| Legislative： |
1.Promulgated on July 31, 1999, and effective as of September 1, 1999.
2.Amendment to Article 3 and deletion of Article 9 promulgated on
December 31, 2002. |
| Content： |
Article 1:
This standard is enacted in accordance with the provisions for Article 38 of the Animal Protection Law. Article 2:
The fees for different items stipulated in this standard are calculated on the basis of the official unit of currency – the New Taiwan Dollars (NT$, NTD, TWD). Article 3:
The competent authority of municipalities, counties or cities shall issue a pet identification (ID) to each registered pet and charge a fee according to the standard set fro the following items:
(1) The costs of pet microchip, pet collar plus the handling charge for
microchip implanting: TWD300
(2) Registry fee:
1) Sterilized pets: TWD 500
2) Pets not sterilized: TWD 1,000
For feeders who have their pets registered within three months following the implementation of this standard, the following payment schedule shall apply:
(1) The costs of pet microchip, pet collar plus the handling charge for
microchip implanting: TWD300
(2) Registry fee: None (free of charge)
For feeders who have their pets registered within one year from the
third month following the implementation of this standard, the
following payment schedule shall apply:
(3) The costs of pet microchip, pet collar plus the handling charge for
microchip implanting: TWD300
(4) Registry fee:
1) Sterilized pets: TWD 250
2) Pets not sterilized: TWD 500 Article 4:
Application Fee for change of pet registry certificate: TWD100 Article 5:
Application Fee for registering the loss or death of the pets: None or free Article 6:
Application Fee for a new pet registry certificate because of the loss of pet ID collar, pet tag, or the original certificate: TWD50 Article 7:
For any lost pet that is recovered and temporarily kept at an animal shelter, the original feeder or owner, when claiming it back, shall pay the shelter keeper a fee covering the costs of feeds and shelter management for up to TWD200 per day. Article 8:
Application fee for permit of pet breeding, trading, keeping or raising: TWD2, 000 per case. Article 9:
(Deleted) Article 10:
This standard takes effect on September 1, 1999. |