Anoka County requires no permit to remove a healthy tree on private land, and neither do most cities. Cities license tree contractors and control diseased and public trees; developers may face tree-preservation rules.
For a healthy tree on your own residential lot, no county or state removal permit is needed, and Anoka County cities generally do not require homeowner tree-removal permits. What cities do regulate: trees on boulevards and public property, which only the city forester or a licensed contractor may cut; and diseased trees (oak wilt, Dutch elm, emerald ash borer), which the city can order removed. Coon Rapids requires tree contractors working in the city to be licensed and controls how oaks are pruned and how elm wood is handled. During platting and new development, cities often apply tree-preservation ordinances that limit removal and require replacement of significant trees. For an ordinary backyard tree, contact your city forestry division to confirm
Removing or damaging a public/boulevard tree, or hiring an unlicensed contractor where a license is required, can bring fines and restitution; violating a development tree-preservation plan may require replacement plantings.
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