{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of White Sands, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Summer Village of White Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 186-22, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Boulevard trees: Cutting/removal of trees or underbrush from municipally-owned land is prohibited unless prior written permission from Council.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000478",
 "municipality": "White Sands",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.whitesandsab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of White Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 186-22",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-08",
   "document_url": "http://www.whitesandsab.ca/uploads/1/3/5/7/135798980/land_use_bylaw_186-22_update_march_26_2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Exempts routine tree removal for private-yard maintenance/landscaping from needing a development permit, but prohibits cutting or removing trees/underbrush from municipally-owned land without prior written Council permission.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a1bed7b676c2e1d24ab024de2c6fc4401b6a130e72a59ab4fb6f4dcbde94647c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "186-22",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a1bed7b676c2e1d24ab024de2c6fc4401b6a130e72a59ab4fb6f4dcbde94647c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "boulevard_trees": "Cutting/removal of trees or underbrush from municipally-owned land is prohibited unless prior written permission from Council.",
    "fine_range": "liable to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to both fine and imprisonment; Schedule \"D\" specified penalties: $500.00/$1,000.00/$3,000.00, $250.00/$500.00/$1,000.00, $1,000.00/$2,000.00/$3,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Schedule C, s. 6 (UR)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.2.11",
    "boulevard_trees": "Schedule B, s. 12.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 2.8.2; Schedule \"D\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/white-sands/trees/bylaw-186-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/white-sands/trees/"
}