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PD 449 (Cockfighting- Law of 1974) Section 8

PD 449 (Cockfighting- Law of 1974) Section 8

Penal Provisions.

Section 8

SEC. 8. Penal Provisions.—Any violation of the provisions of this Decree and of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Chief of Constabulary pursuant thereto shall be punished as follows: By prision correccional in its maximum period and a fine of two thousand pesos, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, when the offender is the financier, owner, manager or operator of a cockpit, or the gaffer, referee or bet taker in cockfights; or the offender is guilty of allowing, promoting or participating in any other kind of gambling in the premises of cockpits during cockfights. By prision correccional or a fine of not less than six hundred pesos or more than two thousand pesos or both, such imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, in case of any other offender.

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