Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
People’s relationship with animals dates back to ancient times. Animals have been a 
source of companionship, entertainment, hard labor, and even food for man. The 
way that animals suffer also varies from entertainment and fashion to food, medicine, 
and scientific advancement. 
This proposal seeks to establish a better Animal Welfare Act. With news and posts 
on social media regarding animal cruelty, there is an apparent need to put more 
weight on the law by imposing harsher penalties on erring individuals. It seeks to 
establish a Bureau that would safeguard the rights of animals and assure their 
welfare. 
The increasing consciousness of Filipinos on animal welfare should match our law’s 
ability to address growing related issues and concerns. Accordingly, we seek to 
strengthen standards, policies, and responses to violations of the law. Our 
government should be able to recognize the importance of good animal welfare and 
animal-friendly practices as these animals have saved human life countless times. 
In December 2011, hero dog Kabang saved the lives of two girls crossing a busy 
road by deliberately leaping in front of a motorbike. Indeed, animals have a special 
connection with humans. Just as how Kabang, who peacefully passed away in May 
2021 imprinted her heroic story that will forever be carried by the two girls she saved 
from a road accident, animals deserve the right treatment that this bill fights for. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
November 10, 2022
2:54 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE REVISED  
ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:  
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Revised Animal Welfare 
Act”.  
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It shall be the policy of the State to protect and 
promote the welfare of all animals, by establishing a system of supervision and 
regulation to ensure humane treatment in all aspects of the keeping, maintaining, 
handling, transporting, breeding, training, treating and use of animals. Good animal 
welfare involves adherence to the five basic freedoms of animals, namely: (1) 
Freedom from hunger and thirst; (2) Freedom from discomfort; (3) Freedom from 
pain, injury or disease; (4) Freedom to express normal behavior; and (5) Freedom 
from fear and distress.  
Sec. 3. Coverage. – This Act shall apply to all programs, activities, and undertakings 
of any person, association, partnership, corporation, cooperative or any government 
agency or instrumentality, that:  
a.
handle, breed, train, keep, care for, transport, exhibit, display, use, and in any
other manner interact with any animals, whether as pets, livestock, wildlife, or
those for education, entertainment, or show; or
b.
own, operate, or maintain any facility that interacts with animals.
Sec. 4. Objectives. – The objectives of this Act are: 
a.
To protect and promote animal welfare by providing policies and standards in
the establishment and operation of animal facilities and transportation;
b.
To establish guidelines and standards in the use, treating, breeding,
maintaining, keeping, and training of all animals;
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c.  
To protect and promote animal health through the maintenance of adequate, 
clean and sanitary facilities used in the keeping, breeding, treating and training 
of animals;  
 
d.  
To promote responsible pet ownership through education and information 
dissemination;  
 
e.  
To regulate the operation and maintenance of animal facilities or any 
establishment where animals are kept for whatever reason or purpose;  
 
f.  
To formulate rules and regulations that will ensure the promotion of animal 
welfare in the establishment, maintenance and operation of any pet shop, 
kennel, pound, shelter, slaughter houses, veterinary clinic, veterinary hospital, 
stockyard, corral, stud farm, stock farm or zoo for the breeding, raising, 
treatment, sale or trading, or training of animals;  
 
g.  
To establish inter-agency, multi-sectoral and local government cooperation for 
the promotion and protection of animal welfare;  
 
h.  
To create and establish an organizational structure that will effectively 
implement the provisions of this Act and all laws relevant to it; and  
 
i.  
To promote public awareness and concern for caring for animals and its 
welfare.  
 
Sec. 5. Principles of Animal Welfare. –  
a.  
Decisions regarding animal care, use, and welfare shall be made by balancing 
scientific knowledge and professional judgment, and in consideration of ethical 
and societal values;  
 
b.  
Protection of animal habitat is an animal welfare consideration;  
 
c.  
Animals must be provided humane care and treatment, and an animal habitat 
appropriate to their species-typical biology and behavior;  
 
d.  
Animals should be cared for in ways that minimize fear, pain, stress, and 
suffering; 
 
e.  
Animals shall be treated with respect and dignity throughout their lives and, 
when necessary, provided a humane death; and  
 
f.  
Conservation and management of animal populations should be humane, 
socially responsible, and scientifically prudent;  
 
Sec. 6. Definitions. – For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall mean:  
a.  
Animal - refers to domesticated vertebrate and invertebrate species under the 
control or custody of man, which may be food producing, companion, labor, 
aquatic or laboratory, including birds.  
 


b.  
Animal Facility - refers to any facility, structure, or premises used for the 
purpose of keeping, caring, breeding, rearing, holding, gaming, training, 
trading, treating, or exhibiting animals, including but not limited to farms, zoos, 
aviaries, apiaries, kennels, race tracks, cockpits, pet shops, shelters, pounds, 
animal rescue centers, airport and seaport quarantine stations, animal holding 
facilities, stables, livestock markets, stockyards, corrals, stud farms, stock 
farms, slaughterhouses, aquaria, laboratories, veterinary clinics, and veterinary 
hospitals.  
 
c.  
Animal fighting venture - refers to any event, show, exhibition, program, or 
other activity that involves a fight conducted or to be conducted between two or 
more animals for purposes of sport, wagering, amusement, or entertainment.  
 
d.  
Animal welfare - pertains to the physical and psychological well-being of 
animals. It includes, but not limited to, the avoidance of abuse, maltreatment, 
cruelty and exploitation of animals by humans by maintaining appropriate 
standards of accommodation, feeding and general care, the prevention and 
treatment of disease and the assurance of freedom from fear, distress, 
harassment and unnecessary discomfort and pain and allowing animals to 
express normal behavior.  
 
e.  
Bureau - refers to the Animal Welfare Bureau.  
 
f.  
Captive Animals - refers to animals that are confined for educational or 
recreational purposes in places such as but not limited to zoos, sanctuaries, 
including rescue centers, aquatic facilities and the like.  
 
g.  
Euthanasia - refers to the Bureau-approved process or method of administering 
humane ending of life to animals.  
 
h.  
Keeper - refers to any person who owns, possesses, or has control or custody 
over an animal.  
 
i.  
Pets - refers to domesticated animals, documented or otherwise, intended for 
companionship, therapy, seeing and hearing guides, recreation and value 
formation, and breeding such as but not limited to dogs, cats, fishes, rabbits, 
rodents, reptiles and birds.  
 
j.  
Transport Facility - Any transportation, public or private, whether air, water, 
land including tricycles and the like, used to transport animals to a particular 
destination.  
 
k.  
Wild animals - refers to animals of a species that are not traditionally 
domesticated in the Philippines, including those captured from their natural 
habitats. The Bureau may define such other terms as may be used in the 
implementation of this Act.   
 
CHAPTER I 
THE ANIMAL WELFARE BUREAU 
 


Sec. 7. Animal Welfare Bureau. – The Animal Welfare Bureau is hereby created as 
a line bureau under the Department of Agriculture. It shall establish regional, 
provincial and municipal offices as may be appropriate and necessary to carry out 
effectively and efficiently the provisions of this Act.  
 
Sec. 8. Functions of the Bureau. – As a line bureau, it shall have the following 
functions:  
a.  
Formulate policies, guidelines, standards, rules, and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act;  
 
b.  
Provide minimum standards on the appropriate food, water, and shelter for 
each species of pet and animals depending on the age, breed, size, and 
special needs thereof;  
 
c.  
In consultation with the Land Transportation Office, Land Transportation 
Franchising Regulatory Board, Civil Aeronautics Board, the Maritime Industry, 
other transport regulating body or agencies, experts, and animal welfare 
groups, set a species-specific standard for transportation of animals, including 
definitions for cruel confinement and restraint during transport, appropriate 
designs for transport cages and facilities, restraint types, provision of food and 
water, ventilation, and protection from extreme weather conditions;  
 
d.  
Establish an emergency animal response and rescue system to appropriately 
respond in cases of calamities such as but not limited to floods, earthquakes, 
and other natural disasters; 
 
e.  
Promulgate guidelines for humane slaughter of animals, in consultation with the 
National Meat Inspection Service, local government units and other concerned 
government agencies;  
 
f.  
Implement a system for inspection of animal facilities to ensure compliance with 
animal welfare standards and regulations;  
 
g. 
Monitor compliance of the local government units with animal welfare 
programs, standards, rules and regulations;  
 
h.  
Ensure proper coordination with non-government organizations, people’s 
organizations and academe for the strict implementation of the rules and 
regulations issued;  
 
i.  
Formulate guidelines and qualifications related to research and testing on 
animals;  
 
j.  
To issue, suspend, cancel permits or certifications pursuant to the purposes of 
this Act;  
 
k.  
To levy and collect fees for registration, certification, inspection and monitoring 
system and other fees as the Bureau may deem necessary for the effective 
implementation of this Act;  
 


l.  
Keep records and documents pertaining to animal welfare in the country as well 
as the maintenance of surveillance and management information system on 
animal welfare;  
 
m.  Create a system and guidelines for the determination or approval of 
applications of certifications, authorizations, and permits necessary for the 
establishment, maintenance, and operation of animal facilities, as well as to 
issue said certifications, authorizations, and permits and to collect associated 
fees; and  
 
n.  
Perform such other duties and responsibilities which are necessarily to achieve 
the purposes of this Act.  
 
Sec. 9. Composition of the Animal Welfare Bureau. – As a line bureau, the 
Bureau shall be headed by a Director and assisted by two (2) Assistant Directors 
who shall supervise the administrative and technical services of the Bureau.  
 
The Director must possess adequate knowledge, training and experience in the field 
of agriculture, biology, animal husbandry, veterinary science, veterinary medicine or 
other similar discipline.  
 
CHAPTER II  
ANIMAL WELFARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
 
Sec. 10. Deputization of Animal Welfare Enforcement Officers. – The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall deputize animal welfare enforcement officers from non-
government organizations, citizens’ groups, community organizations and other 
volunteers who have undergone necessary training for this purpose.  
 
The Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the 
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other law enforcement agencies shall 
designate animal welfare enforcement officers who shall assist in the implementation 
of this Act. In the absence of such enforcement officers, the said law enforcement 
officers shall continue to implement the law under their general mandate.  
 
The animal welfare enforcement officers shall have the full authority to seize and 
rescue illegally traded and maltreated animals and to arrest violators of this Act 
subject to existing laws, rules and regulations on arrest and detention. Regardless of 
the absence of a designated animal welfare enforcement officers in the law 
enforcement, the same shall not preclude them from enforcing of the provisions of 
this Act. 
 
The Bureau shall set guidelines in the training, qualification, reporting, and 
coordination of deputized animal welfare enforcement officers to cover the following:  
1.  
guidelines on the criteria and training requirements for the deputation of animal 
welfare enforcement officers; and  
 
2.  
mechanism for the supervision, monitoring and reporting of these enforcement 
officers.  
 


CHAPTER III  
BASIC ANIMAL CARE AND HANDLING 
 
Sec. 11. Minimum Standards for handling, care, treatment, transportation, and 
opportunity to express natural behaviors of animals. – The Bureau shall 
promulgate standards to govern humane handling, care, treatment and 
transportation and opportunity to express natural behaviors of animals. The 
standards shall include  minimum requirements for handling, housing, feeding, 
watering, sanitation, ventilation, adequate veterinary care and separation by species, 
as well as transportation of animals in commerce and for research and the handling, 
care and treatment in connection therewith.  
 
The Bureau, in consultation with experts and key government agencies, shall 
promulgate other rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to assure humane 
treatment of animals.  
 
CHAPTER IV  
PROHIBITED ACTS 
 
Sec. 12. Prohibition on Cruelty, Maltreatment, Abuse and Exploitation of 
Animals. – It shall be unlawful to torture, abuse, exploit any animal, to neglect to 
provide adequate care, sustenance or shelter, or maltreat any animals, cause or 
procure to be tortured, or deprive such animals of adequate care sustenance or 
shelter, or maltreat or use the same in research or experiments not expressly 
authorized by the Bureau. An act of cruelty includes but is not limited to the following:  
a.  
beating, harming, injuring, crushing, mutilating, maiming, disfiguring, stabbing, 
cutting, poisoning, drowning, torturing, tormenting, starving, overworking, or 
abusing an animal, or any other act or omission toward an animal, including 
any act of neglect, causing the animal pain, suffering, or distress, whether 
physical or psychological;   
 
b.  
exposing an animal to inhumane and unsafe conditions and situations including 
overcrowded, inappropriate, unclean, or unsanitary animal facilities, shelters, or 
transport facilities;  
 
c.  
killing an animal by inhumane methods such as electrocution or gas chamber;   
 
d.  
using an animal in research or experiments not expressly authorized by the 
Bureau; and  
 
e.  
Overworking an animal.  
 
Sec. 13. Prohibition on Neglect. – It shall be unlawful for any keeper of an animal 
to fail to provide such animal with basic care in accordance with the Bureau’s 
minimum standards for unjustifiable reasons.  
 
Sec. 14. Prohibition on Killing of Animals. – It shall be unlawful for any person to 
kill animals other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos, horses 
and other animals identified by the Bureau. The killing of pets and animals not 


customarily consumed as food, or cause or procure the same to be killed is 
prohibited, except in the following instances:  
a.  
When it is done as part of the religious rituals of an established religion or sect 
or a ritual required by a tribal or ethnic custom of indigenous cultural 
communities;  
 
b.  
When pet animal is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease as 
determined, deemed necessary, and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian;  
 
c.  
When it is done to prevent imminent danger to the life or limb of humans;  
 
d.  
When done for the purpose of animal population control, duly certified by the 
Provincial/City Veterinary Officer;  
 
e.  
Euthanasia of an animal by a duly licensed veterinarian after the animal has 
been used in an authorized research or experiment in accordance with Section 
19;  
 
f.  
Humane slaughter of a farm animal; or  
 
g.  
Any other ground analogous to the foregoing as determined and certified by a 
duly licensed veterinarian. In all the above-mentioned cases, the killing shall at 
all times be done only through humane procedures approved by the Bureau. 
For this purpose, humane procedures shall mean the use of the most scientific 
methods available as may be determined by the Bureau.  
 
Sec. 15. Prohibition on ear cropping, tail docking, de-vocalization, declawing 
and other similar mutilation. – The conduct of ear cropping, tail docking, 
devocalization, de-clawing, or any other similar mutilation is prohibited, except in 
cases as may be required for the well-being of the animal as determined by a duly 
licensed veterinarian. When allowed, the same may only be performed by a duly 
licensed veterinarian.   
 
Sec. 16. Prohibition on Animal Fights. – It is prohibited to subject animals to fights 
such as but not limited to dog fighting, carabao or bull fighting or horse fighting and 
the like, not authorized or regulated by law. Any person who participates under 
circumstances as described herein shall be considered accessories in the 
commission of animal fighting and/or abetting in the commission of animal cruelty. It 
shall include, but shall not be limited to pitting one animal with another for the 
purpose of human entertainment, wagering, or sport. In certain instances, one of the 
animals involved may be a “bait animal” used for the ostensible purpose of sport or 
training. The prohibition on animal fights shall include but not limited to the following:  
1.  
Cause, procure, permit, encourage, promote, organize, sponsor, or incite a 
fight in which an animal is pitted against another animal for any purposes such 
as dog fighting and horse fighting and the like;  
 
2.  
Advertise, promote, sell tickets or otherwise assist in an animal fighting venture;  
 
3.  
Attend such a fight;  
 


4.  
Breed or train any animal for the purpose of having it fight, engage, or 
otherwise participate in an animal fighting venture;  
 
5.  
Permit an animal fighting venture to take place on any site, structure, facility or 
other premises under the person’s ownership or control; or  
 
6.  
Attend, wager on, or otherwise patronize an animal fighting venture. Animal 
fighting ventures held during festivities, festivals, fiestas and the like are not 
exempt from this Section and are strictly prohibited.  
 
Sec. 17. Use of Animals for Show, Media, TV, Movies or Entertainment. – 
Promoters/organizers of animals show, media or entertainment shall obtain 
necessary permits from the Bureau when using animals. The presence of a licensed 
veterinarian during the entire show, taping, shooting or program shall be required. 
The Bureau shall lay down requirements for this purpose. All other provisions 
regarding proper care and treatment of animals in general shall be applicable to 
these animals used for show or entertainment especially with respect to transport, 
holding area, allowance  for rest and provision of food and water. It shall be unlawful 
for producers and promoters of shows where animals are used to import, procure or 
use animals from sources without animal welfare standards/laws and/or has been 
shown to have maltreated or exposed animals to inhumane conditions prior to its 
importation. The animal should be given sufficient food and accommodation as well 
as adequate rest for the entire duration of its stay in the Philippines.  
 
Sec. 18. Use of animals for work. – Animals used as working animals including but 
not limited to carriage horses, farm animals and the like must comply with the 
minimum standards set forth herein and as may be issued by the Bureau. Working 
animals should not be allowed to work under circumstances where its health and 
safety will be at risk.  
 
Sec. 19. Visitorial/Inspection power. – Owners and/or operators of animal facilities 
shall be subjected to regular, as well as random inspections by the Director or its 
authorized officers and employees to ensure compliance with the standards set forth 
by this Act. Fines, suspension or revocation of permits or certificates may be 
imposed to owners/operators subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the 
Bureau. Facilities operating without necessary permit or certification will be 
penalized.  
 
Sec. 20. Rescue of Animals in an enclosed facility. – Animals found to have been 
abandoned, deprived of basic care, protection and food or subjected to inhumane or 
cruel situations, kept in an enclosed, locked, secured or sealed facility, whether 
public or private, maybe rescued, in coordination with the concerned local 
government units and the Bureau’s municipal, provincial or regional office. Animals 
seized or rescued shall be referred to the local government pound or shelter. 
Bureau-accredited animal facilities subject to rules and regulations as may be 
issued. For wildlife, the same shall be referred to the Department of Environment 
and Natural Resources (DENR) or their nearest regional offices.  
 
Sec. 21. Custody and Disposition of Effects. – Persons or organizations 
authorized by the Bureau or the law enforcement agencies shall take charge of the 


custody of items seized including animals, pursuant to arrests made in violation of 
any provision of this Act, pending disposition of administrative, civil and criminal 
proceedings. Animals seized shall be referred to Bureau-accredited animal facilities. 
Wild animals shall be referred to the DENR-BMB, without prejudice to the latter’s 
referral or transfer of the animals to other animal facilities with better and more suited 
facilities. Animals seized and/or rescued from inhumane conditions or facilities shall 
be immediately relieved from such condition or situation, provided, That physical 
inventory, documentation and photograph shall be conducted at the place of seizure 
for purposes of preserving evidence.  
 
Sec. 22. Emergency Response. – The Bureau shall create and implement, in 
collaboration with the local government units and organizations, an interagency 
emergency response program for rescuing and caring for animals in times of 
calamity including but not limited to floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, fires, 
and the like. Such program shall include placing of the animals in identified 
temporary shelters and/or recognized rescue centers, whether public or private, until 
the same are claimed by their rightful owners or can be rehomed appropriately. The 
Bureau, through the local government units, shall likewise establish an emergency 
response system to rescue and/or refer animals that are victims of abuse, cruelty 
and maltreatment to recognized animal shelters or facilities, whether public or 
private.  
 
Sec. 23. Use of animals as guide or service animals. – Service animals, such as 
but not limited to guide/service dogs, are hereby regulated by the Bureau. 
Certification  guidelines and standards for accreditation of dogs shall be established.  
 
Sec. 24. Use of animals in Research. – Animals used in scientific procedures, 
research, and studies shall be regulated by the Bureau, ensuring that animal welfare 
regulations and guidelines in the use, experimentation, testing and manipulations of 
animals for said purpose are complied with at all times. No person, partnership, 
corporation, cooperative, government agency or instrumentality undertaking or 
operating any research facility shall use any animal in research or experiments 
without first obtaining a written authorization from the Bureau upon compliance with 
such guidelines and qualifications set by the Bureau.  
 
Sec. 25. Spay and Neuter and Vaccination of Stray Cats, Dogs and other 
Animals. –  Local government units, in coordination with the Bureau’s municipal, 
provincial or regional offices, shall implement a mandatory spay and neuter for stray 
dogs, cats and other animals identified by the Bureau.  
 
Sec. 26. Penalties. –  
a.  
Any person who subjects any animal to cruelty, torture, maltreatment or any of 
the prohibited acts herein shall be punished with a penalty of six months 
imprisonment and a fine of minimum fine of Thirty Thousand Pesos 
(P30,000.00).  
 
b.  
Operating an animal facility including any animal transport facility, without the 
required permit shall be punished with a penalty of one year imprisonment and 
a fine of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00).  
 


c.  
Failure to obtain the required permits to use animals for research and /or 
scientific education experiment and the like shall be punished with a penalty of 
six months imprisonment and a fine of minimum fine of Thirty Thousand Pesos 
(P30,000.00).  
 
d.  
If the violation is committed by an alien, he or she shall be immediately 
deported after the service of sentence without any further proceedings;  
 
e.  
The Penalty of two years imprisonment and a fine of Two Hundred Fifty 
Thousand Pesos (P250,000.00) shall be imposed if the offense involves any of 
the following circumstances:  
i.  
committed by a syndicate involving a group of three or more individuals;  
 
ii.  
committed by an offender who makes business out of cruelty to animal;  
 
iii.  
committed by a public officer or employee; or iv. where at least three 
animals are involved. In any of the foregoing situations, the offender shall 
suffer subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and the inability to 
pay the fine.  
 
f.  
Any person who has been convicted of a violation of this Act more than once 
shall be permanently and perpetually disqualified from being issued any 
permits or certificate to operate any animal facility including owning or 
possessing an animal/pet;  
 
g.  
The Court in its discretion may, in lieu of service in jail, require that penalties 
imposed of less than one year imprisonment be served by the defendant by 
rendering community service under such terms and conditions that the court 
may determine depending on the gravity of the offense. Under this 
circumstance, the court shall prepare an order imposing the penalty of 
community service in lieu of the penalty,  specifying the number of hours to be 
worked and the period for it to be completed. Community service to be 
rendered must be related to assistance to animals.  
 
Sec. 27. Animal Welfare Fund. – There is hereby established an Animal Welfare 
Fund to be administered by the Bureau as a special account in the National 
Treasury. It shall finance the programs of the Bureau on animal welfare as well as 
enforcement  process. The Fund shall be derived from fines imposed and damages 
awarded pursuant to violations of this Act, fees charged for permits, registrations, 
and authorizations, donations, endowments, administrative fees or grants in the form 
of contributions. Contribution to the Fund shall be exempt from donor taxes and all 
other taxes, charges or fees imposed by the government.  
 
Sec. 28. Mandatory Animal Welfare Education. – It shall be mandatory for all 
primary and secondary education schools, public and private to integrate in their 
curriculum and have activities on the following:  
a)  
the promotion and protection of the welfare of animals;  
 
b)  
responsible pet ownership; and  
 


c)  
concept of animal welfare.  
 
Sec. 29. Communication, Education and other Public Awareness campaigns. – 
The Bureau, together with concerned government agencies, and in partnership with 
organizations, shall implement programs towards increasing awareness on animal 
rights and animal welfare through various information awareness activities and 
programs.  
 
Sec. 30. Appropriation. – The sum necessary to effectively carry out the provisions 
of this Act shall be sourced from the budget of the Department of Agriculture. The 
subsequent funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.  
 
Sec. 31. Separability Clause. – If any portion or provision of this Act is declared  
unconstitutional or invalid, the other portions or provisions hereof, which are not 
affected, shall continue to be in full force and effect.  
 
Sec. 32. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, rules and regulations inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.  
 
Approved,