{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Coldstream, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, western red cedar, western larch, western hemlock, subalpine fir, Engelmann spruce greater than five (5) meters in height; replacement required: replaced within three months by a tree planted and maintained on the same parcel. Source: The Corporation of the District of Coldstream Tree Management Bylaw No. 1198, 1995, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000022",
 "municipality": "Coldstream",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.coldstream.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "The Corporation of the District of Coldstream Tree Management Bylaw No. 1198, 1995",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1995-03-23",
   "document_url": "http://coldstream.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=1876",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to cut down a protected tree (8 listed conifer species over 5 m tall); prohibits root/trunk damage, fill or heavy equipment within the drip line without a permit.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "08158cc5f57dc7cc76e66e9d586bc7b6fd80791fa65abd64abf0b28625a9d153",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/08158cc5f57dc7cc76e66e9d586bc7b6fd80791fa65abd64abf0b28625a9d153.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, western red cedar, western larch, western hemlock, subalpine fir, Engelmann spruce greater than five (5) meters in height",
    "replacement_required": "replaced within three months by a tree planted and maintained on the same parcel",
    "boulevard_trees": "Exempt for highways vested in Crown or title registered in District's name",
    "fine_range": "not more than $2,000.00 for each offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.a",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 6.a.(2)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.a",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9.a",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4.a.(1)",
    "fine_range": "s. 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/coldstream/trees/text-08158cc5f57d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/coldstream/trees/"
}