{
 "answer": "In the Town of Belle-Baie, New Brunswick, trees & tree removal rules are set by Municipalité de Belle-Baie - Arrete de zonage (Zoning By-law No. 2025-07), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Protected threshold: diamètre d'au moins 10 centimètres à 1,3 mètre du sol (DHP). Boulevard trees: Interdit d'abattre, d'émonder ou de déraciner un arbre sur la propriété de la Municipalité sans autorisation explicite préalable.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003050",
 "municipality": "Belle-Baie",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://beresford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipalité de Belle-Baie - Arrete de zonage (Zoning By-law No. 2025-07)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://bellebaie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Arrete-de-zonage-2025-07.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires new/expanded residential construction to plant at least 1 tree per 500m2 of lot; cutting is restricted to listed reasons (dead/diseased/hazardous trees, authorized construction, right-of-way clearing, maple-sugar-bush management), with size/distance thresholds (10cm trunk diameter) and a permit needed to remove trees on Municipal property.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5759909ea738dcd3a69b8f0220d822a7d9e8b63505205c035da2a32a34ac6a2f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-07",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5759909ea738dcd3a69b8f0220d822a7d9e8b63505205c035da2a32a34ac6a2f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "diamètre d'au moins 10 centimètres à 1,3 mètre du sol (DHP)",
    "boulevard_trees": "Interdit d'abattre, d'émonder ou de déraciner un arbre sur la propriété de la Municipalité sans autorisation explicite préalable."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.3.2.5; s. 3.3.2.6",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.3.2.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.3.2.2(11)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3.3.2.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/belle-baie/trees/arrete-2025-07/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/belle-baie/trees/"
}