{
 "answer": "In the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: \"Tree\"... \"six (6) cm or more\"... \"4.5 m or greater\". \"Protected tree\": City, Significant (Schedules A, B, C), DPA, covenant, retained, scientific.; replacement required: \"replace every tree that is removed contrary to this Bylaw\". Schedules D, G, H specify ratios/species. Security deposit per s. 15.. Source: Management and Protection of Trees Bylaw 2013 No. 7126 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://nanaimo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Management and Protection of Trees Bylaw 2013 No. 7126 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-12-02",
   "document_url": "https://nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/7126.pdf",
   "summary": "Permit required to cut a City tree, significant tree, or tree in a Development Permit Area or covenant-protected slope area; exemption for up to 4 non-significant trees per parcel per year. Significant trees defined by size, age or heritage value.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "b805a012ee863094bad55d50670bfc172aa88abe690f365a6447bcb4b7747cce",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b805a012ee863094bad55d50670bfc172aa88abe690f365a6447bcb4b7747cce.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "\"Tree\"... \"six (6) cm or more\"... \"4.5 m or greater\". \"Protected tree\": City, Significant (Schedules A, B, C), DPA, covenant, retained, scientific.",
    "replacement_required": "\"replace every tree that is removed contrary to this Bylaw\". Schedules D, G, H specify ratios/species. Security deposit per s. 15.",
    "boulevard_trees": "\"tree planted on the boulevard beside the sidewalks managed by either the property owner or the City\". City Tree. Protected.",
    "fine_range": "\"fine of not more than $50,000, plus the costs of prosecution\""
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5(1)(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3; s. 6(1)(h)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2 \"Tree\"; s. 2 \"Protected tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 13(1); s. 14(1); s. 15(1)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 2 \"Boulevard Tree\"; s. 2 \"City Tree\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 18.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/trees/text-b805a012ee86/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/trees/"
}