農田水利法

This law is enacted to support food security, agricultural sustainability, farm irrigation development, and the construction, maintenance, and management of irrigation facilities.

農田水利設施發生損害且有立即危害人民生命、財產安全之虞時，主管機關可以拆除、徵用、徵調或作其他必要的緊急處置；受損的人民得請求補償。

Certain land used by irrigation associations before this law takes effect must continue to be used as before. If that land is national land eligible for gratuitous appropriation, the competent authority must designate a subordinate agency, obtain the managing agency’s consent, complete a change of managing-agency registration, and the designated agency must manage it. The land may not be included in the assets of the agricultural irrigation business fund.

農田水利設施原則上不得兼作其他使用；若不影響原有功能運作與維護，申請人可檢附計畫書向主管機關申請許可。

Within agricultural water conservancy facility areas, installing connecting ditches, box culverts, drainage pipelines, or similar structures without permission is not allowed. Older public drainage systems may keep their existing use, but permit rules still apply if they are improved, restored, or demolished.

在農田水利設施範圍內，若要排放非農田排水，需先向主管機關申請許可並附計畫書，且排放水質要符合公告的灌溉水質基準值。

主管機關在會商中央環境保護主管機關後，訂定灌溉水質基準值的檢測方式、品質管制及其他相關事項準則。

This provision prohibits certain conduct within farmland irrigation facilities and bars taking irrigation water without permission, unless the water is taken under the irrigation system in Article 4(2) or with approval from the competent authority.

主管機關得在農田水利事業區域內，視地方灌溉需求成立水利小組；水利小組設一名無給職小組長，協助管理灌溉用水。

主管機關可以在所屬機關內設置灌溉管理組織，並可委由財團法人辦理專任職員的訓練及進修；相關設置、辦理範圍及其他事項由主管機關另定辦法。

主管機關 must continue employing certain pre-existing irrigation association staff as agricultural water conservancy personnel, place them in equivalent positions, and handle new recruitment and related personnel rules. These personnel are exempt from Labor Standards Act rules.

本法的主管機關是行政院農業委員會。

本法施行後，主管機關所屬機關要依原僱用條件，繼續僱用特定技工、工友、約僱人員和駐衛警；其中前項約僱人員不適用勞動基準法相關規定。

主管機關可以邀集相關人士組成各地方農田水利事務諮議會，且農民人數不得少於三分之二。

The competent authority must establish a farmland water conservancy operations fund, keep separate accounts for each water conservancy business, and the listed income items are exempt from business tax.

After the reform, the state takes over the association’s assets and liabilities, the transferred assets are tax-exempt, and certain land-registration and management steps must be handled by the competent land and supervisory authorities.

主管機關應以年度預算撥款至農田水利事業作業基金，以維持農田水利設施營運。

When terrain requires pressurized irrigation water supply, the competent authority may charge users additional operating and facility maintenance-related fees, and it sets the fee standard.

農田水利事業作業基金每年應提撥部分財產處分所得價款，用於辦理依第十一條第一項規定的照舊使用土地承租或用地取得。

Violating Article 16(1) and causing public danger is punishable by imprisonment up to 5 years and a possible fine. Harsher penalties apply if the result is death or serious injury.

Using force, threats, or other illegal means to make managers open or close water gates or sluices in the agricultural irrigation facilities area is punishable, with heavier penalties if public danger is caused, if the offence is committed by a crowd, or if it is an attempt.

未經主管機關許可擅自排放非農田排水，或依許可排放但不符合灌溉水質基準值的，會被處罰鍰。

This provision defines “farmland irrigation business” and “farmland irrigation facilities.”

違反列出的農田水利設施相關規定者，主管機關可處新臺幣6,000元至30,000元罰鍰，並可命限期改善；逾期未改善者，還可按次處罰。

對於屬於第二十九條第一項或前條第四款、第五款情形且情節輕微者，可先命其限期改善；改善完成後，可減輕或免予處罰。

申請將特定土地改作農田水利事業以外的用途，須先取得主管機關同意。

主管機關負責訂定本法施行細則。

本法的施行日期由行政院决定；自本法施行之日起，农田水利会组织通则不再适用。

主管機關要依指定因素劃設並公告農田水利事業區域；涉及原住民族地區時，還要會商中央原住民族主管機關。主管機關也要依指定因素訂定並公告區域內灌溉制度，且其基準等相關事項由主管機關訂辦法。

主管機關要劃設、管理維護並公告農田水利設施範圍；範圍變更或廢止時也要公告。涉及原住民族地區時，須先會商中央原住民族主管機關。

農田水利事業區域內的農田排水，應配合公告的逕流分擔計畫和主管機關的防洪規劃，分擔鄰近區域洪水。

一定規模以上的農田水利設施工程，規劃、設計及監造應由依法登記執業的相關專業技師簽證；主管機關自行辦理時，也可以由機關內具相關技師證書者辦理。

原則上不得任意變更或拆除農田水利設施；如符合特定目的並經主管機關許可，申請人可依許可內容辦理，且自行負擔費用。

Land needed for new or improved farm irrigation facilities may be acquired by several listed methods.

This is Chapter 1, titled General Provisions.

Chapter 3 covers irrigation and drainage management.

This chapter covers the irrigation management organizations and personnel for farmland water conservancy projects.

Chapter 5 concerns the expenses of farmland irrigation business.

This chapter is titled “Penalties.”

This provision is a chapter heading: “Chapter 38 — Supplementary Provisions.”

This chapter covers the planning and management of farm irrigation facilities.