(1) The owner of a private forest may develop, protect and manage the private forest and utilize the forest products or sell and distribute such products by fixing their price.
(2) The Division Forest Office or Sub-Division Forest Office may, at the request of the owner of a private forest, provide necessary technical and other assistance to such an owner for the work referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) If it is required to collect and transport the forest products in the private forest or private cultivation for a commercial purpose, approval of the concerned Local Level shall be obtained.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), if it is required to collect and transport the forest products from one Local Level to another Local Level for a commercial purpose, approval of the concerned Division Forest Office shall be obtained.
(5) If it is required to collect and transport the forest products from one Local Level to another Local Level within any district for the house-hold purpose, approval of the Local Level from which such collection and transportation is made shall be obtained, and it is required to collect and transport the forest products from one District to another District for such purpose, approval of the Division Forest
Office of the District from which such collection and transportation is made shall be obtained.
(6) The Government of Nepal may provide such facilities as prescribed to the owner of a private forest.
(7) Any person, body, group or community may, subject to the prescribed standards, also carry out agro-forestry, herbs farming and wildlife farming.