REPUBLIC ACT No.

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AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SLAUGHTERING OF MALE AND FEMALE CARABAOS, HORSES,

MARES, AND COWS

Section 1. Any provision of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, slaughtering of male and
female carabaos, horses, mares, and cows is hereby prohibited unless authorized by the Secretary
of Agriculture and Commerce.

Section 2. Any person who violates the provisions of the preceding section shall be punished with a
fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than five hundred pesos or by imprisonment of not
less than two months nor more than six months, or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of
the court.

Section 3. The Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce shall promulgate such rules and regulations
as will effectively carry out the provisions of this Act. However, when in the opinion of the Secretary
of Agriculture and Commerce there exists a sufficient number of work animals for agricultural
purposes in the Philippines, the President may declare this Act inoperative.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: September 2, 1946