Protection of State Forests Regulations, 1968 (L. N. 344 of 1968)

LEGAL NOTICE No. 344 of 1968 Uegulations Issued Pursuant to the Stale .Forest anrf Proteotive Forests Proclamation of 1965. lss11i11g Authority These Regulations are issued by the Minister 0£ Agriculture puNuant to authority vested in him hy Article 7(e) .of the State Forest Proclamation No. 225 of 1965, and Artiole 8( f) of the Protective Forests Proclamation No. 227 of 1965. Short Title These ReguJations may he ci.te<l as the "Proteotlon of Stale J1orests Regulations, 1968." /)Pfi11itions In these Regulations unless the context otherwise re<ptires, the words: "forest", "forest tree", "forest pro duct", "Minister", ''Ministry," "person" aml "wildlife" shall have the meaning as set forth in Article 3 of the Stale Forest ProcLamation No. 225 of 1965 and Article 3 of the Protective Forests Proclamation No. 227 of 1965. l'recautia11s Regarding the Ki11clli11g o/ Fires' No person sl 0 iall kindle any fire in or near any forest, Lirush land or land co1itaiuing. tree growtJh except as pro videtl for below. ( l) Without limi1ation to the power of the Minis.try lo prohibit fire kindling dur.ing any season of the year and in any part of Ethiopia, forest inhabitants and persons working in forests may kindle fires lo the eXltent th•at such· fires shall be necessary and provided that all inflammable materials have been rnmovetl and reasonable precautions •have hecn taken to pre vent any spreading of same. Persons described in ,this paragraph shall not leave any such fire until extin guished. ( 2) Any railroatl company operating steam or cleotric locomotives passing through forests or in areas adja cent ,to forests shall lake all reasona:hle ,and necessary precautions Jor the prevention of forest fire. To ,this end, any such company shall install on the locomotives devices for the prevention' of escaping sparks and shall keep a sufficient area on' hoth sides of the frail road clean of vegetation and inflammable materials. 5. Fire Extinguisliing In case of a forest fire, police and administrative eut:horitics of the Worcda, Awraja or the Governorale General, as may be neee55ary, may take all necessary and appropriate steps including requesting the assistanC'-e of the inhabitants in the extinguishing of such fires. 6. Other Tl~reate11ing Damages, /11cluding Gra:.i11g (I) No person shall l1ark, hack and lop forest lrces. ( 2) No owner of cattle, sheep, goats or other domestic nnimels shall let such animals graze in forest nurse ries, young forest plantations and regenerating forests. ( 3) Grazing Permit ( n) No person shall allow his lives1ock in state end protective forests unless •he ,has previously ob tained a grazing permit. (Ii) Provincial Agricultural offices shall issue grnz . ing permits, in accordance with instructions to be given by the Minister. ( c) Each grazing permit shall specify the po~ts of the forest. where gazing is allowed and the num ber of r,atlle allowed lo graze under suoh permit. It shall likewise specify the period of grazing. (11) No such permit shall he given in rcspec,t of forests in which grazing may imperil 111c normal rcgencrntion of the forest, ( 4) Cutting and Ha11li11g 1. Penni ( n) No culling of· 1rel'~ •hall he cnrriC'tl out in n manner that may imperil the nnrmnl · regenera tion o fthe forest. (h) Hauling of forest products shall be done through the m1lahlished routes and paths and in a man ner thst causes ithc least damag,e lo the soil and the young trees. Any perMn who ·contravenes t~1c prov1s1011s oC these regulations or,. commits any offence under Article 8 of t,he State Forest Proclamation No. 225 of 1965 or Article 9 of t'hc Proteotive Fore!Vl,s Proolamelion No. 227 of 1965 shnll 1,e guilty of en offence and s11all upon conviction l1e pu11h,hed in accordance with thtt Penal Code. 8. E/Jt!cti,w Date These Regulations shall enter into force on the datt. of their ,publication in t:he Nl'tgatit Gazeta. Done a,t Ad(lis Ababa this 30th day of September 1968. l)F,JA7.MATCH GIRMATCHEW TEKLF: HAWARIAT Mini~t-er of Agriculture