{
 "answer": "In the Town of Gibsons, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: DBH 10 cm or more on Sloping Terrain; Schedule A species DBH 20 cm or more; any species DBH 30 cm or more; Protected Tree Seedling; replacement required: two (2) Replacement Trees for each 20-30cm DBH; three (3) for 30cm+ DBH; $300 payment in lieu per tree. Source: Tree Preservation Bylaw No. 1282, 2020, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000042",
 "municipality": "Gibsons",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.gibsons.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Preservation Bylaw No. 1282, 2020",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-18",
   "document_url": "https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/92827",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Cutting Permit to remove or damage protected trees Town-wide, with replacement-tree requirements and exemptions for hazardous trees.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "9895ff22c4540a2140b7cd8f16d7a1267106550005859d37cf76b7fb7e56c470",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9895ff22c4540a2140b7cd8f16d7a1267106550005859d37cf76b7fb7e56c470.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "DBH 10 cm or more on Sloping Terrain; Schedule A species DBH 20 cm or more; any species DBH 30 cm or more; Protected Tree Seedling",
    "replacement_required": "two (2) Replacement Trees for each 20-30cm DBH; three (3) for 30cm+ DBH; $300 payment in lieu per tree",
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees on Boulevards are Protected Trees; removal requires permit; planting requires Town authorization.",
    "fine_range": "Up to $5,000; not less than $2,000.00 for obstructing Director"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.2.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1 PROTECTED TREE",
    "replacement_required": "s. 5.2.1, s. 5.2.5",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3.2.1, s. 3.2.2",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.1.1, s. 7.1.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/gibsons/trees/text-9895ff22c454/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/gibsons/trees/"
}