Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 1285
Act No. 3548, approved on November 22, 1929, amends Section 4 of Act No. 1285, which pertains to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the Philippines. The amendment allows the society to appoint up to ten agents in Manila and one in each municipality, granting them police powers to arrest individuals violating animal cruelty laws and to serve related legal processes. Additionally, it mandates that the police force of the Philippines assist the society and its agents in enforcing these laws. The Act takes effect upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3548
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 22, 1929
ACT NO. 3548
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE INCORPORATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, DEFINING ITS POWERS, AND PROVIDING FOR ITS GOVERNMENT"
SECTION 1. Section four of Act Numbered Twelve hundred and eighty-five, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 4. The said society is authorized to appoint not to exceed ten agents in the City of Manila, and not to exceed one in each municipality of the Philippine islands, who shall have all the power and authority of a police officer to make arrests for violations of the laws enacted for the prevention of cruelty to animals and the protection of animals, and to serve any process in connection with the execution of such laws; and in addition thereto, all the police force of the Philippine Islands, wherever organized, shall, as occasion requires, assist said society, its members or agents, in the enforcement of all such laws."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 22, 1929.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 1285, Act No. 3548, Nov 22, 1929 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 1285, Act No. 3548 (Phil. 1929)
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