Section 1. For
the purpose of conserving and developing the Philippine livestock
industry and promoting maximum efficiency and economy in the service
connected therewith, all the activities now carried out under Act
Numbered Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-eight, as amended,
Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred eighteen and Republic Act
Numbered Six hundred ninety-nine are hereby consolidated under this Act.cralaw Sec. 2. The funds collected under the acts
mentioned in the preceding section shall likewise be consolidated into
a special reimbursable fund to be known as "Philippine Livestock
Promotion Fund" which shall be used for the following purposes:
(a) For the introduction, propagation, production,
and distribution of purebred and improved breeding animals.
(b) For the establishment, equipment, maintenance and
operation of stock farms, breeding stations, breeding centers, fixed or
ambulatory, and slaughterhouses, in such places as may be deemed
appropriate therefor and beneficial to the livestock industry:
Provided, however, That no slaughterhouse shall be established in the
City of Manila.cralaw
(c) For the manufacture of biological products needed
in the control and eradication and treatment of animal diseases and
parasites.cralaw
(d) For conducting experiments on the manufacture,
preservation, utilization and industrialization of animal products,
including milk and milk derivatives; and
(e) For such other purposes as may have for their
object the stabilization, protection and development of the Philippine
Livestock Industry.
Sec. 3. The Director of Animal Industry, subject
to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
is hereby authorized and empowered to make disbursements out of the
fund herein created for salaries, wages, and traveling expenses of
personnel; for the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings,
fences and other necessary structures; for the purchase of large cattle
and other domestic animals, furnishing the same to the public on
economical terms for improved breeding, agricultural work or for
consumption; for the purchase of apparatuses, instruments, chemicals,
supplies and materials, and other needed equipment; and for such other
expenses as may be deemed necessary to carry out effectively and
properly the purposes of this Act.cralaw Sec. 4. In order to raise the necessary funds for
the activities herein provided, there shall be collected for animals
slaughtered in any public or private slaughterhouse and in private meat
packing establishments, including those in chartered cities,
pre-slaughter fees at the following rates:
(a) For cattle, carabaos, buffaloes, horses, mules and other animals of the bovine family P0.90 per head.cralaw
(b) For swine 0.60 per head.cralaw
(c) For sheep, goats and deer 0.30
per head.cralaw
The municipal treasurers shall, in addition to their regular duties,
make such collections and shall, at the end of every month, remit the
same to the Treasurer of the Philippines to the credit of the
"Philippine Livestock Promotion Fund" to be expended in accordance with
the provisions of this Act. The provisions of this Section shall not be
construed to deprive the municipalities of their present rights to
impose and collect license fees for the slaughter of any animal or/and
for the use of municipal slaughterhouses: Provided, That nothing in
this Act shall be construed as amending or repealing existing
regulations on the slaughter carabaos.
Sec. 5. The Director of Animal Industry may order
the sale for agricultural, propagation, breeding or meat purposes, or
the renting or loaning for breeding purposes, or the slaughter and sale
in the form of meat, of the animals which may not be needed by the
Bureau of Animal Industry, subject to the existing regulations and to
such as may hereafter be promulgated by the Director of Animal Industry
with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural
Resources; and all the proceeds to be derived therefrom as well as all
other income from the operation of this Act shall accrue to "Philippine
Livestock Promotion Fund" herein created and may be expended by the
Director of Animal Industry, with the approval of the Secretary of
Agriculture and Natural Resources, for the same purposes and in the
same manner as provided in this Act.cralaw Sec. 6. Act Numbered Twenty-seven Hundred
fifty-eight, as amended; and Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred
eighteen, as amended; and all other acts or parts thereof in conflict
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. All the personnel,
assets and liabilities pertaining to said Act Numbered Twenty-seven
Hundred fifty-eight, as amended, and Commonwealth Act Numbered One
Hundred eighteen, as amended, shall be transferred to and administered
under this Act.cralaw Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw
Approved: June 16, 1956
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