{
 "answer": "In the City of Delta, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any species; trunk diameter of 20 centimetres or greater measured at 1.4 metres above its base; replacement required: Required for large diameter trees or >1 tree cut in 24 months; cash-in-lieu allowed per Schedule A and B. Source: Delta Tree Protection and Regulation Bylaw No. 7969, 2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000032",
 "municipality": "Delta",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.delta.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Delta Tree Protection and Regulation Bylaw No. 7969, 2021",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-12-13",
   "document_url": "https://delta.civicweb.net/document/208973",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to cut or remove trees in Delta, including special rules for Burns Bog; sets fees, and conditions for permit issuance, refusal and tree replacement.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "92b1bc1bac1548084f3c7cf77d7d6b3231939cf54ec3e9d543c0fab7beca08e4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/92b1bc1bac1548084f3c7cf77d7d6b3231939cf54ec3e9d543c0fab7beca08e4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any species; trunk diameter of 20 centimetres or greater measured at 1.4 metres above its base",
    "replacement_required": "Required for large diameter trees or >1 tree cut in 24 months; cash-in-lieu allowed per Schedule A and B",
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees in highways/public places protected; City work exempt with permission",
    "fine_range": "up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for each offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1, s. 3.2(f)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1 \"tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 5.1, s. 5.2(f)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3.2(e)",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/trees/text-92b1bc1bac15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/delta/trees/"
}