Regulations for Pet Food Vendor Registration  (Draft)  
 
Article 1  
This set of Regulations is prescribed according to Section 22-3.2 of the Animal 
Protection Act (hereinafter “the Act”).  
  
Article 2  
Vendors  engaged  in pet food manufacturing, processing or importation (hereinafter 
“the V endor” ) for consumption by dogs or cats  shall register such types of pet food 
with the central competent author ity. 
 Article 3  
Before doing the registration in Articles 4 and 5 for the first time, the  vendor shall set 
up an account at  the website of the Pet Food Vendor Registration System (hereinafter 
“the System”) designated by the central competent authority, and register the 
following information:  
3.1 Vendor name, tax ID, address of the main office or sales venue; name, phone 
number and email address of the contact person; name, sex and ID number of the 
person- in-charge or representat ive; if it is a natural person , phone number, street 
address and email addresses  shall be entered additionally . 
3.2 Vendors making or processing pet food in a domestic factory shall provide the registration certificate number, name, address  of the factory ; name, phone number and 
email address of the contact person; as well as  the name, sex and ID number of the 
person- in-charge.    
 
Article 4  
The Vendor making or processing pet food shall -- within 30 days after  the first time 
an item of  merchandize is made or processed --  register the following information in 
the System: 
4.1 Me rchandize name,  
4.2 Net weight and/or volume, 4.3 Names of main ingredients and additives, 4.4 Main nutrients and their content levels,  
4.5 Expiration date, storage method and conditions, 4.6 Target species  and life stages , feeding method and other directions, 
4.7 Other required information declared by the central competent authority according 
to Section  22-5.1.9 of the Act .  
4.8 Photo of the external package.  
 
Article 5  
The Vendor importing pet food shall -- within 30 days after the first time each item of  
merchandize is imported -- register the following information in the System: 
5.1 Merchandize name,  
5.2 Net weight and/or volume, 
5.3 Names of main ingredients and additives, 5.4 Main nutrients and content levels, 5.5 Name, phone number, country and address of the final manufacturer/processor, 
and the name of the top- tier administrative jurisdiction in that country, such as 
province, state or county.   
5.6 Expiration date, storage method and conditions, 
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 5.7 Target species  and life stages , feeding met hod and other directions, 
5.8 Other required information  declared d by the central competent authority 
according to  Section  22-5.1.9 of the Act .  
5.9 Photo of the external package.  
 
Article 6   
The vendor shall – by the end of the first month of each quarter -- register in the 
System the total quantity of each merchandize made, processed or imported during 
the previous quarter of the year.   
 Article 7   
Whenever there is a change to the registered information described in Articles 3 to 6, 
the vendor shall – within 30 days after the fact – apply to revise the corresponding 
entry in the System along with an explanation, and upload electronic files of relevant  
proof documents.  
 
Article 8   
This set of Regulations shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. 
  
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