In the spring of last year, the Taipei City Tree Protection Bylaw came into effect. The new law had not even been in force for three months before several Taipei residents were fined for cutting down old trees. The owners of the trees felt wronged since the trees were on their own properties, and some went so far as to appeal to the authorities.
去年春天，「台北市樹木保護自治條例」上路，新法實施不到三個月，北市便陸續發生幾樁居民不當砍伐老樹而被處以罰單的事件，樹的主人為自家樹木修剪而遭處罰感到相當錯愕，甚至提出上訴。