Chief officials of the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Chief officials of the Bureau of Animal Industry.—The Bureau of Animal Industry shall have one chief and one assistant chief, to be known respectively as the Director of Animal Industry and the Assistant Director of Animal Industry. The Director of Animal Industry and the Assistant Director of Animal Industry shall be either a competent veterinary surgeon or a man well trained in animal husbandry. They shall receive compensation at the rates of seven thousand two hundred and six thousand pesos per annum, respectively: Provided, That should any person now in the service of the Government of the Philippine Islands receiving a rate of compensation higher than the amount herein authorized be appointed the first director of the Bureau of Animal Industry, the salary of such director shall be equal to the total remuneration now being received by him for services rendered in one or more governmental entities: Provided, however, That the said rate of salary shall not exceed twelve thousand pesos per annum and shall be in effect only as long as the said director remains in office. Subject to the general supervision and control of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Director of Animal Industry shall possess the powers generally conferred upon bureau chiefs.