{
 "answer": "In the Village of New Denver, British Columbia, trees & tree removal rules are set by Traffic Bylaw No. 558, 2002 (boulevard trees), verified 2026-10-15. Fines: not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) plus the cost of prosecution for each offence. A permit is required. Protected threshold: Any ornamental or shade tree growing such that its trunk is wholly or partly on a boulevard or within one metre of any street.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000086",
 "municipality": "New Denver",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "https://newdenver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic Bylaw No. 558, 2002 (boulevard trees)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://newdenver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bylaw-No.-558-2002-Traffic-and-Streets-Regulation.pdf",
   "summary": "s.19 bans removing, damaging, killing or cutting a boulevard tree unless ordered or permitted; boulevard tree defined. Only tree rule found.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "10db3e0fa966f65126b22fa757d5e7cfa01e6f68385349d3770c205bfb9465b4",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "558",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/10db3e0fa966f65126b22fa757d5e7cfa01e6f68385349d3770c205bfb9465b4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any ornamental or shade tree growing such that its trunk is wholly or partly on a boulevard or within one metre of any street.",
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall remove, damage, kill or cut any boulevard tree unless ordered or permitted to do so by Council.",
    "fine_range": "not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) plus the cost of prosecution for each offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 19",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 18(a)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3 (definition of \"Boulevard Tree\")",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 19",
    "fine_range": "s. 22"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/new-denver/parking-snow/bylaw-558/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/new-denver/trees/"
}