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Batas Pambansa Bilang 97
AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COMPULSORY IMMUNIZATION OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND
OTHER ANIMALS AGAINST DANGEROUS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
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BATAS
PAMBANSA BILANG 97AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COMPULSORY IMMUNIZATION OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND
OTHER ANIMALS AGAINST DANGEROUS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.chan
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1. Title. — This Act shall
be known as "the Domestic Animal Disease Prevention and Control Act of
1980."
Sec.
2. Objectives. — The objectives
of this Act are:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
a. To
protect the livestock and poultry population of the Philippines against
the ravages of dangerous communicable animal and avian diseases;chanrobles virtual law library
b. To
accelerate the development of the livestock and poultry industry in the
country;chanrobles virtual law library
c. To
free the country from dangerous animal and avian diseases in order that
livestock, poultry and their products exported from the Philippines are
not discriminated in the foreign trade; andchanrobles virtual law library
d. To
stress emphasis on the conservation of farm animals used for work and
breeding
by rural farmers.
Sec.
3. Animal vaccination made
compulsory. — The Minister of Agriculture shall make compulsory the
vaccination
of susceptible animals and poultry should there be a threat or
existence
of a highly communicable animal or avian disease in a certain locality.
Such susceptible species of animals shall be vaccinated as frequently
as
deemed necessary by the Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Sec.
4. Owner's duty. — It shall
be the duty of every owner, custodian or caretaker to present the
susceptible
domestic animal or poultry in his possession or custody for vaccination
when required by the Bureau of Animal Industry and to cooperate with
the
agents in order to facilitate the vaccination of said animals.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
5. Rules and regulations.
— The Director of Animal Industry is empowered to promulgate rules,
regulations
and guidelines subject to the approval of the Minister of Agriculture
to
effectively implement the intent and spirit of this Act.
Sec.
6. Penalty clause. — Any
person who violates the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine in an amount not less than two hundred nor more
than
one thousand pesos or imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor
more
than six months or both at the discretion of the court.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
7. Repeal. — All laws,
rules or orders or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec.
8. Effectivity. — This
Act shall take effect upon approval.chanrobles virtual law library
Approved:
December 27, 1980
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