Tree removal permit rules in Desoto County, MS — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
DeSoto County has no general tree-removal permit for private property. Mississippi Right-to-Farm (Miss. Code §95-3-29) and strong private property rights limit regulation. Trees in the county right-of-way or on MDOT routes require coordination before removal.
Neither the DeSoto County Zoning Ordinance nor the municipal codes of Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, and Hernando impose a general permit requirement for removing healthy trees on private residential property. Mississippi law favors landowner discretion, and the state Right-to-Farm statute (Miss. Code §95-3-29) further restricts local regulation of silvicultural and agricultural activity. Subdivision landscape buffers installed as a condition of plat approval must be maintained and replaced if removed — enforced through the Planning Commission. Trees within the county road right-of-way or on MDOT routes (I-55, I-269, US-51, MS-302, MS-305) are controlled by the county road department or MDOT, and removal without authorization is prosecuted as destruction of public property. HOAs (Stonebridge, Bridgetown, Plantation Lakes) often impose stricter private covenants.
Right-of-way or public tree removal without authorization: restitution plus misdemeanor charge under Miss. Code §97-17-59. Buffer tree removal: replacement required plus zoning violation up to $500. HOA violations: civil enforcement by association.
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