SECTION  2672 . Unlawful Use of Implements and Devices Used by Forest Officers . — Whoever, without authority of law, shall cut, make, manufacture, or have in his possession any Government marking hatchet or other marking implement, or any mark, poster, or ot her device officially used by officers of the Bureau of Forestry for the marking or identification of timber or other forest products, or any duplicate, counterfeit, or imitation thereof, or who shall make or apply a Government mark to timber or any other f orest product by means of any authentic or counterfeit Government marking hatchet, implement, mark, poster, or other device, or who shall alter, deface, or remove Government marks or signs from trees, logs, stumps, firewood, or other forest products, shal l, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred pesos or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. [1148-28; Comp., 1165.] Offenses Connected with Administration of Bureau of Forestry SECTION  2673 . Unlawful Destruction of Public Forest . — It shall be unlawful for any person to make a caingin in a public forest or in any manner to destroy such forest or part thereof, or forest products growing therein, otherwise than upon lawful authority . It shall also be unlawful for any person negligently to permit a fire which has been set upon his own premises, to be communicated, with destructive results, to any public forest. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of twice the regu lar Government charges upon the timber or other forest product so unlawfully destroyed, and in addition thereto, by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the court. [1148-25, 27.] S ECTION  2674 . First Offense by Non-Christian . — Where the person or persons found violating the provisions of this article are non-Christian inhabitants, they shall be dismissed with a warning in the case of a first offense, but upon conviction of a second  offense shall be punished as in this article provided. [1148-23.] SECTION  2675 . Failure of Officer to Give Notice of Presence of Outlaws . — Any officer or member of any police force who, having notice of the presence of any band of outlaws or other persons threatening the peace of the community, ARTICLE  VII Offenses Connected with Administration of Philippine Constabulary 856 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011