Animal Protection Act Article 23

23.1 Local competent authorities shall have full-time animal protection inspectors, and may recruit animal protection volunteers to assist in relevant tasks.23.2 For verification and enforcement against offenses of this Act, animal protection inspectors may enter animal contest grounds, commercial venues where animals are slaughtered, bred, traded, lodged, displayed; or facilities for animal training or scientific applications.23.3 One must not evade, obstruct or refuse the verification or enforcement described in Clause 23.2.23.4 Local competent authorities may delegate the verification tasks in Clause 23.2 to third-party agencies, legal entities, groups or individuals.23.5 To perform the duty, animal protection inspectors shall show relevant document, or paper for identification; police assistance could be obtained when necessary.23.6 Municipal or city/county police forces assisting animal protection inspectors performing duties shall have had relevant technical training.23.7 For this Act to be effectively enforced, competent authorities shall allocate funds in the annual budget year after year to facilitate animal protection tasks such as stray dog control, innovative adoption campaign, programs for service dogs and/or school dogs, and setting guidelines for shelter management.
中文原文 動物保護法第23條
直轄市、縣(市)主管機關應置專任動物保護檢查員,並得甄選義務動物保護員,協助動物保護檢查工作。
動物保護檢查員得出入動物比賽、宰殺、繁殖、買賣、寄養、展示及其他營業場所、訓練、動物科學應用場所,稽查、取締違反本法規定之有關事項。
對於前項稽查、取締,不得規避、妨礙或拒絕。
第二項之稽查,直轄市、縣(市)主管機關得委任、委託或委辦其他機關(構),法人、團體或個人辦理。
動物保護檢查員於執行職務時,應出示有關執行職務之證明文件或顯示足資辨別之標誌;必要時,得請警察人員協助。
直轄市、縣(市)政府警察局協助動物保護檢查員執行本法有關動物保護之工作,應經相關專業訓練。
為期本法之有效實施,主管機關應逐年編列預算,推動流浪犬族群控制、多元創新性認領養、工作犬、校園犬計畫及確保收容管理品質等動物保護有關工作。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.