Section 8 in The Rajasthan Neera (Unfermented Juice of Palms) Rules, 1960
8. Condition of tapping.
- The licensee shall not tap any tree in excess of the number which he is licensed to tap. No tree which is less than five feet in height from the ground level shall be tapped nor shall neera be drawn therefrom. No pots shall be attached for such purpose to any neera producing trees more than five feet in height until the license therefor has been issued and until the trees have been marked and numbered in the manner so specified in rule 9. Neera shall be drawn and collected only in such receptacles as have been treated in the following manner:-They shall be completely washed with water and then be half boiled with water heated to boiling point and kept on boiling for at least fifteen minutes. They shall be emptied and heated on bare flame to kill any residual years or cells and then be smoked over burning straw and leaves. 87.6 grains of lime per gallon or 1.3 grams of lime per litre of neera in finely powdered state shall be placed in the receptacles to keep the neera in unfermented state.[The depth and width of incision shall not exceed 1/3 of the diameter of the tree at the point of incision and the length of it shall not exceed 20.32 centimetres.The incision shall not be made at any point within one metre and 83 centimetres from the ground or 45.72 centimetres from the top of any incision.in case of date or palm trees the central spike like clusters of leaves shall not be touched of the lateral leaves, not less than 2 layers of leaves shall be left, reckoning from layers immediately next to the Central clusters down to the top line of incision or in other words above the top line of incision, less than 8 leaves shall be left excluding the central spike like clusters on the face of the tree on which the incision is made.] [Substituted by GSR 208, dated 13-5-1971; Published in Rajasthan Gazette Part IV-C(I), dated 15-7-71]
