Core prohibition and permit requirement
- Section 1 prohibits any person from planting, gathering, or selling “tubli” or other poisonous plants, or the fruits thereof, without a permit.
- The required permit must be duly issued by the Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry or by his duly authorized representative under Section 1.
- Section 1 allows the charging of a nominal fee for the issuance of the permit.
Regulatory authority and implementing rules
- Section 2 requires the Director of Plant Industry to promulgate rules and regulations deemed proper and necessary to regulate the planting, gathering, or selling of “tubli” and other poisonous plants or their fruits.
Reporting obligations for sellers
- Section 3 requires any person who sells “tubli” or other poisonous plants or fruits thereof to immediately submit a report of such sale.
- The report must be submitted to the Chief of Police under Section 3.
- The report must state: the name of the purchaser, the quantity sold, the purchase price, and the lawful use intended for the plants or fruits under Section 3.
- Section 3 directs that the Chief of Police shall forward the report to the Director of Plant Industry.
Penalties and court discretion
- Section 4 provides that any violation of Republic Act No. 1288 is punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred pesos.
- Section 4 provides that any violation of Republic Act No. 1288 is punishable by imprisonment for not more than fifteen days.
- Section 4 authorizes courts, in their discretion, to impose either the fine, or the imprisonment, or both.