| permit required | True | s. 3(1) "unless a Permit to injure or destroy has been obtained from the Town" |
| applies to private property | True | preamble: "regulate the harvesting, removal, injuring damaging and destruction of trees on private property" |
| protected threshold | any woody perennial plant with a diameter greater than 20 centimetres (8 inches) DBH | s. 1(1)(u) "a plant of any species of woody perennial plant including its root system with a diameter greater than 20 centimeters (8 inches) DBH" |
| replacement required | court or officer may order rehabilitation of land or planting/replanting of trees in such manner and within such period as considered appropriate, including silvicultural treatment | s. 15(6) "order the person to rehabilitate the land or to plant or replant trees in such a manner any within such a period as the court considers appropriate" |
| fine range | first conviction: up to $10,000; subsequent convictions: up to $25,000 each; corporations: up to $50,000 or $5,000 per tree (whichever greater), subsequent: up to $100,000 or $10,000 per tree | s. 15(4)–(5) |
scout note
Tree preservation by-law regulating the harvesting, removal, injuring, damaging and destruction of trees on private property, enacted under Municipal Act s.135 - which the by-law's own recital describes as the power to prohibit or regulate tree destruction in areas that are less than one hectare in area. A permit is required to injure or destroy trees, supported where required by