Nanaimo By-law 7126, s. 5(1) — Management and Protection of Trees Bylaw

No person shall carry out any of the following activities in respect of a tree without first obtaining a Permit issued by the Director for that purpose:

• (a) cut any tree or suffer any tree to be cut;
• (b) undertake any activity contrary to any permit conditions;
• (c) cut or damage the roots of a tree inside the drip line;
• (d) place fill, building materials or asphalt or deposit concrete washout or other liquid or chemical substances or any other materials harmful to a tree on land inside the drip line of a tree;
• (e) operate trucks, backhoes, bobcats, excavators or other construction equipment over the roots of a tree inside the drip line;
• (f) dent, gouge or damage the trunk or branches of a tree;
• (g) remove bark from a tree;
• (h) construct or place a building or structure on land inside the drip line of the tree;
• (i) remove soil from land inside the drip line of a tree, except that a person may remove a small quantity of soil if the act of doing so is not likely to damage the health of the tree;
• (j) blast inside the drip line of a tree or blast outside the drip line so as to damage roots or disturb soil inside the drip line;
• (k) undermine the roots inside the drip line;
• (l) cable or brace a tree for purposes other than tree support and protection;
• (m) top or prune a tree except as permitted under section 6(1) of this Bylaw;
• (n) attach a sign to a tree.