Rule 42
Utilization Of Non-timber Forest Products And Herbs To Be allowed
(1) Except the non-timber forest products and herbs that have been prohibited by the prevailing law, the Council may issue a permit on the basis of the approved Work Plan and technical report for the sustainable collection and utilization of the non-forest products and
herbs and to take it out of the Conservation Area.
(2) The Council may prescribe the fees (revenue) for the permission to collect and to take cut the non-timber forest products and herbs from the area. Provided, The fees (revenue) that has to be prescribed as mentioned shall
not be prescribed in such a way that it will be less than the fees (revenue) prescribed as pursuant to the Forest Rules.
(3) The Council shall determine the list of the non-timber forest products and herbs that has to be allowed to collect and utilize and to take out from the Conservation Area.
(4) If the non-timber forest products and herbs, which has been determined as timber forest to Sub-rule (3), has been obtained from the protected conservation forest, then the Chairperson of the Council may
issue a permit to collect, utilize and take out such non-timber forest products and herbs from the Conservation Area on the basis of the recommendation of the Chairperson of the concerned committee and report of the technician who has been assigned by the Government of Nepal as pursuant to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 57.
(5) If permission has been granted to collect and utilize the herbs and to take out of the Conservation Area, the Council shall provide the Seventy Five percent of the received revenue (fee) to the Committee of the area from which the permission has been granted.
(6) A person or organization which desires to collect and utilize any herbs or to take out of the Conservation Area as pursuant to this Rule shall submit an application before the Council in the format prescribed in Schedule – 12.
(7) If an application has been received as pursuant to Sub-rule (6) the Council may issue herbs collection permission in the format prescribed in Schedule – 13.
(8) If the herbs, collected as pursuant to Sub-rule (7), have to be taken out of the Conservation Area, the Chairperson shall issue a release letter in the format prescribed in Schedule – 14. In spite of that, prior to the issuing such release letter, the Chairperson may make an investigation on whether the quantity of the herbs corresponding with the permit or not.
(9) Any person or organization desiring to bring any herbs into the Conservation Area outside from the Conservation Area, or to carry to another place by using the route through the Conservation Area shall submit a permit issued by the concerned district forest office before the Chairperson and the Chairperson shall issue a permit to bring such herbs within the Conservation Area or to carry out through the Conservation Area, after making a necessary inquiry.
herbs and to take it out of the Conservation Area.
(2) The Council may prescribe the fees (revenue) for the permission to collect and to take cut the non-timber forest products and herbs from the area. Provided, The fees (revenue) that has to be prescribed as mentioned shall
not be prescribed in such a way that it will be less than the fees (revenue) prescribed as pursuant to the Forest Rules.
(3) The Council shall determine the list of the non-timber forest products and herbs that has to be allowed to collect and utilize and to take out from the Conservation Area.
(4) If the non-timber forest products and herbs, which has been determined as timber forest to Sub-rule (3), has been obtained from the protected conservation forest, then the Chairperson of the Council may
issue a permit to collect, utilize and take out such non-timber forest products and herbs from the Conservation Area on the basis of the recommendation of the Chairperson of the concerned committee and report of the technician who has been assigned by the Government of Nepal as pursuant to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 57.
(5) If permission has been granted to collect and utilize the herbs and to take out of the Conservation Area, the Council shall provide the Seventy Five percent of the received revenue (fee) to the Committee of the area from which the permission has been granted.
(6) A person or organization which desires to collect and utilize any herbs or to take out of the Conservation Area as pursuant to this Rule shall submit an application before the Council in the format prescribed in Schedule – 12.
(7) If an application has been received as pursuant to Sub-rule (6) the Council may issue herbs collection permission in the format prescribed in Schedule – 13.
(8) If the herbs, collected as pursuant to Sub-rule (7), have to be taken out of the Conservation Area, the Chairperson shall issue a release letter in the format prescribed in Schedule – 14. In spite of that, prior to the issuing such release letter, the Chairperson may make an investigation on whether the quantity of the herbs corresponding with the permit or not.
(9) Any person or organization desiring to bring any herbs into the Conservation Area outside from the Conservation Area, or to carry to another place by using the route through the Conservation Area shall submit a permit issued by the concerned district forest office before the Chairperson and the Chairperson shall issue a permit to bring such herbs within the Conservation Area or to carry out through the Conservation Area, after making a necessary inquiry.