Act No. 1684 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. The importation, except by the Bureau of Science, into the Philippine Islands of silkworms, their eggs or cocoons, or of the moths which produce silkworm eggs, is hereby prohibited, and any of the aforementioned objects which are imported, or of which the importation is attempted, shall be liable to forfeiture under clue process of law. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Insular Collector of Customs, in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five, as amended by Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-four, as amended.

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