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Art. 29. Should any person violate the provisions contained in Art. 10 by- 

 felling timber or by bringing combustible material into the forest, he shall be 

 fined not less than one dollar nor more than thirty dollars. 



Art. 30. Should any person violate the provisions contained in Art. 18 by 

 cultivating in a reserved forest, he shall be fined not less than two dollars nor 

 more than fifty dollars. 



CHAPTER VI 



A dditionals 



Art. 31. The detailed regulations for the enforcement of this law shall be 

 fixed by Instructional Mandate of the President. 



Art. 32. This law shall become effective from the date of its promulgation 

 (November 3, 1914). 



In accordance with the provisions of Art. 31 of the above 

 Forest Law, the President promulgated on June 30, 1915, the 

 follovnng regulations for its enforcement, 



DETAILED REGULATIONS ENFORCING THE FOREST LAW 



Promulgated June 30, 1915 



Art. 1. Within six months after these Detailed Regulations became effec- 

 tive, every owner of public or private forests shall report to the District 

 Magistrate, the details concerning the locations, dimensions and descriptions 

 of the forest he owns. The District Magistrate shall transmit the same 

 through the Tao-yin and the highest local administrative official to the 

 Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce for registration. If a single forest is 

 situated in two or three districts (hsien) reports should be submitted separ- 

 ately. 



Art. 2. Within three months after these regulations become effective, all 

 changes in ownership of public or private forests and the suspension or exten- 

 sion of enterprises conducted therein shall be reported according to the pro- 

 visions in the article immediately preceding. 



Art. 3. When it is desired to entrust the management of a government 

 owned forest to a local official as provided for in Art. 3 of the Forest Law, the 

 area shall be first inspected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. 



Art. 4. When the management of a forest has been entrusted by the 

 Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce to the highest local administrative 

 official, the corresponding District Magistrate shall, during the first month of 

 each year, submit to the highest local official a detailed report for the past 

 year. This shall be forwarded through the Tao-yin to the Ministry of Agri- 

 culture and Commerce. Separate reports should be submitted in the case of 

 any special occurrence. 



Art. 5. The Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce may order such changes 

 in management as it considers desirable. 



Art. 6. The District Magistrate shall be held responsible for the protection 

 of all government owned forests within his jurisdiction, and in case of his 

 transfer all such property shall be included in his accounts. Each Magistrate 

 shall report on the condition of the government owned forests, which report 

 shall be sent through the Tao-yin to the highest local official, who in his turn, 

 shall report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. 



Art. 7. When ownership of public or private forests is transferred to the 

 Government, the compensation paid shall be in accordance with the current 

 market rate of the land and forest concerned. 



Art. 8. In case there is any loss or damage when a forest is sold, according 

 to the provisions in the preceding article, the former owner must submit a 

 petition to the District Magistrate, who shall transmit it to the highest 

 local administrative official to be forwarded to the Ministry of Agriculture 

 and Commerce. 



