5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Cumberland County, Maine.
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Cumberland County, Maine does not issue tree removal permits or maintain a tree code. Removal of trees on private land is governed by each municipality's tree/landscape ordinance and, within 250 feet of protected waters, by the mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act (38 MRS §435 et seq.) and the vegetation cutting standards in 38 MRS §439-A.
Cumberland County has no heritage or landmark tree ordinance. Maine maintains an honorary Maine Register of Big Trees through the Maine Forest Service, but the register confers no legal protection. Designation and protection of heritage trees, where adopted, occurs at the municipal level under 30-A MRS §3001 home-rule authority.
Cumberland County imposes no tree replacement requirement. Mandatory replanting arises only from a municipal site-plan or subdivision ordinance, from Maine DEP shoreland zoning enforcement under 38 MRS §435 and §439-A when illegal clearing occurs, or from a Maine Forest Service consent agreement for a commercial timber-harvest violation.
Cumberland County designates no protected tree species. Statewide, the Maine Endangered and Threatened Plant Program (5 MRS §13076-A through the Natural Areas Program) and Maine Forest Service quarantine orders (12 MRS §8301-A) restrict movement of certain trees, and the federal Endangered Species Act applies to species like the Northern long-eared bat that roost in mature trees within the county.
Cumberland County does not own street trees or operate a street-tree planting program. Trees in the public right-of-way are managed by each municipality's Public Works or Parks department, and trees within the state highway ROW are managed by the Maine Department of Transportation under 23 MRS §1851 et seq.
1 cities in Cumberland County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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