{
 "answer": "In the City of New Westminster, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: DBH 20cm+ (any species except hedge); any size on City land; hedge 5m+; replacement required: 2 replacement trees for each 1 protected tree (1:1 for hazardous/diseased); cash-in-lieu if lot cannot accommodate. Source: Tree Protection and Regulation Bylaw No. 7799, 2016, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000088",
 "municipality": "New Westminster",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://newwestcity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection and Regulation Bylaw No. 7799, 2016",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-01-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/7799_Tree_Protection_and_Regulation(1).pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates and prohibits cutting, removal and damage of trees; requires permits, fees, and replacement trees with security for their maintenance.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "2c2b4680bc13a0ddafbf8f9be41522b5b708e7ed12e72ba90b0553c1a837e49a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2c2b4680bc13a0ddafbf8f9be41522b5b708e7ed12e72ba90b0553c1a837e49a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "DBH 20cm+ (any species except hedge); any size on City land; hedge 5m+",
    "replacement_required": "2 replacement trees for each 1 protected tree (1:1 for hazardous/diseased); cash-in-lieu if lot cannot accommodate",
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees on highways (public streets) protected any size; no person shall cut, remove, prune or damage",
    "fine_range": "not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1; s. 2.1(jj)(ii)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1(jj)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.1; s. 7.2; s. 7.5",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4.6; s. 2.1(bb)",
    "fine_range": "s. 11.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/new-westminster/trees/text-2c2b4680bc13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/new-westminster/trees/"
}