{
 "answer": "West Kelowna, British Columbia has no trees & tree removal bylaw on record as of 2026-10-19. Section 3.14 prohibits cutting, injuring or attaching things to trees in parks; only covers park trees, not private property.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000155",
 "municipality": "West Kelowna",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://westkelownacity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parks and Public Spaces Bylaw No. 0184 (consolidated)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/l2abqrpd/b0184-parks_and_public_spaces-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 3.14 prohibits cutting, injuring or attaching things to trees in parks; only covers park trees, not private property.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "3f575041b615fefbc7399f73122dc3ca067f16acef5952aa1b4070a41f4e1b63",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "0184",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3f575041b615fefbc7399f73122dc3ca067f16acef5952aa1b4070a41f4e1b63.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/west-kelowna/animal-control/bylaw-0184/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Soil Removal and Deposit Bylaw No. 0127",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/hvzhja4c/0127-soil-removal-and-deposit.pdf",
   "summary": "No standalone tree bylaw. Soil removal permit schedule requires boulevard trees be fenced and protected, not pruned or removed, with applicant liable for damage.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "427db07389f2f02c73ea795bcdda3a8e20eec62383ff1f0fb30d73ac7a63b5fe",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "0127",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/427db07389f2f02c73ea795bcdda3a8e20eec62383ff1f0fb30d73ac7a63b5fe.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/west-kelowna/trees/bylaw-0127/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/west-kelowna/trees/"
}