Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2758)
The main purpose of Act No. 2758 is to authorize the establishment of stock herds and farms for large cattle in provinces where the government owns appropriate land, to promote breeding and propagation of large cattle, and provide them to the public for agricultural work and consumption on economical terms.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources has the authority to establish stock herds and farms in provinces where the government owns suitable land or forests.
The sum of four hundred thousand pesos was appropriated from the Insular Treasury for implementing the purposes of this Act.
The funds can be used for purchasing large cattle, constructing fences and buildings, paying salaries of personnel, and other necessary expenses for the establishment and development of stock herds and farms.
Yes, the Secretary may appoint unclassified employees for the purposes of implementing this Act.
The Secretary may order the sale of animals not necessary for maintenance and development, subject to existing and future regulations, for agricultural or breeding purposes.
The proceeds from the sale shall constitute a special reimbursable fund called the 'Stock herd promotion fund,' which can be used for maintaining the herds and farms, purchasing animals, and construction or repair of buildings and stables, or to establish new herds and farms.
Yes, the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources may order the sale of improvements at the Alabang station in a manner deemed most beneficial to the government, with proceeds paid into the Insular Treasury as general funds.
Act No. 2758 repeals Acts Numbered 2374 and 2497.
Unexpended balances revert to the Insular Treasury, and large cattle acquired under those Acts shall be administered according to Act No. 2758.
The Act took effect upon its approval on February 23, 1918.