{
 "answer": "The Municipal District of Red Deer County, Alberta has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw No. 2022/26, verified 2026-09-27.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000400",
 "municipality": "Red Deer 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.rdcounty.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw No. 2022/26",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-11-01",
   "document_url": "https://rdcounty.ca/DocumentCenter/View/6832/Land-Use-Bylaw-202226",
   "summary": "No trees or vegetation may be cleared within 30m of a water body/water course; removal of trees/shrubs elsewhere requires Development Authority approval; some districts ban all tree/shrub/undergrowth removal outright.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "201f78d4ddc166c8661b59cc637badde247137d7d46b4be699bec30d2a0b8a01",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022/26",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/201f78d4ddc166c8661b59cc637badde247137d7d46b4be699bec30d2a0b8a01.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "fine_range": "General: a fine of $250.00 for a first offence, $500.00 for a second offence and $1,000.00 for a third or subsequent offence. Specified penalties: Residential Development: $500.00 first, $1,000.00 second, $2,000.00 third or subsequent; Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Development: $5,000.00 first, $7,500.00 second, $10,000.00 third or subsequent; Altered Drainage: $500.00 first, $1,000.00 second, $5,000.00 third or subsequent; Unsightly premises: $500.00 first, $750.00 second, $1,000.00 third or subsequent; Displaying a Sign in contravention: $500.00 first, $1,000.00 second, $5,000.00 third or subsequent."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 36.2; s. 36.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/red-deer-county/trees/bylaw-2022-26/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/red-deer-county/trees/"
}