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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident
Ok, this really happens. Someone buys a piece of land on the lake and wants all the tree's removed. But the state won't allow all the tree's to be cut. So the landowner asks what is the worst that can happen. He is told the fine for cutting all the tree's is X amount of dollars. Landowner says cut the tree's and pays the fine.
That came to me from a fellow contractor the worked on the job.
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And then the state will bring an enforcement action against the landowner that includes a remediation plan; that is, planting new trees to replace the ones that were illegally cut. The landowner doesn't get away with just paying a fine.