07 prohibited acts in management of urban green trees in Vietnam

Prohibited acts in management of urban green trees are specified in Article 7 of Decree No. 64/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, specifically as follows:

- Planting trees on the list of those banned from planting; planting trees on the list of those restricted from planting without permission of competent authorities.

- Planting at one's own will green trees on pavements, median strips, traffic junctions and public areas in contravention of regulations.

- Felling, removing, branch-cutting, pruning, rooting up or cutting of green trees without permission.

- Chiseling, holding or driving nails into or barking green trees, barking tree trunks; dumping garbage, hazardous substances and construction materials at tree-stock bases; urinating or cooking at, burning tree-stock bases and building stands around tree stumps.

- Hanging advertisement billboards, signboards and other objects on trees; hanging ropes or decoration lights on green trees without permission.

- Encroaching upon, illegally building works on, green tree land areas already existing or determined in urban plannings and obstructing the planting of green trees according to regulations.

- Failing to comply with regulations on management of urban green trees by organizations and individuals that manage or are assigned to manage urban green trees.

- Other acts of violation prescribed by law.

View more details at Decree No. 64/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 30, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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