1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Galveston County, Texas.
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Galveston County issues no tree-removal permit; it cannot zone. Permits are a city matter. League City requires a Tree Disposition Permit for protected trees, with mitigation priced at $250 per caliper inch and fines up to $500 per day for reckless removal without one.
League City UDC Ch. 125, Art. 7, §§ 7.7.1, 7.3.5
Any person who recklessly removes or subjects a Protected Tree to a Tree Impact Activity without a valid Tree Disposition Permit authorizing such action shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00. Each subsequent day... shall constitute a separate offense.
1 cities in Galveston County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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