MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 412, January 27, 1961 ]
EXTENDING THE PROHIBITION TO SLAUGHTER CARABAOS UP TO DECEMBER 31, 1961
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. 379 dated February 23, 1960, is hereby extended up to December 31, 1961.
2. Permits to slaughter carabaos may be issued by the Provincial Commander, subject to the following conditions:
a. That the carabao is fifteen (15) 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 15 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.
Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifteenth.1âшphi1
(SGD.) CARLOS P. GARCIA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) NATALIO P. CASTILLO
Executive Secretary
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