{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Port Edward, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Trees 2 meters or more in height on lots greater than 0.5 hectares in a designated Tree Protection Area; boulevard trees: Highways vested in the Crown or registered to the District are exempt from this Bylaw. Source: District of Port Edward Tree Protection Bylaw No. 374, 1995, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000106",
 "municipality": "Port Edward",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.portedward.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Port Edward Tree Protection Bylaw No. 374, 1995",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/374_Tree_Procetion_Bylaw_1995.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits cutting, removal or damaging of trees within a designated Tree Protection Area without a permit; exempts trees under 2m tall and lots 0.5 hectares or less.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "250c17a1db33f4fdfa2cf1f01ea2f20b44a69a8ec6cdfd615aa6635f5f7980a9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/250c17a1db33f4fdfa2cf1f01ea2f20b44a69a8ec6cdfd615aa6635f5f7980a9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees 2 meters or more in height on lots greater than 0.5 hectares in a designated Tree Protection Area",
    "boulevard_trees": "Highways vested in the Crown or registered to the District are exempt from this Bylaw",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000.00 for each offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6(c) \"a tree cutting permit has first been issued pursuant to this Bylaw\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 5(b) \"to trees on a lot of .5 hectares or less in area\" (exemption implies private lots >0.5 ha are covered)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 5(a) \"to trees less than 2 meters in height\"; s. 5(b) \"to trees on a lot of .5 hectares or less in area\"",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5(c) \"to highways, the soil and freehold of which are vested on the Crown or title to which is registered in the name of the District of Port Edward\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 12 \"not more than $10,000.00 for each offence\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-edward/trees/text-250c17a1db33/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-edward/trees/"
}