Section 5(3) in Tamil Nadu Sandalwood Trees Patta Land Rules, 2008
(3)Hammer Marking. - The District Forest Officer shall direct the Forest Ranger to extract the sandalwood trees, hammer mark them and transport the extracted trees to the nearest "Final Cleaning Depot" under proper permit. The extraction of trees and recording their measurement in the column 1,2 and 3 in Form-III shall be done in the presence of the owner of sandalwood tree or his authorized agent and the signature of the person referred to above shall be obtained. The other details in Form-III shall be maintained by the concerned Depot Ranger.
