{
 "answer": "In the City of Surrey, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: D.B.H. 30 cm+; specific species 3m tall or 5 cm caliper; significant trees; replacement required: Two (2) replacement trees for each one (1) protected tree; cash-in-lieu $550.00 per tree if not accommodated. Source: Surrey Tree Protection Bylaw, 2006, No. 16100, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000138",
 "municipality": "Surrey",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.surrey.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Surrey Tree Protection Bylaw, 2006, No. 16100",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-09-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_reg_16100.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Cutting Permit to remove or damage a 'protected tree' (35cm+ diameter, or a Council-designated significant tree); sets permit fees, security deposits, and replacement-tree requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "73eb189206d403d00601c9be56e9940b967c2798d05f193bbf2dd6efd83d204a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/73eb189206d403d00601c9be56e9940b967c2798d05f193bbf2dd6efd83d204a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "D.B.H. 30 cm+; specific species 3m tall or 5 cm caliper; significant trees",
    "replacement_required": "Two (2) replacement trees for each one (1) protected tree; cash-in-lieu $550.00 per tree if not accommodated",
    "fine_range": "not less than FIFTY ($50.00) DOLLARS and not more than TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) DOLLARS per offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Part 3, Section 6",
    "applies_to_private_property": "Part 1, Section 2, Definition 'owner'",
    "protected_threshold": "Part 1, Section 2, Definition 'protected tree' (a), (h), (f)",
    "replacement_required": "Part 9, Section 57, 57.1",
    "fine_range": "Part 4, Section 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/surrey/trees/text-73eb189206d4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/surrey/trees/"
}