at four feet from the ground (breast high) in public forests.

The minimum diameter of these trees to be legally cut is sixty centimeters, measured at four feet from the ground (breast high).

Any person, company, or corporation that cuts tindalo, akle, or molave trees in violation of the Act may be held liable.

Violators shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty pesos, or imprisonment for not more than fifteen days, or both, and must also pay double the amount of the tax on the timber cut.

The president or manager of the company or corporation can be held directly responsible if the employees or laborers acted with their knowledge; otherwise, the liability is limited to a fine.

All tindalo, akle, or molave timber cut in violation of Act No. 3572 shall be forfeited to the Government.

The measurement at four feet from the ground is the standard breast height used to determine whether the tree meets the size requirement for legal cutting under the law.

No, the Act specifically prohibits cutting these trees in public forests.

Yes, Section 3 states that all acts and provisions of law inconsistent with Act No. 3572 are repealed.

The Act took effect upon its approval on November 26, 1929.


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