Exploitation of Private Forest Regulations (L. N. No. 346 of 1968)

I£GAL NOTlCE Mo. 346 of 1968 Regulations Issued Pursuant to the Private Forests Conservation Proclamation No. 226 of 1965. fa•uing Authority T•hese Regulations are issued by the Minister of Agriculture }"llrsuant to authority vested in ·him by Articles 5,6 and 8 of the Private Forest Co11Bervation Proclamation No. 226 of 1965. Short Title These Regulations may he cited as the "Exploitation of Private For?-5ts Hcgulations, 1968". 1Jefi11itiu11s In these Hegulatiom, unless the context otherwise requires, the words: "forest", "forest tree", "forest pro• duct," "Minister," "Ministry," "person" and "wildlife" shall have the meaning as set fol"th in Article 3 of the Private Forest Conservation Proclamation No. 226 of 1965. "Department" shall mean the Forestry Department in the Ministry of Agriculture acting under the authority o{ the Minister of Agriculture. APJ1licntion for Forest Exploitation Permit l) Any person required lo have a forest exploitation permit under Article 5 of the Private Forests Con• ~ervation Proclamation No. 226 of 1965 shall first submit an applic.ation to the Provincial Agricultural Office. 2) The application under (l) above shall be accom• panicd by documents of ownership issued in itcoor dance with Article ll 95 of the Civil Code of the Empire of Ethiopia of l 960. OJ,eration Plmt l) No private forest sl1all he utilizl'ld except in con• formity with an operation plan prepared in respect of such specific fores! and approved by the Ministry. 2) Upon an application Lcing submitted under Article 4 above the forestry Department sha11 carry on an inspection of the forest and collect the ficlcl data uccessary for the preparation of the operation plan. Oliligutiun tu Ref ore st I) No opcrulional plan shllll he issuc<l b.,fore. the per• son applying for ll forest exploitation pennil has previously undertaken an obligation to reforest the area ~o be exploited and to !llaintain the plantation. 2) Any person not complying with his undertakings under Article 6 ( 1) above shall be obliged to sur• render his existing cut-ting permit. He shall, in ad dillion, not ,be enti1le,:l to another cutting permit. 7. Exploitation Permit 8. The Dt'lpartment shall issue the forest exploitation permit simultaneously wit•h the approval of the operation plan ancl upon the applicant having undertaken to reforest the area to be exploited and maintain the plantation, Such exploitation permit shall specify parts of the forest to be exploited every year and the amount and types of forest products to be removed. Marking tfze Trees for Cutting Trees standing on the area for which an operation plan has been approved and a cutting permit issued, can he cut only after they have been marked by the Forestry Department of the Ministry. 9. Murketing All vendors of forest produol11 selling such products under nn exploitation permi.t shall issue to the purchlll!er proper receipts which should indicate the number of the exploitation permit, and the kind and amount of forest produots !!Old. No person shall utilize process or pos,iess foreat product8 without reeeipts which indicate the number of the exploitation permit. 10. Inspection of Cutting Opcratio11,3 The Forestry Department shall carry on periodical inspections of the cutting operations. 11. Records Any person exploiting a private forest shall keep an accurate and up-lo-elate record of !'luch ex,ploiJtation. ]2. I'l'IUI[ Any person violatfog the prov1R10ns of these Regula• 1ions or commits nny offence under Article 7 of ,the Private fon~fs Conservation Proclamation No. 226 of 1965 shall he guilry of an offence and Bhnll upon conviction be puni~he<I in aecordanee with the Penal Code. 13. Rflcrti1,c Date These Rcgulnlions shell enter into force on the dnte of their puhlicRtion in the NegRrit GazetR. Done at Addis Alialia this 30th day of September 1968. DEJA7,MATCII GIJtMATCIIEW TtEKLE HAWARIAT Mini-stcr of Agriculture