Slaughterhouse fees.
Section 31
SEC. 31. Slaughterhouse fees. — Local governments may collect fees for the slaughter of animals and the use of corrals in accordance with the provisions of this Section. (a) Permit fee to slaughter. — Before any animal is slaughtered for public consumption, a permit therefore shall he secured from the health officer concerned or his duly authorized representative and the corresponding fee collected at a reasonable rate to be fixed by the focal board or council. (b) Rates of slaughter fees. — Slaughter fees may be fixed per head of animals or per kilo of the meat thereof. In any case, the slaughter fees that may be prescribed shall not exceed the following rates: For public consumption on the basis of head: Large cattle, per head P5.00 Hogs, per head 3.00 Goats, per head 2.00 Sheep, per head 2.00 Others, per head 2.00 For public consumption on the basis of kilo: Large cattle, per kilo of dressed meat P0.65 Hogs, per kilo of dressed meat 0.03 Goats, per kilo of dressed meat 0.02 Sheep, per kilo of dressed meat 0.02 Others, per kilo of dressed meat 0.02 For home consumption on the basis of head: Large cattle, per head P2.50 Hogs, per head 1.50 Goats, per head 1.00 Sheep, per head 1.00 Others, per head 1.00 For home consumption on the basis of kilo: Large cattle, per kilo P 0.025 Hogs, per kilo 0.015 Goats, per kilo 0.01 Sheep, per kilo 0.01 Others, per kilo 0.01 If fees are to be charged per kilo, each slaughterhouse shall be provided with a balance on which all dressed meat, including the liver, heart, tongue, and other parts utilized for consumption shall be weighed. The weighing shall be made under the supervision of the city/municipal treasurer or his duly authorized representative. (c) Place of slaughter. — The slaughter of any kind of animal for sale to, or consumption of, the public shall be done only in the municipal slaughterhouse. The slaughter of animals intended for home consumption may be done elsewhere except large cattle: Provided, That the animals slaughtered shall not be sold or offered for sale. (d) Requirements for the issuance of a permit for the slaughter of large cattle. — Upon issuance of the permit required in Subsection (c) of this Section, large cattle shall be slaughtered at the city/municipal slaughterhouse or in any other place as may be authorized in the local ordinance. Before issuing the permit for the slaughter of largo cattle, the treasurer shall require for branded cattle the production of the certificate of ownership if the owner is the applicant, or tile original certificate of ownership and the certificate of transfer showing title in the name of the person applying for the permit if he B not the original owner. If the applicant is not the original owner and there is no certificate of transfer made in his favor, one such certificate shall be issued and the corresponding fee collected therefor. For unhanded cattle that have not yet reached the required age for branding, the treasurer shall require such evidence as will be satisfactory to him regarding the ownership of the animal for which permit to slaughter has been requested. For unbranded cattle of the required age, the necessary owners' and transfer certificates shall be issued and the corresponding fees collected therefor before the permit is granted. (e) Corral fee. — Fees at the rates not exceeding those herein fixed, per day, or fraction thereof may be collected for the animals to be slaughtered which are deposited and kept in a corral owned by the local government. Large cattle, per head P0.50 Hogs, per head 0.30 Goats, per head 0.20 Sheep, per head 0.20 Others, per head 0.20