Applicability of Act No. 1472 (Locust Law) to Rat Pest
Act No. 3942, approved on November 29, 1932, amends the Locust Law (Act No. 1472) to include provisions for combating rat infestations, renaming the locust boards as locust and rat boards. The Act allows for the same regulations to apply to rat control, excluding certain subsections of the original law. It mandates that able-bodied male residents aged 16 to 60 in affected municipalities must provide free labor for rat extermination efforts. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3942
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 29, 1932
ACT NO. 3942
AN ACT MAKING THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO, KNOWN AS THE LOCUST LAW, APPLICABLE TO THE RAT PEST
SECTION 1. The locust boards created by Act Numbered Twenty-four hundred and seventy-two, known as the Locust Law, shall hereafter be known and function as locust and rat boards, and the provisions of said Act shall, with the exception of subsections (a) and (b) of section one thereof, be applicable to the rat pest.
SECTION 2. In the extermination of rats, however, only able-bodied male inhabitants of the infested municipality between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, inclusive, shall be compelled to render gratuitous service.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 29, 1932.
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Applicability of Act No. 1472 (Locust Law) to Rat Pest, Act No. 3942, Nov 29, 1932 (Philippines)
Applicability of Act No. 1472 (Locust Law) to Rat Pest, Act No. 3942 (Phil. 1932)
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