{
 "answer": "Fort St. John, British Columbia has no trees & tree removal bylaw on record as of 2026-10-26. Park-only rules: no damaging, cutting down, topping or removing trees in parks and no planting without authorization. Supporting only; not a general tree protection bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000039",
 "municipality": "Fort St. John",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://fortstjohn.ca",
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 2615, 2025 (s.6.2 vegetation and tree protection)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/parks-and-open-spaces-bylaw-no-2615-2025pdf",
   "summary": "Park-only rules: no damaging, cutting down, topping or removing trees in parks and no planting without authorization. Supporting only; not a general tree protection bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "4492e6ad0e0783c2473e91da3bbfebe34f785af0b04f3effcc72659787caaeaf",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2615",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4492e6ad0e0783c2473e91da3bbfebe34f785af0b04f3effcc72659787caaeaf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fort-st-john/trees/bylaw-2615/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Trees on Boulevards Policy (Council Policy 107/07)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1988-05-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/107-trees-boulevards-policy",
   "summary": "One-page council policy on planting trees on boulevards (resolution 417/88, effective 1988-05-30). A policy, not a bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "ade741d1f362b856d05b99db37b977d91e6cc9b4e661bdcc8e1fbe7397414d15",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "107/07",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ade741d1f362b856d05b99db37b977d91e6cc9b4e661bdcc8e1fbe7397414d15.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fort-st-john/trees/policy-107-07/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fort-st-john/trees/"
}