Chapter 3: THE MANIPUR FOREST RULES, 1971

Acts prohibited in reserved and protected forest.	12. The following acts are prohibited in reserved and protected forests:
	(a)	The poisoning of rivers or their waters or other waters, the explosion of dynamite or other explosives therein and the setting of cruver or basket traps for the purpose of killing or catching fish therein;.
	(b)	The carrying of spring guns, spares or traps;
	(c)	The catching, wounding or killing of :
		(i)		Game, other than carnivora, bear or pig over water salt-licks or paths leading directly to salt-licks
	Provided that any of the above acts may be done with the written permission of the Chief Conservator of Forests.
Explanation	For the purpose of this Rule the word "Carnivora" includes tiger, panther, wolf, hyaena and wild dog; and the word '"Small game" includes all game birds and hare and 'Reserved and Protected Forest "include all roads and tracts within such forests.
	13.		(1)	The Chief Conservator of Forests shall have discretion to grant or refuse a license for hunting and shooting			Power to refuse or cancel licenses.
			(2)	The Chief Conservator of Forests may, at any time, cancel any license for a breach of any provision of the Act or these Rules, whether committed by the licensee or by any of this retainers or followers, or any interference with the work of the Forest Officer on the part of the licensee or of any of his retainers or followers or in the event of fire breaking out in any forest in respect of which the licensee has been granted.
	14. A license granted under Rules 13 shall not be transferable						License not transferable.
	15. Every licensee hunting or shooting in any forest to which Rules 13 to 15 apply shall, on demand by any Forest, Police or Revenue Officer, produce his license for inspection					.	License to be produced on demand for inspection
	16. No licensee shall put be up ties in any reserved or protected forest without permission of CCF.
	17. When any licensee wounds but fails to kill any animal of the following species, viz ,elephant, tiger ,panther bear or bison, he shall forthwith give intimation of such fact in writing to the nearest Beat Forest Officer and shall also send within 24 hours from the time the animal is wounded a report in writing to the Divisional Forest Officer. He shall also notify the fact to the inhabitants of the nearest village.						Putting up ties. Intimation to be given when animals are wounded but not killed.
	18. On the expiry of the period of the License, the licensee shall return it to C C F Office with an endorsement thereon showing the number and kind and the horn dimensions in the case of protected animals or length in the case of carnivora and bear, of all game killed by him.					.	License to be returned on expiry of period
	19. Nothing contained in the Chapter shall be taken to cancel any privileges granted to resident hill tribes unless the Government otherwise directs.						Privileges of resident hill tribes, etc. not barred.
	20		(1)	The C C F may declare that any particular reserved or protected forest or part thereof is wholly closed for a specified number of years or annually for a specified period,
			(2)	The Chief Forest Office may also prohibit the capturing ,wounding for killing of any particulars species of animals in any specified tract of forests with a view to the preservation of such species but nay such order shall be subject to the revision by the Administrator of Manipur.		.	Closing of forest to hunting and shooting
			(3)	A License granted under these Rules shall not be valid-
				(a)	In any reserved or protected forest or part thereof which has been closed under Sub-Rule (1) during the period for which it is closed and
				(b)	In the tract of forest specified in an order made under Sub-Rule (2) in respect of species of animals specified in such order.