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.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.