QuestionsQuestions (DA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 7, S. 1994)
It is issued pursuant to Act 3639, Commonwealth Act No. 349 (Sections 1762, 1765, and 1770 of the Revised Administrative Code), Republic Act No. 7934 (Consumer Act), and Department of Justice Opinion Nos. 147 and 88 (Series of 1991 and 1993).
Any horse, regardless of age/sex/breed/condition, belonging to types such as thoroughbred and commonly used as race horse, and registered as such in a recognized association or entity at the country of origin.
A horse specially trained for pleasure and fancy riding, or jumping and dressage purposes, and not covered by the categories defined in the Order (race, polo, work, circus).
A horse belonging to a breed/type for draft or work purposes in a farm for driving cattle in a ranch. A Quarter Horse may be considered work horse if it is primarily used for driving cattle in a ranch; otherwise, it must be classified as a riding horse.
A duly registered race horse breeder in the Philippines, certified as such by the National Stud Farm and the Philippine Racing Commission.
A bona fide owner of an accredited riding school and/or a member of a recognized riding club in the Philippines.
A member of an accredited and duly registered Polo Club in the Philippines.
Any person may import a work horse, provided there is proof of the actual need of use of the horse, duly presented to support the importation.
Only persons/corporations/firms/associations/legal entities owning or operating a duly registered and licensed circus company or troupe with an approved permit to perform in the Philippines issued by a duly authorized government office.
Prior to processing the permit, an inspection of the quarantine site will be conducted by a BAI-deputized veterinary quarantine officer. If the criteria for suitable quarantine are satisfactory, the permit is processed.
Upon arrival, horses are placed under quarantine for thirty (30) days under the supervision of a BAI-deputized Veterinary Quarantine Officer.
No. The animals shall not be removed from the location of quarantine during the isolation period.
The horses are subjected to periodic inspection and serological testing by the authorized representative of the Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry. All costs incurred for inspection and serological testing are borne by the owner/importer.
All infected animals are to be condemned, burned, and/or buried at the expense of the owner; no compensation is paid for any animal destroyed.
A BAI veterinary quarantine officer inspects and examines the horses; if apparently free from dangerous/communicable animal diseases, a landing permit is issued. Horses are unloaded on a leakproof truck/trailer and taken immediately to a designated branding place, where they are branded by the Veterinary Quarantine Officer in the presence of Customs personnel as witnesses, per Commonwealth Act No. 379 and related rules.
It is valid for six (6) months from the date issued or up to the last day of the calendar year of issue, whichever comes earlier. An expired permit may be extended, but not beyond the end of the current calendar year.
The horses will not be admitted and will be subjected to either (a) return or re-export to the point of origin at the owner’s expense, or (b) destruction of the imported horses upon application and permission by the Commissioner of Customs, if the owner/consignee fails to export within a reasonable time.
Upon conviction, the person is liable to the penalty provided in the second paragraph of Section 2747 of the Revised Administrative Code: a fine of not more than Php 1,000 or imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days, or both, at the court’s discretion, plus other penalties prescribed by the Penal Code.
It takes effect immediately after publication in a newspaper of general circulation and filing three copies with the U.P. Law Center.