Only dead and fallen trees are salvaged. The Karnataka State Forest Industries Corporation, which is a Government undertaking, is entrusted with the logging work. Timber and major forest produce for the year 2017-18 is given in Table (5) and Recorded Minor Forest Produce is given in Table (6).
Large Scale Adivasi Multipurpose co-operative Societies (LAMPS)
In order to facilitate the forest dwelling tribes to profitably utilise the Non Timber Forest Produce from the forest areas 22 LAMPS have been constituted in the districts of Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Dakshina Kannada, Chikkmagaluru, Kodagu, Uttara Kannada and Udupi. A nominal fee of Rs.250/- is being collected from the LAMP Societies for allowing them to collect and dispose N.T.F.P. (Non Timber Forest Produce) in pursuance to G O No. Apaji/40/FDP/2008 dated 19/08/2013.
METHOD OF DISPOSAL
There are three methods of disposal of timber and other forest produce from the Government Depots.
1. By Auction Sale
2. By Retail Sale
3. Allotment
(Source: This is an excerpt taken from the annual report of Karnataka forests, 2017-18. You can read the article at https://bit.ly/2P0jZjM, page 11) 
