Civil Code Article 790

This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

The landowner has the right to prohibit other persons from trespassing on his land, except any of the following cases:(1) When the other persons are entitled to passing through the land.(2) When, according to the local custom, it is allowed to enter his (the owner's) field, pasture or forest, around which no fence has been made, for the purpose of cutting and taking grass, of gathering dead branches or timber, of collecting wild products or of grazing stock.
中文原文 民法第790條
土地所有人得禁止他人侵入其地內。
但有下列情形之一,不在此限:
一、他人有通行權者。
二、依地方習慣,任他人入其未設圍障之田地、牧場、山林刈取雜草,採取枯枝枯幹,或採集野生物,或放牧牲畜者。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.