(continued)
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State
Rules and other
• AP Private Forest Rules in Agency area, 1977. The
Andhra Pradesh Preservation of Private Forest Rules,
1978
• The Andhra Pradesh (Protection of Trees and Timber
in Public Premises) Rules, 1989
• WALTA, 2000 provides for water land and tree
• TP required for felled timber
• In tribal area no felling can be done without
permission of the collector
• In Govt. land nobody can cut tree without permission
of forest department
• Exempted species are categorized district wise
• The Andhra Pradesh Forest Produce Transit Rules,
1970 is not applicable to Red sanders and sandalwood,
Orange, Tati, Casuarina, Guava, Seemathoma, Sapota,
Coconut, Cashew, Eucalyptus, Neelagiri Jamaoil,
Subabul, Seema Chinta, Ber, Rain tree nidraganneru,
Juamun, Nallatumma, Mango, Panasa jack fruit,
Bamboo, Myrobalam, Wood apple
• During 2006 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,
Andhra Pradesh issued circular in addition to the
guidelines and supplementary to the statutory Acts and
Rules for the procedure to be grant of transit permits in
patta lands for red sander wood
• Under this, regulation and possession of Red sanders
and Sandalwood should be dealt under Andhra
Pradesh Sandalwood and Red sander wood transit
Rules 1969 and Andhra Pradesh Red sanders wood
Possession Rules 1989. These Rules provide detailed
provisions for verification of the material, issue and
checking of transit permit, registration of property
marks and fixing of marks on the trees and felled logs
etc.
6
Maharashtra
• Felling of trees in private lands is regulated by
following three Acts:
• Maharashtra Felling of Tree (Act 1964)
• Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Preservation of Trees Act,
1975
• The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966
• Permission for transportation of forest produce, so
obtained after receipt of felling permission from the
Tree Officer, is generally given by the concerned Dy.
Conservator of Forests under the provisions of the
Indian Forest Act 1927 and the rules made there under
namely the Bombay Forest Rules, 1942
• Presently 16 species are included in the Schedule
which are:
1. Hirda (Terminalia chebula)
2. Teak (Tectona grandis)
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Sl. No
State
Rules and other
• AP Private Forest Rules in Agency area, 1977. The
Andhra Pradesh Preservation of Private Forest Rules,
1978
• The Andhra Pradesh (Protection of Trees and Timber
in Public Premises) Rules, 1989
• WALTA, 2000 provides for water land and tree
• TP required for felled timber
• In tribal area no felling can be done without
permission of the collector
• In Govt. land nobody can cut tree without permission
of forest department
• Exempted species are categorized district wise
• The Andhra Pradesh Forest Produce Transit Rules,
1970 is not applicable to Red sanders and sandalwood,
Orange, Tati, Casuarina, Guava, Seemathoma, Sapota,
Coconut, Cashew, Eucalyptus, Neelagiri Jamaoil,
Subabul, Seema Chinta, Ber, Rain tree nidraganneru,
Juamun, Nallatumma, Mango, Panasa jack fruit,
Bamboo, Myrobalam, Wood apple
• During 2006 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,
Andhra Pradesh issued circular in addition to the
guidelines and supplementary to the statutory Acts and
Rules for the procedure to be grant of transit permits in
patta lands for red sander wood
• Under this, regulation and possession of Red sanders
and Sandalwood should be dealt under Andhra
Pradesh Sandalwood and Red sander wood transit
Rules 1969 and Andhra Pradesh Red sanders wood
Possession Rules 1989. These Rules provide detailed
provisions for verification of the material, issue and
checking of transit permit, registration of property
marks and fixing of marks on the trees and felled logs
etc.
6
Maharashtra
• Felling of trees in private lands is regulated by
following three Acts:
• Maharashtra Felling of Tree (Act 1964)
• Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Preservation of Trees Act,
1975
• The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966
• Permission for transportation of forest produce, so
obtained after receipt of felling permission from the
Tree Officer, is generally given by the concerned Dy.
Conservator of Forests under the provisions of the
Indian Forest Act 1927 and the rules made there under
namely the Bombay Forest Rules, 1942
• Presently 16 species are included in the Schedule
which are:
1. Hirda (Terminalia chebula)
2. Teak (Tectona grandis)
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