Section 5(6) in Tamil Nadu Sandalwood Trees Patta Land Rules, 2008
(6)Fixation of price. - The District Forest Officer shall calculate and fix the sale price of the final cleaned wood based on the average sale price of previous sale of Sandalwood conducted in that "Final Cleaning Depot" and if there is no sale for that particular class of Sandalwood the fair or base price approved by the Government for the sale may be taken into consideration. 10% of such sale price shall be deducted from the total sale price of the Sandalwood for charges towards extraction, transport and final cleaning and another 10% for administrative charges. The 80% of the sale price shall be the "net sale price" and that will be paid to the owner of the Sandalwood tree. The owner of the Sandalwood trees shall be paid 20% of the "net sale price" within 30 days of the extraction and the balance shall be paid within 90 days.
