Section 5Sec./Art. 5

A new Section 10 is hereby inserted after the Section above to read as follows:

"SEC. 10. The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall deputize animal welfare enforcement officers from nongovernment organizations, citizens groups, community organizations and other volunteers who have undergone the necessary training for this purpose. The Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies shall designate animal welfare enforcement officers. As such, animal welfare enforcement officers shall have the authority to seize and rescue illegally traded and maltreated animals and to arrest violators of this Act subject to the guidelines of existing laws and rules and regulations on arrest and detention.

"The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Animal Welfare:

"(1) Promulgate the guidelines on the criteria and training requirements for the deputization of animal welfare enforcement officers; and

"(2) Establish a mechanism for the supervision, monitoring and reporting of these enforcement officers."