The Forestry Act Article 38-2

The local government agency shall conduct general inspections of the trees located in its jurisdiction. Trees, bamboo groves, street trees and individual trees that are important with respect to ecology, biology, geography, landscape, culture, history, education, research, and community, as well as those with other important meanings, shall be recognized by the local government agency as being subject to protection measures and be recorded and announced accordingly.For the announced protected trees mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, the local government agency shall make it a priority to increase protection measures, maintain the natural growth of tree crowns and the trees’ quality, provide regular care and health assessments, and protect the growth habitat of the trees. The current status of the trees shall be regularly updated on the local government agency’s website.The measures of general inspection and standards of tree protection mentioned in Paragraph 1 shall be formulated by the central government agency.