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 Sec. 4. Duration of Lease. The grant of lease of fishery rights through public auction shall be for a period of three (3) years.

Sec. 5. Zonification of Municipal Waters. The municipal waters of this municipality are hereby divided and classified into zones for purposes of granting a lease or exclusive fishery rights through public auction as prescribed in Section 2 of this Article as follows:

Kaliwakiw - From 2023 to 2026

Baug - From 2023 to 2026

Dita - From 2023 to 2026

Luan-Luan - From 2023 to 2026

Bayaoas-Catundan - From 2023 to 2026

Bayaoas-Locot - From 2023 to 2026

Sec. 6. Privilege of Residents to Take Fish in Municipal Waters. Any person who is not a grantee of license or privilege to engage in commercial fishing is hereby allowed to fish for domestic use, in every municipal water, for as long as no communal fishery therein is not yet established; Provided, That, such fishing shall not take place within two hundred (200) meters from a fish corral licensed by this municipality; and that such fish caught under this privilege shall not be sold. Furthermore, no rental fee, charge, or any other imposition whatsoever shall be collected from marginal fishermen.

Sec. 7. Time and Manner of Payment.

a. The annual rental for the lease shall be paid in advance. For the initial year of the lease, the rental shall be paid at the time all the necessary documents granting the lease are executed, and the subsequent installments within the first twenty (20) days after the anniversary date of the grant of such lease. The deposit made by the successful bidder accompanying the sealed bid shall be applied against the rental due from him. The Sangguniang Bayan shall set aside not more than one-fifth (1/5) of the area earmarked for the gathering of fry, as may be designated by the Bureau of Fisheries, as government &quot;bangus&quot; fry reservation.

b. The license fee for the grant of exclusive fishery rights in the municipal waters for at least the corresponding current quarter shall be paid in advance.

c. The license fees for the privilege to catch fish from municipal waters with nets, traps, and other fishing gears and the operation of fishing vessels shall be paid upon application for a license and within the first twenty (20) days of January of every year for subsequent renewal thereof.

Sec. 8. Administrative Provisions.

a. A licensee of other localities shall not fish within the municipal waters of this Municipality without first securing the necessary permit from the Municipal Mayor and paying the corresponding fee to the Municipal Treasurer.

b. No fish net without eyelet or the opening of which is at least one-fourth (1/4) inch shall be used in this municipal waters.

c. Failure to pay the rental of license fees for fishery rights for two (2) consecutive years shall cause automatic cancellation of said fishing rights.

Sec. 9. Applicability of Pertinent Provisions of Laws. All existing laws, rules and regulations governing municipal waters and municipal fisheries are hereby adopted as part of this Article.

Article B. Proposed Municipal Public Fees, Charges, Rentals and Goodwills

Section 1. Definition of Terms. The following terms as used herein shall mean:

a. Public Market refers to any place, building or structure of any kind, designated as such by the Sangguniang Bayan, except public streets, plazas, parks and the like.