{
 "answer": "In the City of Campbell River, British Columbia, trees & tree removal rules are set by Environmental Protection Bylaw No. 3551, 2014 (consolidated to 3852, 2022), verified 2026-10-15. Fines: not less than $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. A permit is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000013",
 "municipality": "Campbell River",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "https://www.campbellriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Environmental Protection Bylaw No. 3551, 2014 (consolidated to 3852, 2022)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-11-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022",
   "summary": "Tree rules are limited to Part 4: no cutting, removal or damage to Bald Eagle nest trees, with hazard-tree exception and habitat replacement. No general tree protection bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "0891cd92595b8280afe76c1744f630fdd07937f6b26aade7d14d43ce6b653160",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3551",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0891cd92595b8280afe76c1744f630fdd07937f6b26aade7d14d43ce6b653160.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Bald Eagle Nest Trees: any tree with a history of nest building by Bald Eagles, including a tree with an existing nest, a tree with a nest under construction, or a tree with an incomplete nest, or a registered nest tree without a nest.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1; s. 4.4",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 4.2",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1, definition of 'Bald Eagle Nest Tree'",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/campbell-river/trees/bylaw-3551/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/campbell-river/trees/"
}