{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Invermere, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any tree having a diameter greater than 80 centimetres (31.5 inches); replacement required: Plant a replacement tree of the same species... security in the amount of 120% of the total cost... cash or letter of credit. Source: Tree Removal Bylaw No. 1347, 2007, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000054",
 "municipality": "Invermere",
 "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://invermere.net/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Removal Bylaw No. 1347, 2007",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-06-26",
   "document_url": "https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/135",
   "summary": "Prohibits cutting down or logging trees (branch/trunk over 10cm diameter) without a permit, except for up to 3 trees per acre per year or dead/diseased trees; protects trees in Environmental Protection Areas.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3abb0686b1d06d381ce6492aa08843341a79ad75891b0c286cd58586473d40be.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any tree having a diameter greater than 80 centimetres (31.5 inches)",
    "replacement_required": "Plant a replacement tree of the same species... security in the amount of 120% of the total cost... cash or letter of credit",
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding $10, 000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 11(a)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2(j)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 14(a), s. 14(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 16"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/invermere/trees/text-3abb0686b1d0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/invermere/trees/"
}