{
 "answer": "In the Town of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: 9 species (e.g. Arbutus, Garry Oak) >=5cm diameter/50cm height; any Tree DBH >=30cm; Replacement Trees; Trees in Development Permit Areas; Nesting trees; replacement required: Two Replacement Trees per Tree Cut or Removed; $1000 cash in lieu per tree if lot cannot accommodate. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw No. 725, 2023, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000115",
 "municipality": "Qualicum Beach",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.qualicumbeach.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw No. 725, 2023",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-03-24",
   "document_url": "https://qualicumbeach.com/preview?file_path=Bylaws/Tree%20Protection%20Bylaw%20No%20725%2C%202023%2Epdf",
   "summary": "Requires permit to remove protected trees (30cm+ DBH, or listed native species like Arbutus/Garry Oak above minimum size). Requires 2 replacement trees per removal; fines up to $50,000.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "b0dbdc6f55f13e3566e22f1b4f23c38e089a00bf4eb66c48442534eedfbe99f1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b0dbdc6f55f13e3566e22f1b4f23c38e089a00bf4eb66c48442534eedfbe99f1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "9 species (e.g. Arbutus, Garry Oak) >=5cm diameter/50cm height; any Tree DBH >=30cm; Replacement Trees; Trees in Development Permit Areas; Nesting trees",
    "replacement_required": "Two Replacement Trees per Tree Cut or Removed; $1000 cash in lieu per tree if lot cannot accommodate",
    "fine_range": "$50,000 for offences; $2,000 to $50,000 for obstruction"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1.1, s. 4.2.3",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2 \"Protected Tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6.1, s. 6.5",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.6, s. 8.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/trees/text-b0dbdc6f55f1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/trees/"
}