Application for license to take hawksbill turtles.
Section 53
SEC. 53. Application for license to take hawksbill turtles.—All applications for licenses to take hawksbill turtles shall be filed in triplicate with the official or chief of the bureau, office or service designated to carry out the provisions of this Act, who shall forward the original and duplicate copies thereof, together with his recommendation, to the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Licenses for taking hawksbill turtles shall be issued by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, upon proof that the license fees required have been duly paid. The licenses issued hereunder shall remain in force only until the end of the calendar year for which they are issued, shall authorize the holder thereof to take hawksbill turtles in Philippine waters, subject to the provisions of this article and to such rules, regulations and restrictions as may hereafter be established for the protection and conservation of the hawksbill turtle fisheries, and shall be nontransferab1e.