December 1, 1939

FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIVE )
ORDER NO. 19-1 )

SUBJECT: Amending Section 5 of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 19 and for other purposes.

1. Section 5 of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 19, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 5. Inspection fee for marine mollusca shells. ? Exportation from the Philippines of shells of any species mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall be unlawful unless such shipment or exportation is properly effected through the customs house at a port of entry. No marine mollusca shells shall be accepted for shipment and exportation abroad by the customs authorities unless the shipment is covered by a certificate of inspection issued by representative of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, or tire Chief, Division of Fisheries, or a deputy provincial treasurer. Applications for such inspection accompanied by the export entry for the shells to be exported shall be filed with the Chief, Division of Fisheries, Department of Agriculture and Commerce, or the nearest deputy provincial treasurer, at least three (3) days prior to the probable date of exportation. An inspection fee equivalent to ten percentum (10%) of the declared value of the exportation shall be collected. Inspected shells shall he properly sealed."

2. All orders, regulations, circulars and memoranda or parts thereof contrary to the provisions of this Fisheries Administrative Order are hereby revoked.

3. This Fisheries Administrative Order shall take effect on January 1, 1940.

(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce