Republic Act. No.

9175
(Chainsaw Act)
Enforcement Division
WHAT

IS A CHAINSAW?
any portable power saw or similar cutting
implement, rendered operative by an electric or
internal combustion engine or similar means,
that may be used for, but is not limited to, the
felling of trees or the cutting of timber
DAO 2018-09 dated June 27, 2018 entitled “Amending the
Section 3 of DENR Administrative Order 2003-24
Implementing Republic Act No.9175 otherwise known as
Chainsaw Act of 2002”

3.1 Chainsaw – refers to any portable power saw or similar

cutting implement, rendered operative by an electric or
internal combustion engine or similar means, that may be
used for, but is not limited to, the felling of trees or the
cutting of timber.

This includes chainsaw, portable rotary lathe,

mobile/portable band saw, wood mixer,
mobile/portable wood chipper or wood edger.
Persons authorized to own, possess and
use chainsaws.
 Holder of a subsisting Timber License
Agreement, Production Sharing Agreement, Co-
Production Sharing Agreement, or a Private Land
Timber Permit/Special Private Land Timber
Permit, Community-Based Forest Management
Agreement (CBFMA), Integrated Forest
Management Agreement (IFMA), Socialized
Industrial Forest Management Agreement
(SIFMA), or other similar tenurial instruments
 Orchard or fruit tree farmer
 Industrial tree farmer
Persons authorized to own, possess and
use chainsaws.
 Licensed wood processor and the chainsaw shall
be used for the cutting of timber that has been
legally sold to said applicant
 Any one who shows satisfactory proof that the
possession and/or use of chainsaw is for a legal
purpose
 Agencies of the government, government-owned
and controlled corporations (GOCCs) that use
chainsaws in some aspects of their functions
LEGAL PURPOSE
- Includes activities such as tree pruning, tree surgery,
landscaping, timber stand improvement and other
allied silvicultural activities
REGISTRATION

OF CHAINSAW
Owners of chainsaws must register with the DENR
through any of its CENRO who shall issue the
corresponding Certificate of Registration if such
person/s, partnership or corporations are qualified.

Certificate of Registration shall serve as the permit to

own, possess and/or use the registered chainsaw.

Registered chainsaws maybe leased, rented or lent for a

legal purpose, subject to the approval of the CENRO
concerned.
DAO 2003-24 (IRR for Chainsaw Act)

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

 Duly accomplished form
 Detailed specification of the chainsaw (brand, model,
engine capacity, serial number, date of purchase,
name of dealer)
 Purpose of use, areas/location where it is to be used,
name of owner
 Proof of ownership (sales invoice, deed of sale, etc.)
 Registration fee (Php 500.00)
Copy of tenurial instrument
Copy of CTPO
Certification of Brgy. Captain concerned that
applicant is an orchard or tree farmer
Copy of approved Wood Processing Plant Permit
Certification from Head of Office that chainsaw are
owned/possessed by the office and used for legal
purpose (specify)
Copy of the Business Permit from LGU or Affidavit
that chainsaw is needed in applicant’s
work/profession and will be used for legal purpose
VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
COMMERCIAL
- 2 years upon issuance, renewable for the same
period

NON-COMMERCIAL
- 5 years upon issuance, renewable for the same
period
- non-commercial purposes include uses for orchard
and fruit tree farming and similar activities that are
not related to wood and timber production/
processing
 PUNISHABLE ACT PENALTY
1. Selling, Purchasing, IMPRISONMENT of four (4)
Re-selling Transferring, years, two (2) months and one
Distributing or (1) day to six (6) years; or
Possessing a Chainsaw
 FINE of not less than
Without a Proper Permit
P15,000.00 to P30,000.00; or
 BOTH;
 CONFISCATION of the
chainsaw/s in favor of the
government
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2. Unlawful Importation IMPRISONMENT of one (1)
or Manufacturing of month to six (6) months; and
Chain Saw  FINE of P1,000.00 to
P4,000.00
3. Tampering of Engine  IMPRISONMENT of one (1)
Serial Number month to six (6) months; and
 fine of not less than
P1,000.00 to P4,000.00
4. Unauthorized  IMPRISONMENT of six (6)
possession of a chain saw years and one (1) day to eight
and unauthorized use (8) years; or
thereof to cut trees and  FINE of not less than
timber in forest land or P30,000.00 to P50,000.00; or
elsewhere  BOTH
 CONFISCATION of the
chainsaw in favor of the
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Thank You!!!