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S.B. No. 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Republic Act No. 9147, also known as the “Wildlife Resources Conservation and 
Protection Act” provides that it shall be the policy of the State to conserve the country’s 
wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainability. 
According to a study conducted in the United States, the ethic of hunting involves 
the consideration of fair chase, which allows the animal the opportunity to avoid the 
hunter. The study also showed that since exotic animals are clustered in a captive setting 
at unusually high densities, these animals attract disease more readily than more widely 
dispersed native species who roam freely. Thus, the transportation of captive exotic 
animals to commercial hunt operations can facilitate the spread of disease across great 
distances. 
This bill seeks to prohibits the transfer, transport, or possession of a confined 
exotic animal, for the purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for 
entertainment or for the collection of a trophy. 
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S.B. No. 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONDUCT RELATING TO EXOTIC ANIMALS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act may be cited as the “Exotic Animal 
Protection Act of 2008”. 
SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the term: 
(1) “Confined exotic animal” shall refer to “exotic species”, as defined under the 
Republic Act No. 9147 a.k.a. “Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act”, that 
has been held in captivity, whether or not the defendant knows the length of the captivity, 
for the shorter of the majority of the animal’s life, or a period of 1 year; and 
(2) “Captivity” does not include any period during which an animal lives as it 
would in the wild surviving primarily by foraging for naturally occurring food; roaming 
at will over an open area of not less than 1,000 acres; and having the opportunity to avoid 
hunters. 
SECTION 3. Transport or Possession of Exotic Animals for Purposes of Killing 
or Injuring Them. - Whoever, in or substantially affecting domestic or foreign 
commerce, knowingly transfers, transports, or possesses a confined exotic animal, for the 
purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or for the 
collection of a trophy, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos 
(PSO,OOO.OO), and imprisonment of not more than two (2) years. This provision shall not 
apply to the killing or injuring of an exotic animal in a government natural area reserve 
undertaking habitat restoration 
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SECTION 4. Enforcement. - Any person authorized by the Secretary of the 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may: 
(A) without a warrant, arrest any person that violates this section 
(including regulations promulgated under this section) in the presence or view of 
the arresting person; 
(B) execute any warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of 
competent jurisdiction to enforce this section; and 
(C) with a search warrant, search for and seize any animal taken or 
possessed in violation of this section. 
SECTION 5. Forfeiture. - Any animal seized with or without a search warrant 
shall be held by the Secretary, and upon conviction of the defendant, shall be forfeited to 
the government and disposed of by the Secretary, in accordance with law. 
SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, 
or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
LL 
Approved, 
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