The COA has already announced that if smuggled mainland animals were indeed the source, not only would the affected farms not be compensated for the loss of their livestock, they would be liable for fines of NT $ 10--50,000 under regulations governing infectious diseases of animals.
農委會已表態，病源若是來自走私的大陸動物或畜產品，不但不補助撲殺的牛隻，還將依動物傳染病防治條例，課處一萬元以上、五萬元以下的罰鍰。