An Act to Regulate the Sale of Veterinary Biologics and Medical Preparations

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1071

An Act to Regulate the Sale of Veterinary Biologics and Medical Preparations

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. For purposes of this Act, the terms "veterinary biologics,", "veterinary medicinal preparations", "livestock", "poultry", and "house pets" are to be construed to mean;

Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any agency or store to sell to the public veterinary biologics and medicinal preparations other than registered pharmacies or drug-stores (boticas), biological laboratories, veterinary clinics and government veterinary agencies.

Section 3. The manager or proprietor of any agency, store, or entity which fails to comply with the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred pesos nor more than two hundred pesos or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or by both fine and imprisonment for each offense, and it shall be the duty of the Provincial or City Fiscals where such offense is committed to prosecute all persons violating the provisions of this Act, upon proper complaint being made. All fines collected under this Act shall be paid into the treasury of the province or city where the prosecution is held.

Section 4. This Act shall take precedence above all existing rules and regulations regarding the sale of veterinary biologics and medicinal preparations in the Philippines.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 15, 1954.