(1) The scale of load including gears, riders and materials for the elephant shall be as follows:— Height of Elephant Load Below 1.50 meter Not to be used for carrying load.
1.50 meter to 1.80 meter Not exceeding 150 kilogram. (To carry only fodder and trainer)
1.81 meter to 2.25 meter Not exceeding 200 Kilogram.
2.26 meter to 2.55 meter Not exceeding 300 Kilogram.
Above 2.55 meter Not exceeding 400 Kilogram.
(2) The load scale shall be reduced by fifty per cent in hilly or other difficult terrain;
(3) The elephants of height below 2.10 meter shall not be deployed for logging operations;
(4) The elephants of height from 2.10 meter to 2.25 meter shall not be engaged for dragging logs exceeding 750 kilogram in weight;
(5) The elephants of height above 2.25 meter shall not be engaged for dragging logs exceeding 1000 kilogram in weight;
(6) Using ill designed logging harness, which expose elephants back-bone and chest to extreme strain and injuries and using tusks and jaws regularly for dragging timber logs, timber hauling over steep areas or rocky areas shall not be done;
(7) The elephant shall not be used for any work more than five days in a week and shall be in rest completely during monsoon;
(8) In no case the elephant shall be made to sit down on its stomach for a long period.