Penalty for unlawful possession
- Section 1 requires imprisonment of not less than 30 days and not more than 6 months for possession of a deadly arrow or “pana” without a permit.
- Section 1 makes the penalty depend on the existence or absence of the required mayor’s permit.
Permit issuance authority
- Section 2 authorizes a city mayor, municipal mayor, or municipal district mayor to issue permits.
- Section 2 allows permits to be issued to an individual for the possession of a deadly arrow or “pana” when the possession is to be used to earn a livelihood.
- Section 2 limits the purpose for which a permit may be issued to livelihood-earning use by the individual applicant.
Effective date and commencement
- The Act takes effect upon its approval under Section 3.
- The Act was Approved, June 21, 1963.
- Section 1 and Section 2 operate within the framework that the possession must be either with a mayor’s permit or subject to the imprisonment penalty.