{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Sparwood, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; boulevard trees: Permission in writing from Director of Operations required to plant or remove trees or shrubs.; fines: not more than $10,000.00. Source: Community Standards Bylaw 1194, 2018, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000133",
 "municipality": "Sparwood",
 "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://sparwood.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Community Standards Bylaw 1194, 2018",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-04",
   "document_url": "https://sparwood.civicweb.net/document/78976/",
   "summary": "Owners may not plant or remove a boulevard tree/shrub without written permission from the Director of Operations, who may allow removal for damage/hazard or planting where it won't impede pedestrians or damage infrastructure.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "89b8ad96726cbbd382191b90a03456095d9198b80101e566e908377f36e3d795",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/89b8ad96726cbbd382191b90a03456095d9198b80101e566e908377f36e3d795.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "boulevard_trees": "Permission in writing from Director of Operations required to plant or remove trees or shrubs.",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.3",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 7.9",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 6.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sparwood/trees/text-89b8ad96726c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sparwood/trees/"
}