Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Diseases Article 40
In accordance with the provisions of this Act, if animals that died or have fetuses aborted, due to physical examination, immunization, vaccination, medicated bathing, or medication administered by animal health inspection officer, or culled animals and materials are destroyed, compensation are granted unless the owner or keeper violates the requirements of Paragraph 1 of Article 12, or fails to follow the instructions of animal health inspection officer. The competent authority of the special municipality or county (city) shall organize an evaluation committee to assess the price and issue compensation fees based on the following standards:1. Healthy animals dying or fetuses aborted as a result of physical examination, immunization, vaccination, medical bath, or medication, are compensated within the evaluated price;2. Animals culled for suspicion to be infected or potentially infected with an infectious animal disease are compensated within the evaluated price;3. Animals culled for etiology identification are compensated within the evaluated price;4. Animals culled for having an infectious animal disease are compensated within three-fifths of the evaluated price. However, if the disease is a new one, or an old one reappearing after a lapse of over two years within national borders, the owner or keeper who reports the first case voluntarily will be compensated within the evaluated price for animals culled;5. Materials destroyed are compensated within half of the evaluated price; and6. Upon prior consent of authorities, animals slaughtered at the slaughterhouse to limit the potential of disease outbreak are compensated fully to cover the difference between evaluated price and the actual sales price.The composition and evaluation standards for the valuation committee in the preceding Paragraph are prescribed by the central competent authority.No compensation is paid for animals or materials that are handled in accordance with Subparagraphs 2 to 5 of Paragraph 1 during import and export quarantine, or animals that die during quarantine period.The compensation mentioned under Paragraph 1 is borne by the competent authority of the special municipality or county (city); however the central competent authority may provide subsidies.
中文原文 動物傳染病防治條例第40條
依本條例規定，由動物防疫人員施行生體檢查、預防注射、投與疫苗、藥浴或投藥而致死或流產，或撲殺之動物及銷燬之物品，除其所有人或管理人違反第十二條第一項之規定或未依動物防疫人員之指導者不予補償外，該管直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應組織評價委員會，評定其價格，並依下列基準發給補償費：
一、健康動物因生體檢查、預防注射、投與疫苗、藥浴或投藥等措施致死或流產之屍體，依評價額以內補償之。
二、因疑患或可能感染動物傳染病所撲殺之動物，依評價額以內補償之。
三、為鑑定病因而撲殺之動物，依評價額以內補償之。
四、罹患動物傳染病所撲殺之動物，依評價額五分之三以內補償之。
但所罹患之動物傳染病屬新發現，或國內已持續二年以上未有發生，首例主動通報者，撲殺之動物依評價額以內補償之。
五、銷燬之物件，依評價額二分之一以內補償之。
六、為控制動物傳染病，經主管機關同意送往屠宰場屠宰者，依評價額扣除實際銷售額之差價全額補償之。
前項評價委員會之組成人員及評價標準，由中央主管機關定之。
輸出入檢疫時依第一項第二款至第五款處理之動物或物品，或隔離留檢期間死亡之動物，不發給補償費。
第一項各款補償費，由直轄市或縣（市）主管機關負擔。
但中央主管機關得予補助。
一、健康動物因生體檢查、預防注射、投與疫苗、藥浴或投藥等措施致死或流產之屍體，依評價額以內補償之。
二、因疑患或可能感染動物傳染病所撲殺之動物，依評價額以內補償之。
三、為鑑定病因而撲殺之動物，依評價額以內補償之。
四、罹患動物傳染病所撲殺之動物，依評價額五分之三以內補償之。
但所罹患之動物傳染病屬新發現，或國內已持續二年以上未有發生，首例主動通報者，撲殺之動物依評價額以內補償之。
五、銷燬之物件，依評價額二分之一以內補償之。
六、為控制動物傳染病，經主管機關同意送往屠宰場屠宰者，依評價額扣除實際銷售額之差價全額補償之。
前項評價委員會之組成人員及評價標準，由中央主管機關定之。
輸出入檢疫時依第一項第二款至第五款處理之動物或物品，或隔離留檢期間死亡之動物，不發給補償費。
第一項各款補償費，由直轄市或縣（市）主管機關負擔。
但中央主管機關得予補助。