| permit required | yes | s. 4.1 |
| applies to private property | yes | s. 4.1 |
| protected threshold | Any species of single-stemmed perennial woody plant that has reached or can reach 6 m at physiological maturity; woodlot means an area 0.2 ha or greater with not less than 200 trees of any size, or 150 trees >5 cm DBH, or 100 trees >12 cm DBH, or 50 trees >20 cm DBH in 0.2 ha; also any tree in an Environmental Protection Area or within 120 m of a wetland. | s. 2 (TREE; WOODLOT); s. 3.1 |
| replacement required | Permit conditions may include replacement trees to be planted, planting date, and maintenance; Schedule "E" condition 2 requires specified trees to be replanted in accordance with replanting plans approved by the Director. No cash-in-lieu stated. | s. 7.5.1; Schedule "E", condition 2 |
| fine range | not more than $10,000.00 on a first conviction; not more than $20,000.00 on any subsequent conviction | s. 11.1 |
scout note
Sections 3–4 regulate tree destruction in mapped areas, including woodlots of at least 0.2 hectares meeting tree-density thresholds, Environmental Protection Areas and land within 120 metres of identified wetlands. Permits and exemptions govern removal.