Article 1
This Enforcement Rules of Animal Industry Act (hereunder referred to as the Rules) is drawn up pursuant to the provisions stipulated in Article 46 of the Animal Industry Act (hereunder referred to as the Act).
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Article 4
Applicants who apply for the registration of a farm pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1 of the Act should fill out an application form together with the following documents, in duplicates each:
1. the indentity card and documents specified in Article 5 Subparagraph 1, herein documents verifying the qualifications of the person in charge and the principal managerial personnel.
2. transcripts of the land registration and the topographic map of the land where the livestock farm is situated; where the land is situated in urban planning zone, papers verifying its designated zoning is required. Applicants are exempt from these papers that may be obtained through e-mail by the competent authorities.
3. the operation prospectus
4. the location and layout drawings of the farm
5. the descriptions of primary farming facilities
6. the pollution control plan to be sent to the environmental protection agency for approval in accordance with environmental protection codes. Those who are determined by environmental protection authorities not to belong to the category in which pollution control plan needs to be proposed are exempt from these papers.
Where the land is not owned by the applicant, the letter of consent of the land owner or private land manager, or document issued by public land administration agency evidencing land use is also required; where the land is under joint ownership, the consent of more than half of the co-owners who collectively own more than half of the lot, or the consent of co-owners who collectively own more than two thirds of the lot is required.
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Article 5
After being issued the use permit of facilities, Livestock farm that has completed construction should fill out an application form together with the following documents, in duplicates each, when it applies to the municipal or prefectural (city) competent authorities for on-site inspection in accordance with the provisions specified in Article 6 Paragraph 2 of the Act.
1. a photocopy of the document approving the registration of the farm.
2. a photocopy of the building permit for enclosed reinforced concrete structures inside the livestock farm, such as animal quarters, administration offices, feed preparation rooms and product processing rooms
The owners of the facilities ,who are legally exempt from the building permit, need to bring forward papers evidencing the approval of their use.
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Article 21
If deemed necessary, the central competent authorities may employ graduates of senior and junior high school or above who have passed the training and received a certificate issued by the central competent authorities or their commissioned training institution, to act as the slaughter sanitation inspection assistant. The said slaughter sanitation inspection assistant should, under the command of the Veterinarian Meat Inspector, assist in the ante-mortem, post-mortem and other related inspection work.
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Article 23
The applicant of slaughterhouse establishment pursuant to the regulation of Paragraph 1, Article 30 of the Act should fill out an application form and make ready with the documents in the following Item I to VI, each in six copies, to apply to the central competent authorities for processing via the municipal or prefectural (city) competent authorities:
1. the photocopy of the identity card of the person in charge
2. transcripts of the land registration and the topographic map of the land where the livestock farm is situated; where the land is situated in urban planning zone, papers verifying its designated zoning is required. Applicants are exempt from these papers that may be obtained through e-mail by the competent authorities.
3. the operation prospectus
4. the allocation map of the slaughterhouse structure and facilities
5. the pollution control plan or related documents evidencing approval to be sent to the environmental protection agency for approval in accordance with environmental protection codes. Those who are determined by environmental protection authorities not to belong to the category in which pollution control plan needs to be proposed are exempt from these papers.
6. other documents as dictated by the central competent authorities
If the aforesaid application has been approved after being reviewed, the central competent authorities should issue papers approving the establishment after the applicant submits the CAD-compatible computer graphic file of the allocation map of the slaughterhouse structure and facilities.
The applicant should complete the construction of the slaughterhouse within two years after obtaining the approval of establishment. The approval document becomes invalid upon the aforementioned expiration date. However, under special circumstances, the central competent authorities may approve an extension of the construction period or allow the construction to take place in phases.
Subsequent to the completion of the aforementioned slaughterhouse, its operator should apply to the central competent authorities via the municipal or prefectural (city) competent authorities for trial run. After the application is approved, the applicant will be notified to pay the registration fees and the slaughterhouse registration certificate will be issued.
Applicants who apply for the issue or replacement of slaughterhouse registration certificate in accordance with the regulations of Article 39 of the Act should apply to the central competent authorities via the municipal, or prefectural (city) competent authorities with the payment of certificate fees and the submittal of the documents dictated in Paragraph I.
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