law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  Chapter X
  
  Biodiversity Management Committees
  41. Constitution of
  
  Biodiversity Management Committees.-
  1.  
  
    Every
  
  local body shall constitute a Biodiversity Management Committee within its area
  
  for the purpose of promoting conservation, sustainable use and documentation of
  
  biological diversity including preservation of habitats, conservation of land
  
  races, folk varieties and cultivars, domesticated stocks and breeds of animals
  
  and micro-organisms and chronicling of knowledge relating to biological
  
  diversity. Explanation.-
  For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section,-
  a.   "cultivar"
  
  means a variety of plant that has originated and persisted under cultivation or
  
  was specifically bred for the purpose of cultivation;
  b.   "folk
  
  variety" means a cultivated variety of plant that was developed, grown and
  
  exchanged informally among farmers;
  c.   "landrace"
  
  means primitive cultivar that was grown by ancient farmers and their
  
  successors.
  1.  
  
  
  
  
  2.  
  
    The
  
  National Biodiversity Authority and the State Biodiversity Boards shall consult
  
  the Biodiversity Management Committees while taking any decision relating to
  
  the use of biological resources and territorial jurisdiction of the
  
  Biodiversity Management Committee. Knowledge associated with such resources
  
  occurring within the
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Biodiversity Management Committees may levy charges by way of collection fees
  
  from any person for accessing or collecting any biological resource for
  
  commercial purposes from areas falling within its territorial jurisdiction.