Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 1156)
The purpose of Act No. 1156 is to provide for the marking of animals afflicted with surra by authorizing agents of the Board of Health or Bureau of Government Laboratories to mark such animals for identification.
Duly authorized agents of the Board of Health for the Philippine Islands or of the Bureau of Government Laboratories are authorized to mark animals afflicted with surra.
The animals are marked by fastening a metal tag in their right ear, which is marked with the letter "S" and a number.
No, it is unlawful to remove any metal tag affixed under this Act until the animal has been pronounced free from surra by an authorized agent of the Board of Health or the Bureau of Government Laboratories.
Any person removing the tag in violation of the Act shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five pesos nor more than fifty pesos for each offense.
The metal tag must be fastened in the right ear of the animal.
Yes, only a duly authorized agent of the Board of Health or Bureau of Government Laboratories may remove the tag after pronouncing the animal free from surra.
Surra is an infectious disease affecting animals, and the Act seeks to identify and manage animals afflicted with it by marking them.
The Act took effect immediately upon its passage on May 14, 1904.
The public good required the speedy enactment of the Act, and its passage was expedited in accordance with section two of an Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws.