[ Act No. 3708, November 20, 1930 ]
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION INTO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS OF THE VIRUS OF YELLOW FEVER OR ANY SUBSTANCE WHICH MIGHT BE CONSIDERED INFECTED WITH THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF YELLOW FEVER OR THE EXPERIMENTATION OF SUCH VIRUS OR SUBSTANCE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or other entity to import, bring or introduce into the Philippine Islands the virus of yellow fever or any substance which might be considered infected with the causative agent of yellow fever, or to experiment on such virus or substance in the Philippine Islands: Provided, however, That in case of accidental introduction of yellow fever into the Philippine Islands in the future, for the proper execution of the work of eradicating the disease, the Governor-General may suspend the effect of this Act.
Section 2. Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who shall violate or aid or abet in violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand pesos or by imprisonment not exceeding five years or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.1aшphi1
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, November 20, 1930.
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