Regulations Governing Commercial Wildlife Raising and Breeding Article 3

An application for approval of the establishment of a commercial wildlife raising and/or breeding farm shall be filed by the applicant who shall fill out the application form and submit it with the following documents and information to the local municipal, county (city) competent authority:1. The name, address and identification document of the owner of the subject wildlife and the responsible person of the farm to be established;2. The name, address, brief location map and area of the farm;3. The source, quantity, species of the subject wildlife (including the Chinese or English name and scientific name, and, where necessary, the name of the subspecies), and the proposed action plan with respect to the wildlife remaining in the farm after the business operation of the farm is suspended or terminated;4. Qualification document of the staff conducting the raising and/or breeding work proving that such staff(1) is a vocational high school graduate (or above) who majored in the science of animal husbandry, fishery, or other animal-related subjects;(2) took the relevant special training course for a period of one month or more on animal husbandry, fishery, animals, conducted by a competent authority or the entity entrusted to do so and obtained a certificate of completion of course; or(3) has five years of practical experience or more in performing work on site and such is certified by the administration office of the hsiang (town, city, district) concerned.5. A statement explaining the facilities of the farm, including the architecture, environment-protecting, safety and escape-preventing facilities.6. Other documents and information designated by the municipal, county (city) competent authority.The municipal, county (city) competent authority concerned shall examine the information provided in the preceding paragraph in writing and/or conduct necessary on-site inspection before issuing the approval license.The applicant shall apply for the business licenses with the approval license provided in the preceding paragraph.