{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Sechelt, British Columbia, applies to private property: False; protected threshold: 3 metres (9.84ft) or more in height, or 10 centimetres (3.9 inches) dbh or more; includes slow growing species; replacement required: may be required to: Plant a replacement tree or trees; fines: fine of not more than $1000... fine of up to $10,000 for each offense. Source: Parks Tree Protection Bylaw No. 436, 2005, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000125",
 "municipality": "Sechelt",
 "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.sechelt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parks Tree Protection Bylaw No. 436, 2005",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-04-20",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/sechelt-ca/media/shnn351c/436-2005-parks-tree-protection-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits cutting/damaging trees (3m+ tall or 10cm+ DBH) within District parks without authorization; requires replacement planting and a 3-year maintenance guarantee for damaged/removed trees.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "a56b8945cfd295fab831fabf8a010cebb17fb78183801dc69e8834bb6f48fbe1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a56b8945cfd295fab831fabf8a010cebb17fb78183801dc69e8834bb6f48fbe1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "3 metres (9.84ft) or more in height, or 10 centimetres (3.9 inches) dbh or more; includes slow growing species",
    "replacement_required": "may be required to: Plant a replacement tree or trees",
    "fine_range": "fine of not more than $1000... fine of up to $10,000 for each offense"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1 \"Tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 8(a), 8(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sechelt/trees/text-a56b8945cfd2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sechelt/trees/"
}