Curious to know if your town or city has laws protecting your urban forest? Check the list below.
Assorted Tree By-Law Documents
- Blue Mountains Tree Preservation Tree By-Law 2010-68-3
- Bruce Forest Conservation Tree By Law 4071-1
- Callender Trees on Municipal Property By-Law 2006-1009
- Cambridge Public Tree By-Law 71-06
- Cobourg Tree Preservation By-Law 020-2006
- Gravenhurst Tree Control By-Law 2007-64
- Huntsville Trees on Municipal Land Tree By-Law 2002-18
- Niagara Falls Municipal Property Tree By-Law 2004-173
- Norfolk County Forest Conservation Tree By-Law 2006-170
- Seguin Tree Cutting By-Law 2008-103
- South-West Oxford Tree By-Law
- Stratford Street Tree By-Law 5-2003
- Stratford Woodlot Protection By-Law
- Vaughan Private Property Tree Protection By-Law 185-2007
- Vaughan Public Property Tree Protection By-Law 95-2005
The following link is to a chart of Towns/ Cities or Municipalities, note there are 13 pages too big to display here. This information is current as of Apr. 2012 where municipalities were polled regarding any recent changes.
Lower Tier municipality Tree Bylaws rev. April 2012
Further Reading:
Legal Responsibilities of Municipalities
Urban Forestry Project Takes Root
Compendium of Best Urban Forestry Management Practices