{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smithers, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Any tree having a diameter greater than 6 (2.4 inches) centimetres; replacement required: Plant a replacement tree... Provide... security in the amount of 120% of the total cost... in the form of cash or letter of credit. Source: Tree Preservation Bylaw No. 1365 (Consolidated to Jan 2020), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000130",
 "municipality": "Smithers",
 "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.smithers.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Preservation Bylaw No. 1365 (Consolidated to Jan 2020)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-02-28",
   "document_url": "https://smithers.civicweb.net/document/160507/",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to cut/remove protected trees over set diameter thresholds (6-10cm depending on species); sets replacement-tree ratios and development-permit tree protection.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "c8b78ced1244c23d1321bd45a45bce4ce501bcf944be4d4564286644f94eafbe",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c8b78ced1244c23d1321bd45a45bce4ce501bcf944be4d4564286644f94eafbe.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any tree having a diameter greater than 6 (2.4 inches) centimetres",
    "replacement_required": "Plant a replacement tree... Provide... security in the amount of 120% of the total cost... in the form of cash or letter of credit",
    "fine_range": "not less than $500.00... first offence... not less than $1,000.00... subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3(b)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1(i)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 13(a), s. 13(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 16(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/smithers/trees/text-c8b78ced1244/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/smithers/trees/"
}