{
 "answer": "In the City of Kamloops, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any coniferous or deciduous species; exemption on Private Lands for trees less than five metres (5 m) in height and less than ten centimetres (10 cm) in diameter; replacement required: two (2) replacement Trees for each Tree Cut Down in contravention; maintain those Replacement Trees for a period of one (1) year or pay Replacement Cost Amount. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw No. 50-1 (Effective 2017-12-19, Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000055",
 "municipality": "Kamloops",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://kamloops.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw No. 50-1 (Effective 2017-12-19, Consolidated)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-12-19",
   "document_url": "https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8156",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Cutting Permit to cut down or damage a protected tree, with exemptions for hazardous trees; the Director may issue, refuse or condition permits and considers factors set out in the bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "5a6fe4e0ab610fb9d9ae8906eb52b179e808e4b9fb88c20a8526ab06b5fc6908",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5a6fe4e0ab610fb9d9ae8906eb52b179e808e4b9fb88c20a8526ab06b5fc6908.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any coniferous or deciduous species; exemption on Private Lands for trees less than five metres (5 m) in height and less than ten centimetres (10 cm) in diameter",
    "replacement_required": "two (2) replacement Trees for each Tree Cut Down in contravention; maintain those Replacement Trees for a period of one (1) year or pay Replacement Cost Amount",
    "boulevard_trees": "No Person shall Cut Down, plant, prune, or spray any Tree on any Boulevard. Only City Parks Department may undertake work.",
    "fine_range": "not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) and not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 4.1; s. 5.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1; s. 5.1(c)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 2.1; s. 10.1",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 9.2; s. 9.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 12.2(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/kamloops/trees/text-5a6fe4e0ab61/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/kamloops/trees/"
}