{
 "answer": "In the City of White Rock, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: DBH 20cm or greater; replacement tree any size; City-Owned Properties any size; nesting trees any size; Arbutus, Garry Oak, Pacific Dogwood any size; replacement required: 2-6 trees based on DBH removed; $1,500 security per tree; cash-in-lieu allowed if impractical. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw No. 2407 (consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000158",
 "municipality": "White Rock",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://whiterockcity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw No. 2407 (consolidated)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-12-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/7219/Bylaw-2407---White-Rock-Tree-Protection-Bylaw-2021-No-2407",
   "summary": "Requires Tree Management Permits to cut, remove or damage protected trees, with tree replacement requirements and security posting for tree protection/maintenance.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "e37f67b82a97c1ece45ca8bfbe4886e94d5ee8fe9527fdba5bdeb36a7a14cfcc",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e37f67b82a97c1ece45ca8bfbe4886e94d5ee8fe9527fdba5bdeb36a7a14cfcc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "DBH 20cm or greater; replacement tree any size; City-Owned Properties any size; nesting trees any size; Arbutus, Garry Oak, Pacific Dogwood any size",
    "replacement_required": "2-6 trees based on DBH removed; $1,500 security per tree; cash-in-lieu allowed if impractical",
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees on road rights-of-way are City-Owned Properties; residents require separate approval for trimming or removal.",
    "fine_range": "not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars or to imprisonment for not more than six months"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Part 3, 1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "Part 2, 2(a)",
    "protected_threshold": "Part 1, Definitions \"protected tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "Part 7, 8; Part 7, 9; Part 8, 9",
    "boulevard_trees": "Part 1, Definitions \"City-Owned Properties\"; Part 2, 4",
    "fine_range": "Part 11, 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/white-rock/trees/text-e37f67b82a97/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/white-rock/trees/"
}