| permit required | True | s. 4: "Except in accordance and compliance with the terms and conditions of a valid Permit" |
| applies to private property | True | s. 3: "This By-law shall apply to all native trees situated on all private lands" |
| protected threshold | Native trees (species listed in Schedule A) with DBH of 10 cm or greater | s. 3: "native trees situated on all private lands...that have a DBH of ten (10) cm or greater and that are species as listed in 'Schedule A'" |
| replacement required | Replanting/replacement required; where not physically possible on site, planting at another suitable location or cash in lieu equal to cost of replanting and maintaining trees for two years | s. 6(d): "where replacement planting is not physically possible on site, the Director may require planting at another suitable location or accept a cash in lieu payment in the amount equal to the cost of replanting and maintaining the trees for a period of two years" |
| fine range | Minimum $1,000 to maximum $100,000; special fine up to $200,000; continuing offence minimum $1,000/day maximum $10,000/day | s. 16: "minimum fine of $1,000.00 and a maximum fine of $100,000.00"; s. 17: continuing offence "minimum fine of $1,000.00 and a maximum fine of $10,000.00" per day; s. 18: "special fine of maximum $200,000.00" |
scout note
By-law 2024-072 requires a permit to injure or destroy a native tree (species listed in Schedule A) with a diameter at breast height of 10 cm or more on private land in Kincardine. Exemptions include trees under 10 cm DBH; trees under 20 cm DBH on a residential-zoned lot of 0.5 ha or less with an existing dwelling, or on