Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 7)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 7 is to prescribe the orderly marketing of livestock and animal products and to establish new regulations on animal feeds to help control increasing meat prices and improve the livestock industry.
All fees and charges including reinspection fees, inventory fees, certificate of ownership fees, transfer certificate fees, Mayor's permits, City Hall fees, customs fees, shipping certificate fees, and checkpoint charges are terminated, except for ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection fees and delivery, stockyard, and slaughter fees authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Only duly designated veterinarians employed by the National Government are authorized to collect ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection fees.
The National Meat Inspection Commission, to be established by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is tasked to promulgate specific policies and procedures governing the marketing, preservation, and inspection of livestock and livestock products, which will have the force of law once approved and implemented.
Yes, additional post-mortem inspections can be done upon the request of the buyer and only by veterinarians employed by the National Government or those accredited by the National Meat Inspection Commission.
Senate Bill No. 627, amending certain sections of Republic Act No. 1556, known as the Livestock and Poultry Feeds Act, was adopted and approved as part of this decree.
The decree aims to reduce production and marketing costs by terminating unauthorized fees and charges, thus helping to lower the prices of meat and other livestock products.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources has the authority to establish policies through the National Meat Inspection Commission.
Yes, ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections performed by authorized veterinarians are valid for transporting carcasses from any accredited slaughterhouse to trading centers, provided that proper safeguards for the transport of meat are undertaken.