Chapter  I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1
This Act is established to maintain the quality of feeds and promote the development of the animal husbandry and the aquaculture industry so as to maintain the public health.
Matters that are not provided herein shall be governed by other applicable laws.

Article 2
For the purposes of this Act, the term "competent authority" shall denote the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan at the central government level; the municipal government at the municipality level; and the county/city government at the county or city level.

Article 3
The term “feed” in this Act refers to foodstuffs that provide nutrition to, or promote healthy growth of, livestock, poultry and aquatic animals. Feed can be grouped into:
1. plant-based feed: plants, plant products, or processed results thereof;
2. animal-based feed: animal, animal products, or processed results thereof;
3. feed supplement: minerals, vitamins, amino acids, or process results thereof;
4. formulated feed: formulated mixture or compound of two or more of the above.
The central competent authority shall proclaim a detailed list describing the [types of] feeds that are subject to mandatory testing for possible changes in biosafety or quality level after manufacturing, processing, packing or importation.

Article 3-1
For the purposes of this Act, the term "feed additives" shall mean any substance added to a feed to improve its effect, maintain its quality, promote the growth of livestock, poultry and aquatic animals, and maintain their health or serve other purposes.
A full description of all permissible feed additives, their specifications and rules on use shall be promulgated by the central competent authority.

Article 4
The term “contents” in this Act refers to:
1. feed contents: the amounts of crude protein, crude fat, crude ash, crude fiber, phosphate, calcium and other active ingredients, restrictive ingredients, and hazardous substances in the feed.
2. feed additive contents: the amount of active ingredients, restrictive ingredients, and hazardous substances in the feed additive.
National standards shall govern the contents of feed and feed additives. In the absence of a national standard, one will be established by the central competent authority in collaboration with relevant agencies at the time of new item registration/license.

Article 5
The term “animal feed makers” in this Act refers to entities engaged in manufacturing, processing and packing of animal feed or feed additives.
Animal feed and feed additives must not be used to manufacture or process food (for human consumption), be stored or sold along with food. Animal feed makers must not manufacture, process, pack or store food in the same factory for feed or feed additives.

Article 6
For the purposes of this Act, the term "feed vendor" shall denote a business concern that deals in feeds or feed additives as a wholesaler, retailer, importer and exporter; provided that a feed manufacturer shall not be required to apply to be registered as a feed vendor if the feed manufacturer sells its products by wholesale.

Article 7
For the purposes of this Act, the term "labelling" shall mean any legend, logo or symbol appearing on containers or packages of feeds or feed additives.

Article 8
The central competent authority shall, in concert with the competent authority, work out plans with respect to the production, manufacture, transportation and marketing as well as the exportation and importation of feeds so as to avoid disrupting the demand and supply of feeds or creating abnormal prices.

Article 8-1
The central competent authority shall compile information about (1) manufacture & import licenses of feeds/additives; (2) certifications and sales permits of genetically modified feeds/additives and setting up a Feedstuffs Flow databank allowing public access to track the flow of feeds/additives. The central competent authority shall also enforce the announced deadline before which animal feed makers and vendors are to switch to electronic invoicing.
Animal feed makers and vendors shall (1) keep records of incoming and outgoing flows of feed/additives, (2) preserve hardcopy documents and proofs for five years, and (3) transmit such data to the Feedstuffs Flow databank for public access regarding the types of feed/additives and quantity proclaimed by the central competent authority.
The central compete authority is to prescribe details about the creation of the Feedstuffs Flow databank, public access, the deadline to start electronic invoicing of Section 8-1.1, and about keeping records of feedstuffs flow, preserving hardcopy documents and proofs, transmitting data and related tasks in Section 8-1.2.