Section 85: Responsibility of occupants and holders of land for the preservation of sandal trees etc

The Karnataka Forest Act, 1963State Act of Karnataka · Act 5 of 1964

Every occupant or holder of land or any other person referred to in section 83 shall preserve all sandal trees growing in his land, and shall in the event of its theft, at once, report such fact to the nearest Forest Officer or Police Officer.]1

1. Substituted by Act 20 of 2001 w.e.f. 5.9.2002.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Karnataka Forest Act, 1963
Section	85
Marginal note	Responsibility of occupants and holders of land for the preservation of sandal trees etc
Jurisdiction	State of Karnataka
Status	In force as published by the source

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