Trees & tree removal across Vermont

Do I need a permit to cut down a tree?

21 of 277 municipalities in Vermont have an adopted ordinance on trees & tree removal on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

MunicipalityAdopted documentKey factsVerified
Barre
City
Code of Ordinances Ch. 20 - Tree Ordinance
adopted 2010-03-08
— 2026-09-22
Brattleboro
Town
Brattleboro Code Chapter 14 - Streets and Sidewalks (Regulation of Public Trees) — 2026-09-22
Burlington
City
Code of Ordinances Chapter 29 - Vegetation — 2026-09-22
Enosburg Falls
Village
Trees Planted on Private Land (Section 901)
adopted 2003-04-08
— 2026-09-22
Ferrisburgh
Town
Town of Ferrisburgh Shade Tree Preservation Plan — 2026-09-22
Grafton
Town
Town of Grafton Town Road ROW / Tree Warden Clearing and Tree Policy (adopted 6/1/2020)
adopted 2020-06-01
— 2026-09-22
Greensboro
Town
Right of Way Clearing and Brush Cutting Policy — 2026-09-22
Highgate
Town
Highgate Tree Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Isle La Motte
Town
Town of Isle La Motte Tree Policy — 2026-09-22
Middlebury
Town
Ordinance for the Protection of Trees and Plants in the Battell Woods and Means Woods — 2026-09-22
Montpelier
City
Code Ch. 13, Art. III - Trees — 2026-09-22
Old Bennington
Village
Bylaws and Ordinances (July 2024), Title 3 Ch.1 - Tree Removal on Public Right-of-Way — 2026-09-22
Peacham
Town
Town of Peacham Tree Policy
adopted 2007-06-30
— 2026-09-22
Rockingham
Town
Tree Removal Ordinance
adopted 1990-03-19
— 2026-09-22
Rutland
City
Revised Ordinances of the City of Rutland / Tree Ordinance (Title 25 Ch.6) — 2026-09-22
South Burlington
City
Code Ch. 32, Art. V - Trees on Public Property — 2026-09-22
St. Albans
City
St. Albans Municipal Code Title 13, Chapter 3 - Trees and Shrubs — 2026-09-22
Wallingford
Town
Wallingford Title 4, Chapter 8: Tree Ordinance
adopted 2000-11-06
— 2026-09-22
Waterbury
Town
Town of Waterbury Tree Care Ordinance
adopted 2023-07-10
— 2026-09-22
Westminster
Town
Tree Removal Ordinance
adopted 2016-05-23
— 2026-09-22
Williston
Town
WDB Chapter 26 — Street Trees
adopted 2026-07-21
— 2026-09-22

Nothing on file for trees & tree removal

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (214) — Addison, Alburgh, Alburgh, Andover, Arlington, Athens, Baltimore, Barnard, Barnet, Barre, Barton, Barton, Bellows Falls, Belvidere, Bennington, Benson, Berkshire, Berlin, Bethel, Bolton, Bradford, Brandon, Bridgewater, Bridport, Brighton, Bristol, Brookfield, Brookline, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Cabot, Cambridge, Canaan, Cavendish, Charleston, Charlotte, Chelsea, Chester, Chittenden, Clarendon, Colchester, Concord, Corinth, Coventry, Craftsbury, Danby, Derby, Derby Line, Dorset, Dummerston, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Eden, Elmore, Essex, Essex Junction, Fair Haven, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fairlee, Fletcher, Franklin, Glover, Grand Isle, Granville, Groton, Guildhall, Guilford, Halifax, Hancock, Hardwick, Hartford, Hartland, Hinesburg, Holland, Huntington, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Jay, Johnson, Johnson, Killington, Kirby, Landgrove, Leicester, Lemington, Lincoln, Londonderry, Lowell, Ludlow, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lyndon, Lyndonville, Maidstone, Manchester, Manchester, Marlboro, Marshfield, Middlesex, Middletown Springs, Milton, Monkton, Montgomery, Moretown, Morgan, Morristown, Morrisville, Mount Holly, New Haven, Newbury, Newfane, Newfane, Newport, Newport, North Bennington, North Troy, Northfield, Norton, Norwich, Orleans, Orwell, Panton, Pawlet, Peru, Pittsford, Plainfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Poultney, Pownal, Proctor, Putney, Randolph, Reading, Readsboro, Richford, Richmond, Ripton, Rochester, Roxbury, Royalton, Rupert, Rutland, Ryegate, Salisbury, Sandgate, Shaftsbury, Sharon, Sheffield, Shelburne, Sheldon, Shoreham, Shrewsbury, South Hero, Springfield, St. Albans, St. George, St. Johnsbury, Stamford, Stannard, Starksboro, Stockbridge, Stowe, Strafford, Stratton, Sunderland, Sutton, Swanton, Swanton, Thetford, Tinmouth, Topsham, Townshend, Troy, Tunbridge, Underhill, Vernon, Vershire, Waitsfield, Walden, Wardsboro, Warren, Washington, Waterford, Waterville, Weathersfield, Wells, West Burke, West Fairlee, West Haven, West Rutland, West Windsor, Westfield, Westford, Westmore, Weybridge, Wheelock, Whiting, Whitingham, Williamstown, Wilmington, Windham, Windsor, Winhall, Wolcott, Woodbury, Woodford, Woodstock, Woodstock, Worcester.

No ordinances published online (29, verified negatives) — Albany, Albany, Bloomfield, Braintree, Castleton, Cornwall, Danville, Derby Center, Dover, East Haven, Fayston, Georgia, Goshen, Granby, Hubbardton, Irasburg, Jeffersonville, Marshfield, Mount Tabor, Newark, Newbury, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Sudbury, Victory, Waltham, Wells River, Westminster, Weston.

Unconfirmed (13, leads but nothing verified) — Bakersfield, Calais, Cambridge, Enosburgh, Ira, Jericho, Mendon, North Hero, Orange, Pittsfield, Poultney, Vergennes, Winooski.

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