| permit required | yes | 173F; "without having first obtained the written consent of the Mayor" |
| applies to private property | yes | 173C; "where a tree or limb thereof on private lands within the Town is, in the opinion of the Commitee, hazardous" |
| boulevard trees | Town may remove hazardous Town trees; no person may cut, deface or mutilate street/park/public trees without Mayor's written consent. | "where a tree or limb on lands of the Town is, in the opinion of the Committee, hazardous"; "Any person who defaces, mutilates or cuts any tree upon any street, park or public place in the Town" |
| fine range | not more than two hundred and fifty dollars; or ten dollars for each and every tree so cut, mutilated or defaced, whichever is the more | 173F; "liable to a penalty of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or ten dollars for each and every tree so cut, mutilated or defaced, whichever is the more" |
scout note
Tree Committee By-law establishes a 5-member Tree Committee to plan street tree planting and protect Town trees, lets it order removal of hazardous or diseased trees on private land, and makes it an offence to deface, mutilate or cut any tree on a Town street, park or public place without the Mayor's written consent (fine up to $250 or $10