Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS ONLY FROM ZONES DECLARED BY THE OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES (OIE) AS "FMD (FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE) FREE ZONES WHERE VACCINATION IS NOT PRACTICED"
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 767, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS ONLY FROM ZONES DECLARED BY THE OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES (OIE) AS "FMD (FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE) FREE ZONES WHERE VACCINATION IS NOT PRACTICED" | |
| SHORT TITLE : The Foot and Mouth Disease Eradication Act of 2003 | |
| ABSTRACT : Recognizing that the livestock industry has the potential for engendering the development of the countryside and enhancing food security, and serving as an instrument for employment generation and economic growth, it is hereby declared the policy ofthe State to promote the ERADICATION of foot and mouth disease through the prevention of the entry of additional FMD serotypes into the country. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Jaraula (011 ) | 2. Zamora (017 ) |
| 3. Lozada (075 ) | 4. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01114 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-01-07 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FISHERIES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FISHERIES ON 2001-07-24 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-01-14 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-01-21 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-02-11 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-02-11 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-02-26 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-05-21 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:135 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2003-05-22 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2003-05-27 |
Abstract
Recognizing that the livestock industry has the potential for engendering the development of the countryside and enhancing food security, and serving as an instrument for employment generation and economic growth, it is hereby declared the policy ofthe State to promote the ERADICATION of foot and mouth disease through the prevention of the entry of additional FMD serotypes into the country.
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