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Act No. 3091 Section 10

Section 10

SEC. 10. The Insular Collector of Customs shall deliver to the Director of Science, samples of insecticides and fungicides which are being imported into the Philippine Islands or offered for import, giving notice thereof to the owner or consignee, who may appear before the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources or any official designated by him and have the right to introduce testimony, and if it appears from the examination of such samples that any articles of insecticide or fungicide offered to be imported into the Philippine Islands is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this Act, or otherwise deleterious to cultivated plants, or is otherwise falsely labeled in any respect, the said articles shall be refused admission. In such case, the Insular Collector of Customs shall refuse delivery to the consignee and shall cause the destruction of the good unless the consignee export the same within three months from the date of notice of such refusal under such regulations as the Insular Collector of Customs may prescribe: Provided, That the Insular Collector of Customs may deliver to the consignee such goods pending examination and decision in the matter upon the execution of a penal bond for double the amount of the full invoice value of such goods, together with the duty thereon, and on refusal to return such goods for any cause to the custody of the Insular Collector of Customs, when demanded for the purpose of excluding them from the country or for any other purpose, said consignee shall forfeit the full amount of the bond: And provided, further, That all charges for storage, cartage, and labor on goods which are refused admission or delivery shall be paid by the owner or consignee, and in default of such payment shall constitute a claim against such owner or consignee and a lien against any future importation made by the same.

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CitationAct No. 3091 Section 10 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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