Amending Presidential Decree No. 7, Entitled "Prescribing The Orderly Marketing Of Livestocks And Animal Products And New Regulations On Animal Feeds"

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 45 November 10, 1972

AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 7, ENTITLED "PRESCRIBING THE ORDERLY MARKETING OF LIVESTOCKS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND NEW REGULATIONS ON ANIMAL FEEDS"

WHEREAS, complaints have been received from many municipalities that the abolition of certain fees under Presidential Decree No. 7 dated October 1, 1972, in connection with the production, marketing and slaughter of livestock has greatly prejudiced the stability of their finances of income; and

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Government to promote the economic stability and self sufficiency of local governments;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, do hereby amend Presidential Decree No. 7 dated October 1, 1972, so as to allow local governments to charge the ordinary fee for the issuance...

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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 45

Amending Presidential Decree No. 7 on Orderly Marketing of Livestock and Animal Products

- Allows local governments to charge fees for:
    - Issuance of certificate of ownership (ordinary fee)
    - Issuance of transfer certificate for livestock (one peso or P1)
        - Transfer fee collected only once if livestock transferred multiple times in one day

Basis:
    - Complaints from municipalities on financial instability due to abolition of certain fees under Presidential Decree No. 7
    - Government policy to promote economic stability and self-sufficiency of local governments