{
 "answer": "In the City of Mission, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any tree having a diameter of at least 20 centimetres (7.87 inches) measured from a height of 150 centimetres (59.05 inches) above ground elevation; replacement required: replace the cut tree on the same parcel... Each replacement tree must be planted within 3 months of the date of cutting. Source: Tree Management Bylaw 3872-2006, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000081",
 "municipality": "Mission",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://mission.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Management Bylaw 3872-2006",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-07-04",
   "document_url": "https://mission.ca/media/file/tree-management-bylaw-3872-2006pdf",
   "summary": "Permit required to cut a tree 20cm or more in diameter (measured at 1.5m), with exemptions e.g. up to 5 trees per 0.4 hectare per year. Permits valid 12 months; replacement tree planting required.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "f6952e68d34a2a14360d7926a1c794bcd3b5775dc3ad27a4de2e96782b5370a3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f6952e68d34a2a14360d7926a1c794bcd3b5775dc3ad27a4de2e96782b5370a3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any tree having a diameter of at least 20 centimetres (7.87 inches) measured from a height of 150 centimetres (59.05 inches) above ground elevation",
    "replacement_required": "replace the cut tree on the same parcel... Each replacement tree must be planted within 3 months of the date of cutting",
    "fine_range": "not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3(a)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3(b)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 9(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/mission/trees/text-f6952e68d34a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/mission/trees/"
}