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Any person who, 1[without permission being granted or deemed to have been granted] to fell any tree, fells any such tree or causes it to be felled, shall be liable to such penalty not exceeding one thousand rupees as the 2[Tree Officer] empowered under section 3 may, after holding an enquiry and giving such person an opportunity of being heard, deem fit to impose; and the 3[Tree Officer] may further order that any such tree so felled (which is not the property of Government) shall be forfeited to the State Government 4[along with the tools, boats, vehicles or other conveyances used in felling and removing any such tree.]
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Any person who, <sup>1</sup>[without permission being granted or deemed to have been granted] to fell any tree, fells any such tree or causes it to be felled, shall be liable to such penalty not exceeding one thousand rupees as the <sup>2</sup>[Tree Officer] empowered under section 3 may, after holding an enquiry and giving such person an opportunity of being heard, deem fit to impose; and the <sup>3</sup>[Tree Officer] may further order that any such tree so felled (which is not the property of Government) shall be forfeited to the State Government <sup>4</sup>[along with the tools, boats, vehicles or other conveyances used in felling and removing any such tree.] <br>