Section 1
Zonification
Section 1.
Zonification.
Philippine tobacco shall be grown only in the following provinces:
1. Virginia Tobacco
a) Ilocos Norte
b) Ilocos Sur (except Cabugao Valley for wrapper)
c) Abra (except in the municipality of Pilar)
d) La Union (except Tubao Valley for wrapper)
2. Cigar Tobacco
a) Isabela
b) Cagayan
c) Quirino
d) Nueva Ecija
e) Nueva Vizcaya
f) Zamboanga del Sur
g) Misamis Oriental
h) Leyte
3. Burley Tobacco
a) Occidental Mindoro
b) Eastern and Central Pangasinan
4. Turkish Tobacco
a) Western Pangasinan
b) Western Tarlac
c) Zambales
d) Cebu
The above zonification may be modified by the Philippine Tobacco Board whenever it may deem necessary and warranted for the good of the tobacco industry.
Section 2
Rules and Regulations
Section 2.
Rules and Regulations.
The Bureau of Plant Industry, upon approval by the Philippine Tobacco Board, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations implementing this Decree.
Section 3
Penal Clause
Section 3.
Penal Clause.
Tobacco produced outside of the above zonification areas shall not be entitled to the floor price fixed by the Philippine Tobacco Board, and to the agricultural extension service on production, supervision and credit assistance by other agencies concerned.
Section 4
Endorsement
Section 4.
Endorsement.
The Philippine Virginia Tobacco Administration, Philippine Tobacco Administration, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and other agencies concerned shall see to it that the provisions of this Decree are properly and effectively implemented.
Section 5
This Decree shall take effect next planting season
Section 5.
This Decree shall take effect next planting season.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.