Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations94. Damage to trees, plants, &c.
(1) It is an offence for a person, without a permit, in a public place:
(a) to interfere with or damage a tree, plant, garden or grass strip or cause anything to be done so that it may become damaged or destroyed;
(b) to cut, break, remove or disturb a tree, shrub, stem, branch or root of a living tree, shrub or plant; or
(c) to plant a tree, shrub or plant.
(2) An application for a permit under clause (1), to plant a tree, shrub or plant, shall indicate the position where the applicant intends to:
(a) plant the tree, shrub or plant; or
(b) cut, break, remove or disturb the tree, shrub or plant or part of it.
(3) Clause (1) does not prevent the owner or occupier of land that abuts a footpath from pruning or otherwise maintaining a tree, shrub or plant or maintaining or mowing a lawn on the footpath unless the council directs otherwise.
(4) It is an offence for a person, without a permit, to pick, pluck or take a bud, flower or other part of a tree shrub or plant in a public place.
(5) It is an offence for a person, in a public place:
(a) to drive, tow or propel a motor vehicle or other vehicle; or
(b) to ride, drive or lead an animal,
in such a manner as to cause or permit it to cause damage to a tree, shrub, plant, garden or grass strip in the public place, or to council property situated on or affixed to the public place.
(6) An offence under this by-law is a regulatory offence.