{
 "answer": "In the City of Parksville, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Diameter... greater than 50 centimetres (20inches)... Specifically excludes all Populus sp. and Alder trees; replacement required: replacement of any protected tree... immediately plant a replacement tree of the same species. Source: Tree Management Bylaw No. 1484 (2012, consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000097",
 "municipality": "Parksville",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://parksville.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Management Bylaw No. 1484 (2012, consolidated)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-09-17",
   "document_url": "https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1103",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to cut, damage or remove a protected tree (generally 10cm+ diameter) and requires replacement planting, protecting the City's tree canopy; repealed the 2006 predecessor bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "85461f4c6ecd89755097d7a6944f075a0e8c62ee9329354ea0b6993697079795",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/85461f4c6ecd89755097d7a6944f075a0e8c62ee9329354ea0b6993697079795.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Diameter... greater than 50 centimetres (20inches)... Specifically excludes all Populus sp. and Alder trees",
    "replacement_required": "replacement of any protected tree... immediately plant a replacement tree of the same species",
    "fine_range": "fine of not more than $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4(1)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 4(10)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3(o)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 4(5)(a); s. 6(4)",
    "fine_range": "s. 9(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/parksville/trees/text-85461f4c6ecd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/parksville/trees/"
}