Practice question
To preserve working farm animals, a measure bans every interprovincial movement of them regardless of age, condition, or purpose. It also orders outright forfeiture without allowing owners to contest the alleged violation. The record shows no urgent danger requiring summary action. Officials argue that the general conservation objective resolves every due process objection. What is the best assessment?
- The objective makes every chosen method valid.
- The absence of a hearing matters only if the owner is eventually found innocent.
- The court should separately examine the reasonableness of the means and the denial of required procedural safeguards.
- The measure is immune because animals are property.
- A public purpose eliminates all protected property interests.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, section 1, https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Ynot v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 74457, March 20, 1987, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/mar1987/gr_l-74457_1987.html
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