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Republic of the Philippines

City of Tabuk
Barangay ___________

Implementing Rules and Regulations Implementing


Barangay Ordinance No. ______
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RABIES PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM,
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF WITHIN BARANGAY ______________,
Tabuk City, Kalinga.

Article 1. TITLE, OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITION OF TERMS

SECTION 1. Title. This ordinance shall be entitled: “An Ordinance Supporting the Rabies
Prevention and Control Program, Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof Within Barangay
_________________, Tabuk City of _________________, Province of Kalinga.

Rule1. These Implementing Rules and Regulations are issued and promulgated based
on Republic Act 9482, otherwise known as the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007. These rules
and regulations are promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the
implementation of this barangay ordinance.

SECTION 2. Objectives. Towards this end, a system towards the prevention, control and
eventual eradication of human and animal rabies shall be established in the barangay.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

SECTION 3. Definitions. For the purpose hereof, the terms below shall be understood to
mean as follows:

a. Pet refers to a domesticated animal most commonly referring to a dog, cat or


monkey, which are potential carriers of rabies.
b. Rabies refers to a highly fatal disease caused by lyssavirus, transmitted mainly
through the bite of an infected animal and is characterized by muscle paralysis,
hydrophobia and aerophobia, and other neurological manifestations.
c. Owner refers to any person keeping, harboring, or having charge, care or control
of a pet including his/her representative.
d. Rabies vaccination refers to the inoculation of dogs, cats and monkeys with a
rabies vaccine by a licensed government or private veterinarian or trained
individual under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The services of

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the said trained individual shall be limited only to Rabies Vaccination Injection
and only during government mass vaccination campaigns.
e. Observation period refers to the 14-days that a biting animal should be closely
observed for signs of rabies and/or death which renders the animal suspect for
rabies. A biting animal that dies during the observation period should be promptly
reported to the Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Committee that shall
facilitate the examination of the animal’s head at the Regional Animal Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL). The animal should not be prematurely killed
during the observation period. The observation period is critical as it affects the
post-exposure treatment to be received by the bite victim.
f. Neutering of pets refers to the surgical removal of the testicles of male dogs and
cats and the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus in female dogs and cats by
a licensed veterinarian. This is to control unwanted increase in pet population
which may contribute to the perpetuation of rabies.
g. Registration of pets is the act of officially identifying a particular pet to its specific
owner through recorded information kept for said specific purpose. Registration
and identification is important to identify owned and stray animals, proof of
ownership and is an important requirement for the efficient enforcement of the
barangay rabies prevention and control program.
h. Public Place refers to any place that is open to the public such as streets, parks,
etc.
i. Duly vaccinated refers to the yearly vaccination of pets against rabies.
j. Animal Bite Treatment Center (ABTC)- government-owned treatment centers
for animal bite victims. Meanwhile, Animal Bite Centers (ABCs) are privately-
owned animal bite treatment centers.
k. Tandok- the traditional practice of using a stone to allegedly remove rabies from
bite wounds.

ARTICLE II- COVERAGE

SECTION 4. Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Committee. As mandated by R.A. 9482
(The Anti-Rabies Act of 2007), a Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Committee shall
be formed to spearhead the implementation of the barangay rabies prevention and control
program and other rabies-related activities as may be provided by guidelines promulgated
by higher authority or mandated by national laws.

This committee shall be composed of but not limited to the following:

Chairperson: barangay captain

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Vice Chairpersons: barangay kagawad-committee on agriculture
barangay kagawad-committee on health
Members: barangay kagawads, barangay health workers, barangay
animal health care aides, midwives, barangay tanods,
lupong tagapamayapa, key purok leaders, canine clubs
based in the barangay, pet owners

The chairperson may nominate other responsible citizens of the community to be


members of this committee as needed

SECTION 5. Responsibilities of the Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Committee and
its members.

1. The committee must create a barangay rabies prevention and control program;

Rule 5.1.1. The barangay rabies prevention and control program shall include
these seven components: (1) mass vaccination of dogs; (2) provision of pre-
exposure vaccination and post-exposure treatment to human individuals
exposed to rabies; (3) establishment of a central database system for
registered and vaccinated dogs; (4) dog movement control; (5) conduct of
information education campaigns; (6) dog population control; (7) financial
allotment for the program

2. Must actively support and participate in the implementation of the barangay rabies
prevention and control program;

3. Must coordinate both with the City Health Office and the City Veterinary Office
regarding the creation of barangay rabies prevention and control program to ensure
harmony between barangay and municipal rabies prevention and control programs ;

Rule 5.3.1. The committee must submit a copy of the initial barangay rabies
prevention and control program to the City Rabies Prevention and Control
Committee.

4. The committee must prepare a yearly plan on rabies prevention and control in their
barangay;

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Rule 5.4.1. The committee must submit a copy of the yearly plan to the City
Rabies Prevention and Control Committee.

5. Conduct regular meetings to plan and implement the barangay rabies program;

6. Committee members must be properly informed on rabies and support IECs on rabies
and responsible pet ownership;

7. Committee members must assist in monitoring compliance of owners on the


mandatory 14-day observation period for biting animals in coordination with the
Municipal Agriculture Office.

Rule 5.7.1 In case the biting animal poses a threat to the community and may
be showing signs of rabies, committee members may seek the help of the
police and a licensed veterinarian in properly disposing off the animal. Section
6.1 of RA10631 or amended Animal Welfare Law states that killing of an
animal other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos and
horses is likewise hereby declared unlawful except...when it is done to prevent
an imminent danger to the life or limb of a human being;

8. Assist or advice owners of biting animals which died during the observation period
to submit the animal’s head for rabies examination at the Regional Animal Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL);

Rule 5.8.1. Members must advice owner to immediately submit the dog’s head
to the laboratory. Careful removal of the head must be conducted, with the
sample being treated as if it is positive for rabies. For samples coming from far
flung areas, the sample should be wrapped in plastic twice and placed inside
an ice box or cooler. Sufficient quantities of ice should be used to preserve the
specimen during transport.

9. Come up with additional ordinances that can help in the prevention and control of
rabies in their barangay such as but not limited to: ordinance regulating the number
of owned dogs, and prohibiting the entry of unvaccinated dogs into the barangay;

10. Come up with additional activities, programs and policies supporting the barangay
rabies prevention and control program (such as assigning particular staff or hiring
additional staff to man the pet registration system; mandating pet owners to place a
collar on their pets, etc).

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SECTION 6. There shall be a Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Program to be
implemented by the barangay rabies prevention and control program committee. Among its
central components include: (1) mass vaccination of dogs; (2) provision of pre-exposure
vaccination and post-exposure treatment to individuals exposed to rabies; (3) establishment
of a central database system for registered and vaccinated dogs; (4) dog movement control;
(5) conduct of information education campaigns; (6) dog population control; (7) financial
allotment for the program

Components of the Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Program

Rule 6.1. Mass vaccination of dogs

a. Rabies vaccination of dogs must be conducted by a licensed veterinarian


or a trained personnel supervised by a licensed veterinarian only during
scheduled mass rabies vaccinations.
b. To ensure protection of the barangay against rabies, at least 70% of the
total dog population must be vaccinated every year.
c. Rabies vaccination is administered to apparently healthy dogs and cats
starting at three months of age and yearly thereafter.
d. Vaccination cards are issued to pet owners after vaccination. The card
contains the owner and pet’s details, vaccination schedule and
veterinarian’s signature or vaccinator’s initials.
e. The barangay through the barangay rabies prevention and control
committee must submit a yearly schedule of mass canine rabies
vaccination to the Municipal Agriculture Office. The schedule includes
current dog population based on registered dogs in the barangay. This
must be prepared on the first quarter of every year since mass vaccinations
are conducted during the summer season, starting as early as January and
ending in June.
f. The committee members shall ensure that their constituents are informed
on the schedule of rabies vaccination and that the owners have
controlled/confined their pets using leash or cage confinement during the
scheduled day of vaccination to facilitate the conduct of mass rabies
vaccination.
g. The committee must assign barangay personnel to guide vaccinators in
navigating the barangay and provide necessary logistical support such as
data recording to the vaccination team during mass anti-rabies vaccination
in the barangay.

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Rule 6.2. Provision of pre-exposure vaccination and post-exposure treatment to
human individuals exposed to rabies

a. The barangay may request to have barangay staff accompanying


vaccinators to have their rabies pre-exposure to protect them from rabies.
b. All bite victims must be treated at Animal Bite Treatment Centers (ABTCs)
or at private animal bite centers.
c. The barangay through the barangay rabies prevention and control
committee members must advise animal bite victims to seek treatment
from physicians and advise them against the use of “tandok” and other
traditional medicines claimed to cure rabies.

Rule 6.3 Establishment of a central database system for registered and vaccinated
dogs

a. The barangay shall maintain a computer system for registering pets in the
barangay. (The system will be coming from the Provincial Veterinary
Office).

b. The computer system also enables the barangay to monitor pet population
which is a vital component of the conduct of mass rabies vaccination in the
barangay.

c. Mass registration of pets shall commence this 2019 through enumerators


deployed by the PLGU through the Provincial Veterinary Office. The
registration shall be conducted free of charge.

d. Registration fees shall be imposed by barangays starting in 2020 for new


pets (after passage of this barangay rabies ordinance authorizing
collection of fees). Rules on collection of fees shall be followed by the
barangay.

e. The barangay shall use the collected registration fees to augment funds for
the rabies prevention and control program.

Rule 6.4. Dog movement control

a. The barangay shall impose fines on owners allowing their pets to roam
in public places

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Rule 6.5. Conduct of information education campaigns (IEC)

a. Members must include regular IEC during barangay activities such as


fiestas as well as during meetings.

b. The barangay shall join in the observance of March as Rabies Awareness


Month and every September 28 as World Rabies Day.

c. Members shall help in educating schoolchildren on how to avoid dog bites.

Rule 6.6. Dog population control

a. To support dog vaccination and dog movement control, the barangay is


encouraged to schedule regular neutering activities of pet dogs and cats to
control their population. The committee can coordinate this activity with
the Municipal Agriculture Office.

b. Likewise, the committee should encourage pet owners to keep only a


manageable number of pets per household and promote neutering of
petsin the barangay.

Rule 6.7. Financial allotment for the program

a. A yearly budget allotment for the rabies prevention and control


program shall be set aside by the barangay. Part of the amount can be
used as salary of those who will maintain the pet population database,
printing of IEC materials and other logistical support to the program.

b. The barangay may seek other sources of funding for the rabies prevention
and control program

SECTION 7. Responsibilities of Pet Owners. All barangay residents keeping pet dog/cat/
monkey are expected to be responsible pet owners and are required to:

1. Have their pets vaccinated against rabies starting at 3 months of age and yearly
thereafter;

2. Maintain control over their pets and not allow it to roam freely in public places by
tethering or by confining them within their compound. Pets that are brought out for

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walks in public places must always be on leash and muzzle should be placed on
aggressive pets;

3. Should not bring into the barangay dogs, puppies or kittens not duly vaccinated with
rabies;
Rule7.3.1. Rabies vaccination cards of pets will be checked.

4. Have their pets registered and pay the corresponding registration fee with the
barangay if any;

5. Provide their pets with proper grooming, shelter, food and clean water;

6. Keep a vaccination card containing the pet’s details such as species, name, breed, sex,
and color markings;

7. Within 24 hours, report immediately any pet biting incident to concerned officials in
the barangay, namely members of the barangay rabies prevention and control
committee, City Vatarinary Office or Provincial Veterinary Office for investigation
and for appropriate action;

8. Assist bite victim immediately and shoulder all medical and other incidental expenses
incurred relative to the treatment of the victim’s injuries.

9. Catch and confine or put a leash on the biting animal and observe it for 14 days for
any changes in behavior or death. The biting animal should not be killed during the
observation period;

10. In case the biting animal remains alive after the 14-day observation period, the owner
must report the outcome to the Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Committee
and adopt measures to prevent further biting incidences through proper animal
control and confinement and updated anti-rabies vaccination;

11. In case the biting animal died within the observation period, the owner must report
the same to the Barangay Rabies Prevention and Control Committee that shall
facilitate the immediate examination of the biting animal for rabies.

12. In case the sample turns out positive, the pet owner must submit all his/ her
remaining pets for rabies vaccination to the quick response team of the City
Vatarinary Office and Provincial Veterinary Office. Meanwhile, the owner and in

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contact members of his/her family to the said pet must seek medical attention
immediately.

SECTION 8. Regulation of Entry of Unvaccinated and Unregistered dogs and cats into the
barangay

1. All pets are required to be registered before their first rabies vaccination and updated
yearly thereafter;

Rule 8.1.1. Pets have to be registered by their owners in the barangay before
it reaches three months old such that during its first rabies vaccination, at
three months old, vaccinators will be able to find the puppy in the rabies
vaccination masterlist;
Rule 8.1.2. Pet owners have to go to the barangay to register every new pet
they have;
Rule 8.1.3. Pets brought in from outside the barangay and which are current
on their vaccination will have to be registered in the barangay;Pet owners
must show their pet’s vaccination card signed by a veterinarian as
evidence;
Rule 8.1.4. The registration system allows the owners to update the status of
their animal, which can either be any of the following: “died”, “lost” or
“transferred owner/ location”;
Rule 8.1.5. The registration system contains details of pet owners and their
pets’ species, breed, name, sex, birthday, color or distinct markings. The
system also generates a unique registration number both for the pet owner
and for the pet. This allows easier tracing of pets during vaccination as well as
identification of pets.

2. The barangay may impose registration fees per pet (state agreed amount);

SECTION 9.Penalties

1. Pet owners who fail to have their pets, that are at least three months old and above
registered shall be meted a fine of one hundred pesos (100.00) per pet;

2. Pet owners who refuse to have their pets registered shall be penalized with the
amount of three hundred pesos (300.00) per pet;

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3. Pet owners who fail or refuse to have their pets vaccinated against rabies shall be
meted a fine of five hundred pesos (P 500.00) per pet;

4. Pet owners who fail or refuse to have their pets vaccinated against rabies and the said
pet contracts rabies shall be meted a fine of one thousand pesos (P 1,000.00) per pet;

5. Pet owners who allow their dogs to roam freely in public places shall be punished
with a fine of one hundred pesos (P 100.00) per dog and per incident on their first
offense and one-day community service; five hundred pesos (P 500.00)one-day
community service on their second offense and one thousand pesos on their third
offense (P 1, 000.00)and one-day community service;

6. Pet owners who bring in unvaccinated pets into the barangay shall be meted a fine of
three hundred pesos (P300.00) per pet on their first offense, five hundred pesos (P
500.00) on the second offense and one thousand pesos (P 1,000.00) on their third
offense;

7. Pet owners who refuse or fail to subject their pet to the 14-day observation period
shall be punished with a fine of one thousand pesos (P 1,000.00);

8. Pet owners who refuse to shoulder or at least augment the expenses of the person
bitten by his/ her dog shall be meted a fine of one thousand pesos (P 1,000.00);

9. Penalties shall be paid to the Barangay Local Government Unit to augment funds for
the implementation of the barangay rabies prevention and control program.

Section 10. Repealing and Separability Clause - Any ordinance or regulation found to be
inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance and any provision of this
ordinance declared unconstitutional is hereby repealed or modified accordingly, the other
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 11. Effectivity - This ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its approval
and in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991.

Unanimously approved and passed.

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