Bombay Forest Rules, 1942 Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Maharashtra Document type Regulation Date 1942 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forestry protection measures Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract These Rules have been passed in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in order to safeguard the forests of Maharashtra. The Rules lay down certain provisions for protection of forests from fire and the procedures for hunting or shooting in reserved and protected forest areas. Full text English