8. Telangana Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970 — The Telangana Forest Act, 1967.

8. Telangana Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970 The Telangana Forest produce Transit Rules, 1970 issued in G.O.Ms.No.356, Food and Agriculture Department dt.04.03.1970 which was published in AP Gazette RS to Pt. II, dt.30.04.1970 , has been adopted by the Government of Telangana vide notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.22 EFS&T (For.I) Department, dt.13.05.2015. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 29 read with Sub-Section (1) of Section 68 of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. I of 1967) and in supersession of all existing rules on the subject made under any of the Acts repealed by Section 72 of the Act aforesaid, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules to regulate the movement of forest produce in the State of Andhra Pradesh. These rules shall be called the Telangana Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970. In these rules - 1 [x x x] 'Firewood" means all timber below 25 cms. in girth at its thickest end and one meter in length. "Forest produce in transit'' includes forest produce found stored in any place or in margin of any public road or cart track or foot-path whether 2 [or not] loaded in carts or other vehicles 3 [x x x] and forest produce found in any river, canal or water course whether in rafts or not. 4 [(4) "Form" means Form appended to these rules.] No forest produce shall be moved into or from or within the State by land or water, unless such produce is accompanied by a permit therefore issued under Rule 5 and produced for check immediately on demand: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Omitted by G.O.Ms.No.5, Food & Agri. (For.III), dt.2-1-1974, pub., in A.P. Gazette RS to Pt. II, dt. 7-2-1974. 2. Ins. By G.O.Ms.No.524, F & RD (For.III), dt. 25-7