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Section 3. No cutting, destroying, or injuring or planted or growing trees, floweringplants and shrubs, or plants of scenic value along public roads, in plazas, parks, schoolpremises, or in any other public ground shall be permitted save when the cutting, destroying,or injuring of same is necessary for public safety, or such pruning of same is necessary toenhance its beauty and only upon the recommendation of the committee mentioned in thepreceding section, and upon the approval of the Director of Parks and Wildlife. <strong>The</strong> cutting,destroying, or pruning shall be under the supervision of the committee.Section 4. Any person who shall cut, destroy, or injure trees, flowering plants ofscenic value mentioned in the preceding sections of this Act, shall be punished by prisoncorrectional in its minimum period to prison mayor in its minimum period.Section 5. All laws, Acts, parts of Acts, executive orders, and administrative orders orregulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed.Section 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.Approved June 21, 1963.SECTION 34. Cutting of Trees in accordance with DENR Administrative OrderNo.79 Series of 1990 Amendment to DENR Administrative Order No.26, Series of 1990,Amending Further DENR Administrative Order No. 86-90 Prescribing Rules on theDeregulation of Tree Harvesting, Transporting and Sale of Firewood, Pulpwood or TimberPlanted in Private Lands.DENR Administrative Order No. 26, dated October 4, 1988 is hereby amended toread as follows:“In line with the Natural Forestation Program and in order to promote the planting oftrees by owners of private lands and give incentives to the tree farmers, MinistryAdministrative Order No. 4 dated 19 January 1987 which lifted the restriction in theharvesting, transporting and sale of firewood, pulpwood or timber produced from Ipil-ipil(leucaenia spp.) and Falcata (Albizzia falcataria) is hereby amended to include all othertrees species planted in private lands except BENGUET PINE and premium hardwoodspecies, henceforth, no permit is required in the cutting of planted trees within the titledlands or tax-declared A & D lands with corresponding application for patent or acquiredthrough court proceedings, except BENGUET PINE and premium species listed underDENR Administrative Order No. 78, Series of 1987, provided, that a certification of theCENRO concerned to the effect that the forest products came from a titled land or taxdeclared alienable and disposable land is issued accompanying the shipment.Henceforth, the cutting, transport and disposition of BENGUET PINE within privatelands shall be covered by a Private Land Timber Permit (PLTP) in consonance with DAO121, Series of1989.Any person or business entity who violates this Code shall be punishable inaccordance with the prevailing national laws. (DAO 79 s.1990)SECTION 35. Prohibiting <strong>The</strong> Unauthorized Cutting, Gathering or Removing ofTrees for Firewood And Charcoal Making and for Other Purposes Within theTerritorial Jurisdiction of the Municipality in accordance with Municipal Ordinance No.01-89A. In consonance with the program and thrust of the National Government, it shall bethe policy of the Municipal Government of Sebaste, Antique to preserve and protect thetrees, forest land, watershed areas, alienable and disposable lands, and private lands toensure the prevention of floods, drought, hot weather condition, drying up of water sourcesand control of pollution.248