PD 705 Section 17

Establishment of boundaries of forest lands.

Section 17

SEC. 17. Establishment of boundaries of forest lands.— All boundaries between permanent forests and alienable and disposable lands shall be clearly marked and maintained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments at intervals of not more than five hundred (500) meters in accordance with established procedures and standards, or any other visible and practicable signs to insure protection of the forest.

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