Regulations for Conservation Forest Managements Article 14

The total length of the roads built within the protection forest for use for prospecting mineral deposits, mining or quarrying shall not exceed five kilometers per mining or quarrying area except as otherwise approved by the central forestry competent authority after being approved by the central, municipal, county (city) end business competent authority.The road provided in the preceding paragraph must not built in the land of native Taiwan yellow cypress, red cypress, Taiwan yew, and such precious and rare species of plants as legally announced or such wildlife protection areas and important wildlife habitats as announced pursuant to the Wildlife Conservation Act.