{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Highlands, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Garry Oak, Arbutus, Pacific Dogwood, Pacific Yew, Cascara, Manzanita; Douglas Fir > 60 cm; Any tree > 80 cm diameter; replacement required: Plant a replacement tree of the same species... security in the amount of 120% of the total cost... for a period 3 years. Source: Tree Management Bylaw No. 10, 1994 (Consolidated to 2001), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000050",
 "municipality": "Highlands",
 "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.highlands.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Management Bylaw No. 10, 1994 (Consolidated to 2001)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1994-02-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.highlands.ca/media/1417",
   "summary": "Requires a tree cutting permit before cutting down a protected tree (e.g. Douglas fir over 60cm diameter, any tree over 80cm) or logging a parcel; protects trees marked 'to be retained' on development permit plans.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "5df0f4f394d7fc4285459a0a3c9ea0dd75ad5a73da719636b2ea212f9ebe5d75",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5df0f4f394d7fc4285459a0a3c9ea0dd75ad5a73da719636b2ea212f9ebe5d75.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Garry Oak, Arbutus, Pacific Dogwood, Pacific Yew, Cascara, Manzanita; Douglas Fir > 60 cm; Any tree > 80 cm diameter",
    "replacement_required": "Plant a replacement tree of the same species... security in the amount of 120% of the total cost... for a period 3 years",
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 12(a)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1(i)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 15(a), 15(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 17(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/highlands/trees/text-5df0f4f394d7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/highlands/trees/"
}