Section 77
SEC. 77. Fraud in the Kind, Quality and Measurement of Logs, Lumber and Other Processed Wood Products Offered for Sale. — It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any log, lumber, plywood or other manufactured wood product in the international or domestic market except in accordance with grading rules established or to be established by the Government. Failure to adhere to the established grading rules and standards or any act of falsification of the volume of logs, lumber, or other forest products shall be a sufficient cause for the suspension of the export, sawmill, or other license or permit authorizing the manufacture or sale of such products for a period of not less than two (2) years. It is further provided that every dealer in lumber and other building materials covered by this Code is under obligation to issue an invoice for each transaction of sale of such material and stale on each invoice that the kind, standard and size of material sold to each purchaser is exactly the same as described in the invoice. Any violation of this Section shall be sufficient ground for the suspension of the dealer's license for a period of not less than two (2) years and, in addition thereto, shall be punished for each such offense by a fine of not less than two hundred pesos (P200) or the total value of the invoice, whichever is greater. Duly accredited representative of the Bureau shall certify as to the compliance with grading rules by the licensees. In case the offense of fraud is willfully committed by a government official or employee, he shall, in addition to the above penalties, be dismissed from office and permanently disqualified from holding any elective or appointive position.