{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Northern Sunrise County, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Northern Sunrise County Public Places Bylaw No. B409/22, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: $75 first offence; $150 second offence; $300 third and subsequent offences. A permit is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000379",
 "municipality": "Northern Sunrise County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.northernsunrise.net",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Northern Sunrise County Public Places Bylaw No. B409/22",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://northernsunrise.civicweb.net/document/94952",
   "summary": "Public Places Bylaw bars cutting trees, clearing brush/vegetation, or cutting firewood from any County-owned Public Place (park, reserve) without the Chief Administrative Officer's express written permission; the restriction doesn't apply to County employees or contractors acting in the course of their duties.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "6f40874d1dc7dfd63d5b58678426357b7b8faec643338e7f134ccd4cbdc0416c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6f40874d1dc7dfd63d5b58678426357b7b8faec643338e7f134ccd4cbdc0416c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "fine_range": "$75 first offence; $150 second offence; $300 third and subsequent offences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 12.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 12.1; s. 2.1(h)",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\" (Cutting of vegetation)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/northern-sunrise-county/trees/northern-sunrise-county-public-places-bylaw-no-b409-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/northern-sunrise-county/trees/"
}