17.1 To commence operation, a veterinary animal care facility shall follow the provisions listed below to apply to the local competent authority for registration and an operation permit.
（1）For a private veterinary animal care facility, the applicant shall be a veterinarian with a practice license or a veterinary assistant with qualifications described under Section 16.2 （paragraph 2 of Article 16）.
（2）For a public veterinary animal care facility, the applicant shall be the agency’s representative.
17.2 To be accountable for the overall care delivered, a public veterinary animal care facility shall designate one veterinarian -in-charge, while a private veterinary animal care facility shall appoint the applicant as the a veterinarian-in-charge or veterinary -assistant-in-charge.
17.3 The criteria for setting up a veterinary animal care facility shall be stipulated by the local competent authority.

In any of the following situations, the applicant or veterinary animal care facility described in Article 17 shall not be given an operation permit; if an operation permit has been issued, it shall be revoked or terminated:
（1）Practice license has been revoked or terminated.
（2）Operation permit has been terminated for less than a year.
（3）An operation permit has already been issued.

19.1 A veterinary animal care facility shall adopt a name that is within the scope designated by the central competent authority.
19.2 A non-veterinary animal care facility shall not adopt a name of a veterinary animal care facilities nor one that is similar.

When a veterinary animal care facility suspends, terminates, resumes its operation or changes its registered items, the applicant shall -- within 10 days of the fact-- file for record with the authority that issued the original operation permit. In the case of relocation to another jurisdiction, the applicant shall proceed in accordance with Article 17.

21.1 A veterinary animal care facility shall display prominently its operation permit, hours of operations, and general treatment rules as well as the practice licenses and certificates of in-house veterinarians or veterinary assistants. 21.2 In case the certificate, the practice license （of an in-house veterinarian/veterinary assistant）, or the operation permit （of a facility） is defaced or missing, the relevant party shall apply to the competent authority for its replacement and re-issuance.

22.1 Veterinary animal care facilities shall maintain medical records and inspection records. The competent authority may dispatch someone to audit the records when necessary. The facility shall not refuse, obstruct or avoid the audit.
22.2 The person conducting the audit shall present his or her identification paper when conducting such audit.
22.3 The retention period of records （of treatment and inspection） in Section 22.1 （paragraph 1 of Article 22） shall conform to the rules set by the central competent authority.

23.1 A non-veterinary animal care facility shall not write or post medical advertisements.
23.2 A veterinary animal care facility shall not publish or distribute misleading or false advertisements about its practice.

Medical fees collected by a veterinary animal care facility shall not exceed the amounts stipulated in the fee standard. A list of itemized costs and the receipt shall be provided to the owner or caregiver of the animal upon request.
The medical fee standard in Section 24.1 （paragraph1 of Article 24） shall be set by the local veterinary association and be approved by the local competent authority.

The competent authority shall collect fees for issuing veterinarian certificates, veterinary assistant certificates, practice licenses, and operation permits （of entities）. The amount shall be determined by the central competent authority.