Natural Resources Laws
Section 30. Rationalization of the wood industry. - While establishment of wood-processing plants shall be encouraged, their locations and operations shall be regulated in order to rationalize the industry. No new processing plant shall be established unless adequate raw material is available on a sustained-yield basis in the area where the raw materials well come from.
Henceforth, all processing plants existing or to be established shall obtain operating licenses from the Bureau of Forest Development in accordance with Section 20 hereof, and shall submit themselves to other regulations related to their operation.
The Department Head may cancel, suspend, or phase-out all uneconomical wood-processing plants which are not responsive to the rationalization program of the government.