Indiana requires no state tree-removal permit, and Anderson publishes no general private-tree permit. Street trees, right-of-way trees, and tree-service licensing are overseen by Anderson's seven-member Tree Commission.
For a tree on your own private property, no permit is generally required in Anderson, and Indiana imposes none statewide. The regulatory layer applies to public and street trees: Anderson's Tree Commission is a seven-member volunteer board overseeing the general health and maintenance of the city's green infrastructure, and it oversees tree-service licensing and reviews landscape plans for development. Removing or heavily pruning a street or right-of-way tree, or hiring an unlicensed tree service to work in the city, is where authorization matters. Hazardous-tree complaints go to Code Enforcement. Before removing any tree near the curb or right-of-way, contact Parks and Recreation at 765-648-6858 to confirm it is not a protected public tree.
Damaging or removing a public/street tree without authorization can trigger code-enforcement action; using an unlicensed tree service within the city may also violate the licensing requirement.
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