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The conservationist answers frequently asked questions about cutting down trees on his own plot and explains how to know when a cutting and pruning permit is necessary.
When is a permit required?
Stricter rules and changed criteria for considering the protection of trees and shrubs mean that some of the vegetation that people on their land used to treat as they want is now protected. Therefore, an ecological inspection or consultation should be carried out before cutting down a tree or shrub. At the initiative of the Ministry of the Environment, even trees that grow on private land, in rural areas of more than 30 cm in diameter and in urban areas of more than 20 cm in diameter, have been recognized as protected by the Government. According to Orinta Kazėnienė, the lead specialist in the nature protection policy group, a person may cut or otherwise transform only trees and shrubs not classified as protected on their plot at their own discretion.
“Trees and shrubs that have been classified for protection must be authorized to be felled, transplanted, removed or pruned by a municipal authority. Trees and shrubs have been classified as protected according to the criteria approved by Government Resolution No. 206. https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.315873/asr ” , – says the interlocutor.
According to these criteria, the trees and shrubs that are included in the list of protected species of animals, plants and fungi of the Republic of Lithuania, the list of national plant genetic resources or trees and shrubs that are valuable characteristics of objects or areas of the cultural heritage are protected. It also grows on non-forest land (hereinafter, trees and shrubs), grows in the areas specified in the Annex to this Criteria Decree and corresponds to the sizes specified in the Annex.
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How to get permission
As the interlocutor explains, permits to cut wood are issued free of charge. According to the specialist, permits for the felling, transplanting, removal or pruning of protected trees and shrubs will be issued within 30 days after the submission of the request (cases of felling, transplanting or other extraction of protected trees and shrubs , the performance of these works and permits for these works, the compensation of trees and shrubs Point 17 of the Description of the Procedure approved by Order D1-87 of the Minister of the Environment of January 31, 2008 (hereinafter, the Description) . https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.314372/asr
The order establishes that the permit is issued within 30 days from the presentation of the request, and if additional information was requested, from the date of receipt of additional information and is valid for: felling, transplantation, other extraction , 1 year from the date of issue with the possibility of 1 year extension. plantations for which the Permit is valid indefinitely, when the Permit is issued for pruning plantations, for pruning.
When permission is not required for protected trees and shrubs
According to O. Kazėnienė, the order lists the cases where a permit is not required to cut, transplant, or otherwise remove and prune protected trees and shrubs.
“4.1. They grow in the protection zone of electricity networks, heat transmission networks, main gas pipes and oil pipelines (product pipes) and carry out these works informing the owner or administrator of the land where trees and shrubs protected by written, by phone, email, persons operating heating networks, main gas pipelines and oil pipelines (product pipelines) or third parties authorized by them;
4.2. the responsible authorities should carry out this work without delay in the event of a change in the condition of the trees due to natural conditions, traffic or any other event that endangers human life, health or property;
4.3. the owner or administrator of the land or vegetation and vegetation or another person with his written consent prunes branches up to 5 cm in diameter (in the cut), if they are not the branches that form the skeleton of the tree canopy: the branches main (second row axis) grown from the stem (first row axis), and the secondary branches of the first row (third row axis) have grown from the main branches, “he explains.
What fines do you expect
According to O. Kazėnienė, it is possible to cut tree branches without a permit, if the planned tree branches are not the branches that form the tree crown skeleton, in other cases a permit is required. She ensures that all people who fail to comply will face financial penalties.
“Article 281, paragraph 1, of the Code of Administrative Offenses provides for a fine of between 60 and two hundred euros for the illegal destruction of green areas or the illegal damage, destruction or transplantation of trees and shrubs protected in non-forest lands and for heads of legal entities or other responsible persons between eighty and eighty. three hundred euros “, – emphasizes O. Kazėnienė.
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