{
 "answer": "In the City of Penticton, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; boulevard trees: Trees on streets near excavation shall be protected with fencing; no excavation within dripline without written permit.; fines: not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Source: Municipal Properties Tree Bylaw No. 2001-26, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000100",
 "municipality": "Penticton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://penticton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Properties Tree Bylaw No. 2001-26",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-05-22",
   "document_url": "https://penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2001-26%20City%20Tree%20Protection.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs management and removal of trees on City-owned property; a written Parks Supervisor permit is required before removing a city tree; designates a list of Heritage/Significant trees for protection.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "435e78a6064e13160904fa8b74e6b135eec642a77c62562b61c0a6c4d3ac2c97",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/435e78a6064e13160904fa8b74e6b135eec642a77c62562b61c0a6c4d3ac2c97.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees on streets near excavation shall be protected with fencing; no excavation within dripline without written permit.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.b",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 7.c",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 8",
    "fine_range": "s. 14"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/penticton/trees/text-435e78a6064e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/penticton/trees/"
}