(1) Private persons possessing Red Sanders Wood above 20 kg are required to inform their stocks to the concerned Divisional Forest Officer within 180 days from the date of commencement of the Andhra Pradesh Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016(Act No.15 of 2016). If no such declaration is made, the stock will be presumed to be illegal and liable to be deal with the material involved in an offence within the meaning of the said Act and the stock will be presumed to be property of the Government.
(2) The private Red Sanders wood growers can sell the material within the State and outside the state in any form provided it is accompanied by documents prescribed for the transport, of Red Sanders Wood from the Divisional Forest Officer concerned.