SEVEN dealers of chicken dung in La Trinidad were told to stop selling the commodity, in compliance with the court’s order.

Mayor Artemio Galwan recently issued a memorandum ordering the seven chicken dung dealers at Shilan to comply with the injunction order issued by a local court.

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Those issued with Galwan’s memorandum were the seven private defendants in the injunction suit filed by the Shilan Out-of-School-Youth.

Delmar Carino, counsel for four of the seven respondents, however said Galwan should issue the same order to all the 34 dealers who were issued with licenses to do the business in the town, including those selling within the boundary of La Trinidad and Tublay.

“There are 34 people with licenses to sell chicken dung in La Trinidad. Is it not absurd if only seven would be subject to the mayor’s directive?”

“We urge the mayor to likewise issue the same directive to the sellers in the disputed area. Unless the boundary dispute is solved, the area remains to be within jurisdiction of La Trinidad. Thus, same area must be stopped too, through an executive action to give those (with court order) fair play,” Carino said.

Galwan also ordered the municipal treasurer to stop collecting the P1 regulatory fee imposed for every sack of chicken dung sold in the town.

The licensing office was also directed to inspect the establishments of all the dealers and issue notices of violation to those conducting businesses in violation of the town’s chicken dung ordinance and 2005 revenue code.

The town’s chicken dung ordinance was nullified by the Benguet Provincial Board, but the Municipal Government is seeking reconsideration to the Board’s action on grounds that time for the legislative body to act on the regulation already lapsed, making the ordinance valid.