第一条为防止动物传染病、寄生虫病和植物危险性病、虫、杂草以及其他有害生物(以下简称病虫害)传入、传出国境，保护农、林、牧，渔业生产和人体健康，促进对外经济贸易的发展，制定本法。
Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of preventing infectious or parasitic diseases of animals, diseases, insect pests and weeds dangerous to plants, and other harmful organisms (hereinafter referred to, for short, as diseases, insect pests and harmful organisms) from spreading into or out of the country, protecting the production of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery as well as human health, and promoting the development of foreign economic relations and trade.
第二条进出境的动植物、动植物产品和其他检疫物，装载动植物、动植物产品和其他检疫物的装载容器、包装物，以及来自动植物疫区的运输工具，依照本法规定实施检疫。
Article 2 Animals and plants, their products and other quarantine objects, containers and packaging materials used for carrying animals and plants, their products or other quarantine objects, as well as means of transport from animal or plant epidemic areas shall, on entry or exit, be subject to quarantine inspection in accordance with this Law.
第三条国务院设立动植物检疫机关(以下简称国家动植物检疫机关)，统一管理全国进出境动植物检疫工作。
Article 3 An animal and plant quarantine department shall be instituted under the State Council (hereinafter referred to, for short, as the State animal and plant quarantine department), which shall conduct a unified administration of the entry and exit animal and plant quarantine in the whole country.
国家动植物检疫机关在对外开放的口岸和进出境动植物检疫业务集中的地点设立的口岸动植物检疫机关，依照本法规定实施进出境动植物检疫。
Port animal and plant quarantine offices set up by the State animal and plant quarantine department at ports open to the outside world and at places busy with entry and exit animal and plant quarantine shall, in accordance with this Law, carry out entry and exit animal and plant quarantine.
贸易性动物产品出境的检疫机关，由国务院根据实际情况规定。
The department in charge of the quarantine of animal products leaving the country for trade purposes shall be designated by the State Council as it deems appropriate.
国务院农业行政主管部门主管全国进出境动植物检疫工作。
The department of agriculture administration under the State Council shall be in charge of the entry and exit animal and plant quarantine in the whole country.
第四条口岸动植物检疫机关在实施检疫时可以行使下列职权：
Article 4 A port animal and plant quarantine office may exercise the following functions and powers when performing quarantine inspection:
(三)根据检疫需要，进入有关生产、仓库等场所，进行疫情监测、调查和检疫监督管理；
(3) Entering a site relating to production or storage according to the needs of quarantine, to carry out epidemic monitoring and investigations or quarantine supervision and control;
(四)查阅、复制、摘录与检疫物有关的运行日志、货运单、合同、发票以及其他单证。
(4) Consulting, making copies of or excerpts from operational diaries, bills of lading, contracts, invoices or other documents relating to the quarantine objects.
第五条国家禁止下列各物进境：
Article 5 The State shall prohibit the following objects from entering the country:
(一)动植物病原体(包括菌种、毒种等)、害虫及其他有害生物；
(1) Pathogenic micro-organisms (including seed cultures of bacteria and viruses) of animals and plants, insect pests and other harmful organisms;
(二)动植物疫情流行的国家和地区的有关动植物、动植物产品和其他检疫物；
(2) Relevant animals and plants, their products and other quarantine objects from countries or regions with prevalent epidemic animal or plant diseases;
口岸动植物检疫机关发现有前款规定的禁止进境物的，作退回或者销毁处理。
When a port animal and plant quarantine office discovers any objects prohibited from entering the country as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, such objects shall be returned or destroyed.
因科学研究等特殊需要引进本条第一款规定的禁止进境物的，必须事先提出申请，经国家动植物检疫机关批准。
Whoever, because of special needs such as scientific research, imports any objects prohibited from entering the country as prescribed in the first paragraph of this Article, must submit an application in advance, which shall be subject to the approval by the State animal and plant quarantine department.
本条第一款第二项规定的禁止进境物的名录，由国务院农业行政主管部门制定并公布。
The catalogues of objects prohibited from entering the country as prescribed in (2) of the first paragraph of this Article shall be worked out and announced by the department of agriculture administration under the State Council.
第六条国外发生重大动植物疫情并可能传入中国时，国务院应当采取紧急预防措施，必要时可以下令禁止来自动植物疫区的运输工具进境或者封锁有关口岸；
Article 6 In the event that a serious animal or plant epidemic occurs abroad and is liable to spread into the country, the State Council shall adopt emergent preventive measures and may, when necessary, issue orders to prohibit means of transport from animal or plant epidemic areas from entering the country or to blockade the relevant ports;
受动植物疫情威胁地区的地方人民政府和有关口岸动植物检疫机关，应当立即采取紧急措施，同时向上级人民政府和国家动植物检疫机关报告。
the local peoples' governments in areas threatened by the animal or plant epidemic as well as the port animal and plant quarantine of fices concerned shall immediately take emergency measures, and, at the same time, report to the People's governments at higher levels and the State animal and plant quarantine department.
邮电、运输部门对重大动植物疫情报告和送检材料应当优先传送。
The departments of posts and telecommunications and departments of transportation shall give priority to transmitting or transporting reports concerning serious animal or plant epidemic or materials to be sent for quarantine inspection.
第七条国家动植物检疫机关和口岸动植物检疫机关对进出境动植物、动植物产品的生产、加工、存放过程，实行检疫监督制度。
Article 7 The State animal and plant quarantine department and port animal and plant quarantine offices shall practise a quarantine supervision system in relation to the procedures in the production, processing and storage of animals and plants and their products for entry or exit.
第八条口岸动植物检疫机关在港口、机场、车站、邮局执行检疫任务时，海关、交通、民航、铁路、邮电等有关部门应当配合。
Article 8 When a port animal and plant quarantine office is carrying out its tasks of quarantine inspection in seaports, airports, railway or coach stations, or post offices, relevant departments such as the Customs, departments of communications, civil aviation, or railways, and postal services shall coordinate therewith.
第九条动植物检疫机关检疫人员必须忠于职守，秉公执法。
Article 9 Any quarantine functionary of an animal and plant quarantine organ must be devoted to his or her duties and enforce the law impartially.
第十条输入动物、动物产品、植物种子、种苗等其他繁殖材料的，必须事先提出申请，办理检疫审批手续。
Article 10 Whoever imports animals, animal products, plant seeds, seedlings or other propagating materials must submit an application in advance and go through the formalities for examination and approval of quarantine inspection.
第十一条通过贸易、科技合作、交换、赠送、援助等方式输入动植物、动植物产品和其他检疫物的，应当在合同或者协议中订明中国法定的检疫要求，并订明必须附有输出国家或者地区政府动植物检疫机关出具的检疫证书。
Article 11 Whoever imports animals and plants, their products or other quarantine objects through trade, scientific and technological cooperation, exchanges, donations or aid shall specify in the contracts or agreements the requirements for quarantine inspection prescribed by China's law and the necessity of quarantine certificates issued by the animal and plant quarantine department under the government of the exporting country or region being appended therewith.
第十二条货主或者其代理人应当在动植物、动植物产品和其他检疫物进境前或者进境时持输出国家或者地区的检疫证书、贸易合同等单证，向进境口岸动植物检疫机关报检。
Article 12 The owner or his or her agent shall apply to the port animal and plant quarantine office at the port of entry for quarantine inspection of the animals and plants, their products or other quarantine objects, before or on their entry, on the strength of documents such as the quarantine certificates issued by the exporting country or region and the trade contracts.