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 promulgation of a complementary municipality-wide fishery ordinance in consideration of the fugitive nature of marine resources and the trans-boundary character of the issues and problems on coastal resource management.

Sec. 10. Prohibited and Punishable Acts. The following are prohibited and punishable acts under this ordinance:

a. The construction of tourist facilities directly in the water’s edge where such would result to the loss or alteration of breeding and nursery grounds of fishes.

b. The use of the following fishing gears or methods, air compressors, electric light shiners, use of poisonous substances and all other fishing methods that may contribute to the destruction of water quality and resources.

c. Dumping/throwing by any person or group of garbage, wastes and all other water pollutants and toxic/hazardous substances within the territorial waters of the Municipality.

ARTICLE VIII

ECOLOGICAL TOURISM

Sec. 1. Scope of Powers. In addition to the powers, duties and functions of the Municipal Mayor to adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral, marine, forest and other resources the municipal government, through its tourism office, shall also have the following powers in tourism development:

a. establishment of tourism facilities and development of tourist attractions, acquisition of equipment and other facilities, and regulation of business concessions and security services for such facilities pursuant to Section 17(b)(2)(xi) of RA 7160;

b. tourism development and promotion programs pursuant to Section 17(b)(2)(xi) of RA 7160. Sec. 2. Governing Laws. The provisions of this portion of the code shall be governed by, but not limited to, the following national laws:

a. Provincial Ordinance No. 37-2006 (Prescribing the Guidelines for the Determination and Declaration of Historic and Cultural Resources of the Province of Pangasinan);

b. Republic Act No. 9593 (Tourism Act of 2009);

c. Republic Act No. 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Law);

d. Article II, Section 16 and Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution;

e. Presidential Executive Order No. 120;

f. EO 247, Series of 1995 (Prescribing guidelines and establishing a regulatory framework for the prospecting of biological and genetic resources, their by-products and derivatives for scientific and commercial purposes, and for other purposes);

g. Executive Order No. 111 (National Ecotourism Program); and

h. All other existing and prospective municipal ordinances related to environment, health and sanitation and tourism development.

Sec. 3. Operative Principles. Pursuant to article II, Section 16 and Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution and Presidential Executive Order No. 120, the municipal government shall adopt ecological tourism as a major strategy for the conservation of biological diversity and preservation of the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Urbiztondonians, creation of