{
 "answer": "In the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: DBH of 15 cm or greater, or any size DBH if located within a Riparian Area; replacement required: Tree Density Minimum met through retention or planting of Replacement Trees; 3 Replacement Trees for each Large, Old, or Wildlife Habitat Tree removed. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw No. 2435, 2025, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000157",
 "municipality": "Whistler",
 "status_type": "Resort Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.whistler.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw No. 2435, 2025",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/BYL002435.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Cutting Permit to cut or damage a tree, with exemptions (e.g. permitted building envelope). Sets a minimum target tree density on properties and construction-phase tree protection barrier standards.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "38b1cbf19e63dc9a9e110c91e8d1f8e6fba601d74729b6935ffd55381099875d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/38b1cbf19e63dc9a9e110c91e8d1f8e6fba601d74729b6935ffd55381099875d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "DBH of 15 cm or greater, or any size DBH if located within a Riparian Area",
    "replacement_required": "Tree Density Minimum met through retention or planting of Replacement Trees; 3 Replacement Trees for each Large, Old, or Wildlife Habitat Tree removed",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding $50,000 for each occurrence of a violation"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2(cc)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 21, s. 23",
    "fine_range": "s. 61"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/whistler/trees/text-38b1cbf19e63/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/whistler/trees/"
}