Trees & tree removal — Trail, British Columbia

Do I need a permit to cut down a tree?

In the City of Trail, British Columbia, permit required: True; protected threshold: Hawthorne, Pine Chestnut, Flowering Plum, Flowering Crab, Flowering Cherry, Everygreen Varieties, Lindon, Mountain Ash (on boulevards); boulevard trees: Only permitted species may be planted. Owners cannot remove or prune without City permission. Location restrictions apply near sewers and intersections.; fines: not less than Twenty--five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars. Source: Boulevard Regulation Bylaw No. 2151, 1990, verified 2026-08-28.

Boulevard Regulation Bylaw No. 2151, 1990 adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 4.3
protected threshold Hawthorne, Pine Chestnut, Flowering Plum, Flowering Crab, Flowering Cherry, Everygreen Varieties, Lindon, Mountain Ash (on boulevards) s. 4.1; s. 4.3
boulevard trees Only permitted species may be planted. Owners cannot remove or prune without City permission. Location restrictions apply near sewers and intersections. s. 4.1; s. 4.3; s. 4.4; s. 4.5
fine range not less than Twenty--five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars s. 7.2
scout note

Restricts boulevard tree planting to an approved species list (hawthorn, flowering plum/cherry, crab, linden, mountain ash, pine chestnut, evergreens); City may prune/remove nuisance boulevard trees; owner may not remove/prune without City permission.

Machine-readable: trees.json · Official website: https://trail.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-28 · Trees & tree removal in other municipalities