{
 "answer": "In the Village of Port Alice, British Columbia, trees & tree removal rules are set by Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw No. 645, 2018 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-15. Fines: up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) and the costs of prosecution. A permit is required. Boulevard trees: No person shall wilfully damage any tree, shrub, plant, bush or hedge on any Boulevard.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000103",
 "municipality": "Port Alice",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "http://www.portalice.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw No. 645, 2018",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-03-14",
   "document_url": "https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/645-2017-Boulevard-Maintenance-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Boulevard bylaw; restricts planting trees/hedges likely to obstruct sight lines and bans damaging boulevard trees and shrubs.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "13dc067de1a2eb316aa3f3d144bf73341b986df470a684be857dbd18b9134c79",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
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   "document_number": "645",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/13dc067de1a2eb316aa3f3d144bf73341b986df470a684be857dbd18b9134c79.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall wilfully damage any tree, shrub, plant, bush or hedge on any Boulevard.",
    "fine_range": "up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) and the costs of prosecution"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "boulevard_trees": "any tree, shrub, plant, bush or hedge on any Boulevard",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alice/trees/bylaw-645/",
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  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw, 2010, No. 561",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-03-24",
   "document_url": "https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bylaw-No.-561.pdf",
   "summary": "Applies to trees on municipal property only: cutting or removing a tree needs a Tree Cutting Permit ($50/tree, valid 12 months, arborist report required unless dead); dead or hazardous trees exempt; fines $500 damage, $1,000 cutting without permit, up to $10,000 in court; replacement trees may be required.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "38a1487d8f95b7a744d249beb489a0560098441efee6afea80e2f77945281e39",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "561",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/38a1487d8f95b7a744d249beb489a0560098441efee6afea80e2f77945281e39.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "Any tree on Municipal property.",
    "replacement_required": "Council may require specific equivalent replacement trees to be planted for the purpose of restoring a damaged site.",
    "fine_range": "Damaging a tree: $500.00; cutting a tree without a permit: $1,000.00; not more than $10,000.00 for each tree unlawfully cut or damaged as pursued through the Courts."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1; s. 8.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2; s. 3, definition of 'Protected tree'",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3, definition of 'Protected tree'",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.4",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.1–7.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alice/trees/bylaw-561/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Port Alice Bylaws index",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://portalice.ca/bylaws/",
   "summary": "Bylaw index listing Tree Protection Bylaw 561 and Boulevard Maintenance 645; no smoking bylaw listed.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "cdf1c02d41d60015a1c3c4a4f34786e708bfcde7ac57e00216bdb4cda5f89483",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cdf1c02d41d60015a1c3c4a4f34786e708bfcde7ac57e00216bdb4cda5f89483.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alice/trees/port-alice-bylaws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-alice/trees/"
}