Appointment of Tree Officer

(1) The Head of the Karnataka Forest Department may, subject to sub-section (2) appoint for each urban area and rural area one or more Forest Officers as Tree Officers for the purpose of this Act.

(2) Such Tree Officer shall,-

(i) in an urban area comprising of a larger urban area, be not below the rank of an Assistant Conservator of Forests;

(ii) in an urban area comprising of a smaller urban area or a transitional area, be not below the rank of a Range Forest Officer;

(iii) in a rural area of the kind specified in Schedule II, be not below the rank of a Range Forest Officer;

(iv) in a rural area of the kind specified in Schedule, I, be not below the rank of a Divisional Forest Officer.