The Regulations are enacted pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 45 of the Forestry Act (hereinafter "Act").

The term "forest products" as used in the Regulations means the main products and by-products for the purposes of managing of state-owned forest or public forest or a private forest.
1.Main products: include unrefined, withered, lodging bamboos/trees and the remaining roots of plants and remnant materials.
2.By-products: includes bark, pitch, seeds/fruits, fallen twigs, leaves, shrubs/vines, bamboo shoots, grasses, fungi and forest products other than the main products.

The definition of terms in the Regulations are show as below:
1.Theft: Unauthorized cutting or harvesting of other people’s trees without their consent.
2.Mistaken cutting: Cutting or harvesting one's own trees outside the approved scope.
3.Unauthorized cutting: Cutting or harvesting one's own trees without approval.