Plant Protection and Quarantine Act Article 8

The central competent authority may publicly notify the types and scope of specific plant diseases and pests, and therefore establish a monitoring or surveying program.The special municipal or county (city) competent authority shall coordinate with the preceding program and execute the monitoring and surveying thereof.The central competent authority may publicly notify the control scheme for plant diseases and pests pursuant to the preceding monitoring or surveying results and by referring to the domestic ecological environment, agricultural production, and other public interests.The special municipal or county (city) competent authority shall formulate a regional control plan pursuant to the preceding scheme and report it to the central competent authority for approval before the implementation, and the central competent authority shall inform the adjacent special municipal or county (city) competent authority.The costs necessary for the preceding regional control plan shall be jointly borne by the central competent authority and special municipal or county (city) competent authority.