Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collection of Timber or Other Products.
Section 69
SEC. 69. Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collection of Timber or Other Products. — The penalty of prision correccional in its medium period and a fine of five (5) times the minimum single forest charge on such timber and other forest products in addition to the confiscation of the same products, machineries, equipments, implements and tools used in the commission of such offense; and the forfeiture of improvements introduced therein, in favor of the Government, shall be imposed upon any individual, corporation, partnership, or association who shall, without permit from the Director, occupy or use or cut, gather, collect, or remove timber or other forest products from any public forest, proclaimed timberland, municipal or city forest, grazing land, reforestation project, forest reserve of whatever character; alienable or disposable land: Provided, That if the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, the officers thereof shall be liable. The same penalty above shall also be imposed on any licensee or concessionaire who cuts timber from the license or concession of another without prejudice to the cancellation of his license or concession, as well as his perpetual disqualification from acquiring another such license or concession.