Act No. 4003 (Fisheries Act) Section 61

Prohibition.

Section 61

SEC. 61. Prohibition.—It shall be prohibited and declared unlawful: (a) To fish, take, wound or kill in all waters of the Philippine Islands, or hold in possession, living or dead, or to purchase, offer, or expose for sale, transport, ship, or export, alive or dead, any undersized hawksbill turtle. (b) To Capture any hawksbill turtle by means of line and sinker.

Read the full instrument → · Open the chapter this section belongs to: CHAPTER II →

Other provisions in CHAPTER II

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationAct No. 4003 (Fisheries Act) Section 61 (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).

Continue your research

Act No. 4003 (Fisheries Act), full textChapter navigation and full text, so you can read this section in contextPhilippines legislation Philippine Laws by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year CHAPTER II — read this in contextThe surrounding text of the act in order, so you can see what comes before and afterChapters and sections