We have a diseased tree here that is very close to the power lines and we're surprised it's still standing.
My understanding is that you need a permit to cut the tree down? Where would one get this permit and how much does it cost?
Can we use a chainsaw? I also heard that you actually need a license to operate a chainsaw. True? Do you need a license to even purchase a chainsaw? What does it entail to get a license? How much? and where?
If we do indeed need a license, etc. Anyone out there a "licensed chainsaw operator" that would come and cut a tree down? We're not in a rush to have it done, but are certainly in the planning stage.
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Andrea, you DO need a license to operate a chain saw. You get it from ANAM, at the same time you get a permit to down trees. I got one for my farm manager several years ago and I dont' remember how much, but under $20 at the time. Since then, he has cut things as needed and we have 'forgotten' to go get an additional permit each time we need to take down a diseased or dead tree.
Eliz.
Elizabeth, can you verify the need to obtain a license for operating a chain saw?
Yes. I wanted some small trees thinned on my finca, outside of Boquete. My manager told me I first had to get a permit and had to get a license for the chainsaw. I thought, typical gringa that I am who thinks I know everything, that that was ridiculous, resisted. He refused to do the cutting. He insisted and said that if he was caught cutting my trees, under my direction, on my property, without such a permit/license HE would be fined. I went to the corregidura here in Jaramillo and asked her what the process was, and she confirmed everything he had told me. (This was 4 or 5 years ago). So, I went to ANAM, talked to some very nice people, and they verified again that yes, I did need a license, and further, that I needed a permit to cut trees on my property that were over 4 inches in diameter. ANAM, at least officially, is trying to stop deforestation of the the rain forest. Tintin's remark below is not correct. While the indigenous may cut trees for firewood to cook their food, the deforestation that concerns ANAM is by the loggers and commercial foresters. As I said, I have my license, it is duly registered, ANAM came up once shortly after I went through the process to see what I was doing, and have not been back since. HOWEVER: my neighbor started cutting some large trees on his property about half a mile away, without such license or permits. Someone reported him. He was fined over $2,000. So.
I believe that only the indigenous people who live in the comarca need a licence
PS: there's a beautiful little Echo 12" limbing saw floating around down there in the hands of some maleante -- with my name and identifying numbers melted into the interior and exterior plastic components here and there -- if you see some operador de motosierra using it, tell him I said that whoever he got it off of was a hijo espeluznante de un huevo de tortuga -- unless he's the one who stole it, in which case he's a ladrón perdedor, y nunca llegaremos a nada en la vida hasta que su proyecto de ley kármica es pagado en su totalidad ...
really,
wryawry
oops, I mean,
Dav
No problem. Have your U.S. chainsaw license authenticated by the Embassy, certified by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, and don't forget to get a medical report if you're over 70. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5WO9nulOXc (just kidding).
I cannot comment on the chainsaw but to get a permit to cut a tree you go to ANAM in Alto Boquete. When we have done it for the Alto Jaramillo Aqueduct they sent an inspector before issuing the permit. You might wan to try with a photo?