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[ Act No. 3251, December 01, 1925 ]

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE EXPORTATION TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF SEEDS OF ABACA AND ITS DERIVATIVES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Legislative assembled and. by the authority of the same:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or association to export seeds of the plant commonly known as "abaca" and its derivatives.

Section 2. Violations of this Act shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than fifty pesos nor more than two thousand, or both, in the discretion of the court, and the seeds which it is attempted to export shall be forfeited to the Government.ℒαwρhi৷

Section 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.

Approved, December 1, 1925.

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