MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 379, February 23, 1960 ]
EXTENDING THE PROHIBITION TO SLAUGHTER CARABAOS UP TO DECEMBER 31, 1960
In order to carry out effectively the provisions of Republic Act No. 11 and to conserve our work animals for agricultural purposes, I, CARLOS P. GARCIA, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
1. The prohibition to slaughter carabaos under Executive Order No. 345, dated July 27, 1959, is hereby extended up to December 31, 1960.
2. Permits to slaughter carabaos may be issued by the Provincial Commander, subject to the following conditions:
a. That the carabao is twenty (20) years old or over;
b. That the carabao is unfit for work;
c. That the carabao must be inspected by the Provincial Veterinarian and the Provincial Commander or their authorized representatives; and
d. That the Provincial Veterinarian and the Provincial Commander shall make a joint certification that the carabao is 20 years old or over and unfit for work.
3. In every case where a permit to slaughter carabao is issued, the Provincial Commander shall furnish the Office of the President copies of the pertinent papers.1a⍵⍴h!1
Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fourteenth.
(Sgd.) CARLOS P. GARCIA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) NATALIO P. CASTILLO
Executive Secretary
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