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4. The Conservator of Forests may close absolutely to hunting, shooting, 
trapping or fishing any reserved forest or portion thereof where the extinction 
of any species is feared or where it may appear necessary either to form a sanc¬ 
tuary for game or for other reasons In such closed forests, hunting, shooting, 
trapping or fishing is altogether prohibited. 
5. The Conservator of Forests may within any reserved forest or portion 
thereof restrict hunting, shooting, trapping or fishing to the holders of a special 
peimit in Form B. appended. Permits in this form may be granted by the 
Conservator of Forests, the Deputy Commissioner of the district or the Divisional 
Forest Officer. Within reserved forests to which this rule is applied, hunting, 
shooting, trapping or fishing without special permit is prohibited. 
6. A list of the forests closed under Rules 4 and 5 shall ordinarily be 
prepared and be published in the Assam Gazette on or in the first issue, after 
the 1st October in every year and a copy be hung up for public information in 
the offices of the Deputy Commissioners and the Divisional Forest Officer of 
the different districts. 
7. Permits under Rule 5 will not ordinarily begranted between 1st J anuary 
and 30th June in reserved forests, except to approved sportsmen and 
shikaries, for the exclusive purpose of hunting and killing carnivorous animals 
and such other animals as may be expressly mentioned in the permit. These 
