{
 "answer": "In the City of Duncan, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Arbutus/Garry Oak/Dogwood/Yew 2.0m height/7cm diam; Douglas-fir/Grand Fir/Maple/Cedar 20cm DBH; any tree 30cm DBH; replacement/Significant/DPA/nest trees; replacement required: Two (2) replacement trees per protected tree removed; alternative three (3) substitute trees or cash-in-lieu payment. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw No. 3135, 2014 (With Amendments to October 21, 2024), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000033",
 "municipality": "Duncan",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://duncan.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw No. 3135, 2014 (With Amendments to October 21, 2024)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-04-20",
   "document_url": "https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/159262",
   "summary": "Regulates cutting/removal of trees in the City of Duncan under permit, protecting the urban forest; consolidated with amendments in 2018, 2021 and 2024.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "eccc32b8c884124d1a93f3adbe2c9e86a8f8cc08f937d8ebe63dda65dd90ac18",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eccc32b8c884124d1a93f3adbe2c9e86a8f8cc08f937d8ebe63dda65dd90ac18.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Arbutus/Garry Oak/Dogwood/Yew 2.0m height/7cm diam; Douglas-fir/Grand Fir/Maple/Cedar 20cm DBH; any tree 30cm DBH; replacement/Significant/DPA/nest trees",
    "replacement_required": "Two (2) replacement trees per protected tree removed; alternative three (3) substitute trees or cash-in-lieu payment",
    "boulevard_trees": "Planting on City lands (includes boulevards) requires Director authorization. City may remove Protected Trees on public property without permit.",
    "fine_range": "$10,000 for offences; not less than $1,000 for obstructing Director/Officer"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2, s. 5.4.2",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3 'Protected Tree'",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.2.1(a), s. 7.2.2(a), s. 7.2.5",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5.2, s. 5.3.1(f)",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.1, s. 9.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/duncan/trees/text-eccc32b8c884/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/duncan/trees/"
}