Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PUNISHING DOG MEAT TRADE
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
September 30, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04931 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PUNISHING DOG MEAT TRADE |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to address the failure in the implementation of existing Animal Welfare Act (R.A.No.8485) and the Anti-Rabies Act (R.A.No.9482) enacted for the protection of animals in this case dogs, against farming or capture, transport, and/or sale of live dogs for purposes of trading dog meat; transporting, trading, selling, and/or purchasing dog meat; and slaughter of dogs for the purposes of trading dog meat.Intends to enact stiffer penalties for persons who engage in any of the stages of the dog meat trade, and to allocate the funds collected therefor on the implementation of this Act. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE "BH" |
| DATE FILED : 2019-09-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ON 2019-10-02 |
Abstract
Seeks to address the failure in the implementation of existing Animal Welfare Act (R.A.No.8485) and the Anti-Rabies Act (R.A.No.9482) enacted for the protection of animals in this case dogs, against farming or capture, transport, and/or sale of live dogs for purposes of trading dog meat; transporting, trading, selling, and/or purchasing dog meat; and slaughter of dogs for the purposes of trading dog meat.Intends to enact stiffer penalties for persons who engage in any of the stages of the dog meat trade, and to allocate the funds collected therefor on the implementation of this Act.
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