An Act to Permit the Sale of Meat of Animals Slaughtered in the National Slaughterhouses in Any Place, without Paying Extra Fees or Levies of Any Kind
Commonwealth Act No. 655, enacted on June 21, 1941, allows the sale of meat from animals slaughtered in national slaughterhouses without incurring additional fees or levies. It empowers local governments to establish and regulate slaughterhouses, including setting reasonable slaughter fees. However, no fees will be imposed for the veterinary or sanitary inspection of meat from large cattle or other domestic animals slaughtered outside the local jurisdiction if the inspection occurs at the slaughter site. This legislation aims to facilitate the meat trade while ensuring proper inspection and regulation.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 655
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1941
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 655
AN ACT TO PERMIT THE SALE OF MEAT OF ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED IN THE NATIONAL SLAUGHTERHOUSES IN ANY PLACE, WITHOUT PAYING EXTRA FEES OR LEVIES OF ANY KIND
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Forty-one hundred and forty-two, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and fifty-five, is further amended to read as follows: DTaAHS
"SECTION 1. Chartered cities, municipalities, and municipal districts are empowered to establish or authorize the establishment of slaughterhouses, to provide for their veterinary or sanitary inspection, to inspect and regulate the use of the same, and to charge reasonable slaughter fees. No fees shall be charged for veterinary or sanitary inspection of meat from large cattle or other domestic animals slaughtered outside the city, municipality, or municipal district, when such inspection was had at the place or where the animals were slaughtered. Meat of large cattle or other domestic animals slaughtered in the slaughterhouses operated by the National Government may be sold in any city, municipality, or municipal district without restrictions and without paying any extra fees or levies of any kind whatsoever, either directly or indirectly,"
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 21, 1941.
Cite This Law
An Act to Permit the Sale of Meat of Animals Slaughtered in the National Slaughterhouses in Any Place, without Paying Extra Fees or Levies of Any Kind, Commonwealth Act No. 655, Jun 21, 1941 (Philippines)
An Act to Permit the Sale of Meat of Animals Slaughtered in the National Slaughterhouses in Any Place, without Paying Extra Fees or Levies of Any Kind, Commonwealth Act No. 655 (Phil. 1941)
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