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Failure to Submit a Yearly Report on All Fishponds, Fish Pens and Fish Cages. It shall be unlawful for owners and operators of fishponds, fishpens and fish cages to fail to submit an annual report to the Department pursuant to Section 57 of this Code.
Upon summary finding of administrative liability, the owner of the fishpond, fishpen or fish cage shall be imposed a fine of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) per unreported hectare. In case the fishpond is covered by FLA, nonsubmission of a report for two (2) consecutive years shall result to its cancellation.
Upon conviction by a court of law, the offender shall be punished with twice the amount of the administrative fine.
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