24th December, 2009 LEGAL NOTICE No. 185THE FORESTS (HARVESTING) RULES, 2009 1. Citation.These Rules may be cited as the Forests (Harvesting) Rules, 2009.2. Interpretation.In these Rules unless the context otherwise requires—“Community Forest Association” means such association comprising of members ofa community, established to protect and ensure the sustainable use of a forestwithin the community;“commercial harvesting” means harvesting of forest produce for the purpose ofmaking the produce available for sale;“Director” means the Director of Kenya Forest Service and includes a DivisionalForest Officer or such other Forest Officer as the Director may designate inwriting;“felling area” means such area that has been designated or set aside for thefelling of selected trees;“forest road” means a road into a state forest or a local authority forestincluding bridges and culverts along it;“harvesting” includes the felling, trimming, docking, splitting, debarking,extracting, sorting or loadin...