| Legislative： |
1.Full text promulgated by Council of Agriculture, Executive
Yuan per Order Nong-Fang-Tzi No. 0951479391 on September
7, 2006
2.Amendment to Articles 1,9 promulgated by Council of Agriculture,
Executive Yuan per Order Nong-Fang-Tzi No. 0991478437 on
April 9, 2010
3.Amendment to Articles 2, 3 and 9 promulgated by Council of
Agriculture, Executive Yuan per Order Nong-Fang-Tzi No.
1051482402A on October 31, 2016
4.Amendment to full text promulgated by Council of Agriculture,
Executive Yuan per Order Nong-Fang-Tzi No. 1091481265A on May
7, 2020 |
| Content： |
Article 1
The Regulations are enacted pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article
32 of the Statute for Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal
Disease（hereinafter referred to as the Statute）.
Article 2
Dogs, cats and other animals released from post-entry quarantine
are subjected to monitoring inspections in accordance with the
Regulations if, after evaluation, the animal quarantine authority
considers it is necessary to monitor the animals’ health status
to ensure quarantine security.
Article 3
For animals subjected to monitoring inspection, the animal
quarantine authority shall notify the local animal disease control
authority governing the place where the animals are reared to
conduct monitoring inspection of the animals’ information within
3 days of their release from post-entry quarantine.
Upon receipt of the aforementioned information, the local animal
disease control authority shall contact the owners or keepers of
the imported animals immediately, and send animal disease control
officials to conduct on-site inspection of the imported animals.
The owners or keepers of the imported animals shall not evade,
impede or reject the inspection.
The information as stated in Paragraph 1 contains breed, age, sex
and amount of the imported animals, address of the rearing place
of the imported animals after release, treatments on the imported
animals during post-entry quarantine, and identifiable features
such as fur color, photos, tattoo, ear tags or microchip numbers.
The information should be provided by the animal quarantine
authority according to the species and actual condition of the
imported animals.
Article 4
The period of monitoring inspection is 3 months after release of
the imported animals. The local animal disease control authority
shall send animal disease control officials to check the health
status of the imported animals at least once a month.
For the monitoring inspection of imported dogs or cats, the
owners or keepers may send their dogs and cats to the designated
place at the designated time as instructed by the local animal
disease control authority.
The local animal disease control authority may authorize the
local veterinary medical institution/clinic to act for checking
the health status of imported dogs and cats.
Article 5
During the period of monitoring inspection, there shall be a
designated person responsible for feeding and management of the
imported animals.
Animals that cohabit with the imported animals shall also be
inspected at the same time.
Article 6
If the rearing places or the owners or keepers of the imported
animals are changed during the period of monitoring inspection,
the owners or keepers of the imported animals shall notify the
local animal disease control authority within 7 days prior to
the changes.
If the rearing place of the imported animals are changed to
other county (city), the original local animal disease control
authority shall inform the local animal disease control authority
of the new rearing place and the animal quarantine authority.
Article 7
During the period of monitoring inspection, if any of the following
conditions occurs, the owners or keepers of the imported animals
shall report to the local animal disease control authority
immediately. Upon receipt of the report, the local animal disease
control authority shall send animal disease control officials to
examine the imported animals and take necessary measures, and,
if necessary, inform the animal quarantine authority.
1. The imported animals are suffering from infectious animal diseases.
2. The imported animals are suspected of suffering from infectious
animal diseases.
3. The imported animals die of unknown causes.
During the period of monitoring inspection, the owners or keepers of
the imported animals shall report to the local animal disease control
authority within 3 days after the following situations occur. Upon
receipt of the report, the local animal disease control authority
may take necessary measures.
1. The imported animals disappear.
2. The imported animals die of causes not stated in the Paragraph above.
Article 8
The local animal disease control authority shall send the monitoring
inspection report to the animal quarantine authority within 10 days
after the due date of monitoring inspection.
Article 9
The Regulations will become effective on the day of its announcement. |