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IV. When the holder of a concession or permit goes into fraudulent bankruptcy. 



V. When the puipose of the contract-ccmcession is not fulfilles according to 

 the terms thereof. 



Article 118. Violations of the prohibitions contained in article 59 of this Regulation 

 and of the closed seasons decreed by the- Ministry of Agriculture and Development shall be 

 punishable by a maximum fine of one thousand pesos or fifteen days in Jail. 



Article 119. Persons fishing without proper authorization, except in the case of fishing 

 for home consumption, shall be liable to the confiscation of their vessels and the products 

 illegally obtained, and a fine of one thousand pesos or fifteen days in Jail. 



Article 120. In the case outlined in the preceding article, the office discovering the 

 violation shall draw up the corresponding charge and refer it to the District Court witliin 

 whose Jurisdiction the violation was ccsmnitted, in order that the Judicial authority may 

 decide as to the legality or illegality of the charge and apply the penalties indicated in 

 said article. In such case, the Jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture to make the 

 final decision on the penalty imposed upon the violator ceases. 



Article 121. (x) Persons iiho engage in fishing for bait without fulfilling the require- 

 ments covered by article 56 of this Regulation, will have confiscated the products obtained 

 as well as the boat and fishing equipment usedj the first two officers of the boat will be 

 placed under arrest \xp to 15 days if they themselves, under the responsibility of the owner, 

 or through him, do not pay or guarantee to the respective Tax Office, a fine of five hundred 

 to two thousand pesos within a period of 48 hours of landing. 



(x) As amended by decree of December 22, 1933, published in Diarlo Oficial of December 29, 

 1933. 



Article 122, Any violation not included in the cases mentioned In the foregoing articles 

 shall be punishable by a fine up to five hundred pesos, according to the Judgment of the 

 Ministry of Agriculture and Development, taking into consideration the seriousness of the 

 violation and the economic situation of the violator. 



Article 123, In case of a second offense committed in operations under one authorization, 

 the penalty imposed the first tinE shall be doubled. 



Article 12A. Holders of fishing concessions or permits shall be responsible for violations 

 conmitted by fishermen under their orders, in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of 

 the Fishing Law provided the violation is committed in the performance of fishing acts effected 

 for the account of the concession or permit holder, and the quantity of the products illegally 

 caught or the nature of the violation lead to the presumption that the violation was committed 

 with his knowledge. 



TRANSITORY ARTICLES 



1. The present Regulaticm shall become effective in the terms established by Article 3 

 of the Civil Code for the Federal District and Territories of August 30, 1928. 



2. Ihe effects of the acts or contracts issued prior to the issuance of the present 

 RegxiLation shall be governed by the laws and regulations under which they were prepared or 

 entered into; but the effects not yet carried out of such acts or contracts shall be governed 

 by the Fishing Law of August 26, 1932 and this Regulation. 



3. The transaction and decisions of cases and petitions for contract-concessions or per- 

 mits for fishing shall be governed by the Fishing Law of August 26, 1932 and this Regulation, 

 on points that may not have been resolved under and according to previous dispositions. 



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