{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Langley, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any tree... regardless of species, having a dbh of 20 centimetres or more; also nesting trees and municipal land trees; replacement required: Cash-in-lieu payment required for permits under Sections 5.4 e), and f); replacement tree requirement removed. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw 2019 No. 5478, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000067",
 "municipality": "Langley",
 "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.tol.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw 2019 No. 5478",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-07-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Tree-Protection-Bylaw-(No.-5478).pdf",
   "summary": "Protects trees with DBH ≥20cm (plus other listed categories); requires a permit to cut/remove a protected tree; several exemptions apply to smaller trees. Consolidated with amendments through 2024.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "8f4d57920ff7991f79b6ef2570b5a35dda133f83833ed994c4c4a91960e9e687",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8f4d57920ff7991f79b6ef2570b5a35dda133f83833ed994c4c4a91960e9e687.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any tree... regardless of species, having a dbh of 20 centimetres or more; also nesting trees and municipal land trees",
    "replacement_required": "Cash-in-lieu payment required for permits under Sections 5.4 e), and f); replacement tree requirement removed",
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000); penalties per Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2008 No. 4703"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3(b)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2 \"Protected Tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "Explanatory Note (Amending Bylaw 2023 No. 5838), s. 9.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 19.3(a), s. 19.3(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langley-district/trees/text-8f4d57920ff7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/langley-district/trees/"
}