The Animal Industry Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) is drawn up for the purposes of preventing pollution and facilitating the development of the animal industry. Matters not specified herein shall be governed by other relevant laws and regulations.

The competent authority referred to in the Act shall be the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan on the central level, the Municipal Government on the municipal level, and the county (city) government on the county (city) level.

The terms used herein are defined as follows:
1. Livestock: The cattle, sheep, horse, pig, deer and rabbit, and other animals designated by the central competent authority.
2. Poultry: The chicken, duck, goose and turkey, and other animals designated by the central competent authority.
3. Animal farm: A place of raising livestock or poultry with an operation scale up to that specified in Article 4 herein.
4. Slaughterhouse: A slaughter establishment set up according to the Act, or approved or designated by the competent authorities prior to the enforcement of the Act.
5. Breeding flock: Livestock or poultry for reproduction.
6. Breeding stock: Genetic materials of the breeding flock, such as semen, ovum, egg, embryo, genes, or living creature produced by modified genetic materials or transplanted embryo.
7. Breeder: Business engaging in the raise, incubation, improvement or reproduction of breeding flock or breeding stock.
8. Breeding farm: A place where the raise, incubation, improvement or reproduction of breeding flock or breeding stock takes place.
9. Industrial organization: The academy, foundation, trade association, farmer's association or cooperative that is associated with the research, development, production and supply & marketing activity of husbandry or veterinary medicine.