An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes
Act No. 3052, approved on March 14, 1922, amends Section 1762 of the Administrative Code concerning the importation of live cattle into the Philippines. It prohibits the importation of live cattle from foreign countries but allows the Director of Agriculture, with departmental approval, to authorize the import of up to 500 thoroughbred cattle per year for breeding purposes and the import of draft and bovine cattle for serum production. Additionally, it mandates that imported cattle adhere to regulations set by the Director of Agriculture before being transferred to other provinces. The Act also empowers the Governor-General to issue regulations to prevent price hikes in meat and to suspend the prohibition if local conditions necessitate it, taking effect six months post-approval.
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- What is An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes about?
- Act No. 3052, approved on March 14, 1922, amends Section 1762 of the Administrative Code concerning the importation of live cattle into the Philippines. It prohibits the importation of live cattle from foreign countries but allows the Director of Agriculture, with departmental approval, to authorize the import of up to 500 thoroughbred cattle per year for breeding purposes and the import of draft and bovine cattle for serum production. Additionally, it mandates that imported cattle adhere to regulations set by the Director of Agriculture before being transferred to other provinces. The Act also empowers the Governor-General to issue regulations to prevent price hikes in meat and to suspend the prohibition if local conditions necessitate it, taking effect six months post-approval.
- What type of law is Act No. 3052?
- An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes (Act No. 3052) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes enacted?
- An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes (Act No. 3052) was enacted on Mar 14, 1922.
- What is the citation for An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes?
- An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 3052, Mar 14, 1922 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 3052
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- Statutes
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- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 14, 1922
ACT NO. 3052
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Section seventeen hundred and sixty-two of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Administrative Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1762. Bringing of animals imported from foreign countries into the Philippine Islands. — It shall be unlawful for any person on corporation to import, bring or introduce live cattle into the Philippine Islands from any foreign country. The Director of Agriculture may, with the approval of the head of the department first had, authorize the importation, bringing or introduction of various classes of thoroughbred cattle from foreign countries for breeding the same to the native cattle of these Islands, and such as may be necessary for the improvement of the breed, not to exceed five hundred head per annum: Provided, however, That the Director of Agriculture shall in all cases permit the importation, bringing or introduction of draft cattle and bovine cattle for the manufacture of serum: Provided, further, That all live cattle from foreign countries the importation, bringing or introduction of which into the Islands is authorized by this Act, shall be submitted to regulations issued by the Director of Agriculture, with the approval of the head of the department, prior to authorizing its transfer to other provinces.
"At the time of the approval of this Act, the Governor-General shall issue regulations and orders to provide against a raising of the price of both fresh and refrigerated meat. The Governor-General also may, by executive order, suspend this prohibition for a fixed period in case local conditions require it."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect six months after approval.
Approved, March 14, 1922.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 3052, Mar 14, 1922 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Two of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 3052 (Phil. 1922)
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