| permit required | True | s. 2.1 — "except in accordance with a permit issued under Sections 4 and 5" |
| applies to private property | True | s. 5.1 — "Every person, who intends to injure or destroy a tree where a permit ... is required" |
| protected threshold | All trees in woodlands (1+ ha). Schedule "A" prescribed species in three parts with diameter thresholds at 137 cm: Part I (Ash, Walnut, Cherry, Hickory, Elm, Basswood, Beech, Butternut, Oak, Maple, Pine) 46 cm; Part II (Hemlock, Spruce, Tamarack, Black Ash, Yellow Birch, Black Willow) 31 cm; Part III (Poplar, Cedar, White Birch, Ironwood, Balsam Fir, Pin/Choke Cherry, Larch) 17 cm. | s. 1(ac); Schedule "A" Parts I, II, III — diameter columns at 137 cm point of measurement |
| replacement required | Replacement trees may be required as a permit condition (species, size, number and location). Court may also order rehabilitation or replanting upon conviction. | s. 5.8(c) — "species, size, number and location of replacement trees to be planted"; s. 9.5 — "order requiring the person to ... plant or replant trees" |
| fine range | First conviction: up to $10,000 or $1,000 per tree (whichever greater); subsequent: up to $25,000 or $2,500 per tree. Corporations: up to $50,000 or $5,000 per tree (first); $100,000 or $10,000 per tree (subsequent). | s. 9.3(a), s. 9.3(b), s. 9.4(a), s. 9.4(b) |
scout note
Prohibits/regulates injuring or destruction of trees in County-designated woodlands; permit required (Good Forestry Practices, Circumference, Clearing permits) with schedules of protected species and size thresholds. Repeals By-law 5090-09.