Unincorporated Mohave County has no municipal tree-removal permit for homeowners. The permit that actually matters in the desert is the state one: moving or destroying protected native plants requires a tag and permit from the Arizona Department of Agriculture.
The county runs no urban-forestry or trunk-diameter permit program, so cutting a tree on a built lot needs no county sign-off. Arizona's Native Plant Law is the real gatekeeper: protected wild plants, including all cacti, ocotillo, and native trees like ironwood, palo verde, and mesquite, may not be legally possessed, taken, or transported from where they grow without a permit and tag from the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Land clearing also requires advance notice to the department, from 20 to 60 days depending on acreage. Salvage and relocation are the intended path for protected specimens.
No county penalty for removing a tree on a developed lot. Taking or transporting protected native plants without the required Department of Agriculture permit and tag is a state violation carrying penalties and salvage or replacement obligations.
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