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If deemed necessary, the central competent authorities may employ graduates of senior and junior high school or above who have passed the training and received a certificate issued by the central competent authorities or their commissioned training institution, to act as the slaughter sanitation inspection assistant. The said slaughter sanitation inspection assistant should, under the command of the Veterinarian Meat Inspector, assist in the ante-mortem, post-mortem and other related inspection work.

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The applicant of slaughterhouse establishment pursuant to the regulation of Paragraph 1, Article 30 of the Act should fill out an application form and make ready with the documents in the following Item I to VI, each in six copies, to apply to the central competent authorities for processing via the municipal or prefectural (city) competent authorities:
1.the photocopy of the identity card of the person in charge
2.transcripts of the land registration and the topographic map of the land where the livestock farm is situated; where the land is situated in urban planning zone, papers verifying its designated zoning is required. Applicants are exempt from these papers that may be obtained through e-mail by the competent authorities.
3.the operation prospectus
4.the allocation map of the slaughterhouse structure and facilities
5.the pollution control plan or related documents evidencing approval to be sent to the environmental protection agency for approval in accordance with environmental protection codes. Those who are determined by environmental protection authorities not to belong to the category in which pollution control plan needs to be proposed are exempt from these papers.
6.other documents as dictated by the central competent authorities
If the aforesaid application has been approved after being reviewed, the central competent authorities should issue papers approving the establishment after the applicant submits the CAD-compatible computer graphic file of the allocation map of the slaughterhouse structure and facilities.
The applicant should complete the construction of the slaughterhouse within two years after obtaining the approval of establishment. The approval document becomes invalid upon the aforementioned expiration date. However, under special circumstances, the central competent authorities may approve an extension of the construction period or allow the construction to take place in phases.
Subsequent to the completion of the aforementioned slaughterhouse, its operator should apply to the central competent authorities via the municipal or prefectural (city) competent authorities for trial run. After the application is approved, the applicant will be notified to pay the registration fees and the slaughterhouse registration certificate will be issued.
Applicants who apply for the issue or replacement of slaughterhouse registration certificate in accordance with the regulations of Article 39 of the Act should apply to the central competent authorities via the municipal, or prefectural (city) competent authorities with the payment of certificate fees and the submittal of the documents dictated in Paragraph I.

The slaughterhouse registration certificate should state the following particulars:
1.the name of the establishment
2.the person in charge
3.address of the establishment
4.number of slaughter lines
5.species of livestock or poultry slaughtered on each line and the full capacity of each line per hour
6.the file number of the allocation map of the slaughterhouse establishment and facilities
If Item I to Item 3 of the preceding paragraph change, slaughter ownership should apply for a change of registration to the central competent authorities via the municipal, or prefectural (city) competent authorities within thirty days after the fact happens; if Item 4 to Item 6 of the preceding paragraph change, slaughterhouse ownership should fill out an application form of change of slaughterhouse registration certificate to apply for a change of registration to the central competent authorities via the municipal, or prefectural (city) competent authorities prior to the day when the fact happens. When the slaughterhouse is relocated, the slaughterhouse ownership should apply de novo for establishment in accordance with Article 30 of the Act.

The competent authorities may invoke the help of the police and other agencies concerned in the execution of the business as prescribed by the Act.