{
 "answer": "In the City of Dieppe, New Brunswick, trees & tree removal rules are set by By-law E-1 (2025) - Tree Bylaw / Arrêté E-1 (2025) sur les arbres, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Boulevard trees: Municipal trees are city property; no planting on City land; City may prune trees encroaching on infrastructure, e.g., 5 m above roadway.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003061",
 "municipality": "Dieppe",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.dieppe.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law E-1 (2025) - Tree Bylaw / Arrêté E-1 (2025) sur les arbres",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/dieppe-ca/media/ezln0mew/bylaw-e-1-2025-tree-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a certificate of authorization to cut, damage or remove protected trees city-wide, with an application/appeal process, arborist study requirements for larger trees, minimum planting/replacement ratios for new development, and protection-zone restrictions during construction. Repeals the prior Feb. 2024 tree by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "4f971d3710bcb557f0833db96a533b741e391b2189714629b812adebb0d77a9c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "E-1",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4f971d3710bcb557f0833db96a533b741e391b2189714629b812adebb0d77a9c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Tree: any species of woody perennial plant, including root system, minimum 10 cm DBH, capable of reaching 450 cm height, and any planting tree not yet 10 cm DBH; tree of interest: DBH at least 30 cm, sufficient longevity, adequate vigor, species without undesirable ecological traits; protected tree: any tree identified in certificate of authorization.",
    "replacement_required": "Authorized cutting of healthy tree must be replaced per DBH table: 10-29 cm: 1; 30-40 cm: 4; 41-50 cm: 5; 51-60 cm: 6; 61-70 cm: 7; 71-80 cm: 8; 81-90 cm: 9; 91-100 cm: 10; 101-110 cm: 11; 111+ cm: 12. Dead/diseased/dangerous trees replaced with 1 planting tree unless minimum 1 tree per 10 m street frontage remains. If cannot be planted, financial compensation of $500 per planting tree. Cutting a tree of interest requires compensation per DBH ratios: 30-40 cm: 4; 41-50 cm: 5; 51-60 cm: 6; 61-70 cm: 7; 71-80 cm: 8; 81-90 cm: 9; 91-100 cm: 10; 101-110 cm: 11; 111+ cm: 12.",
    "boulevard_trees": "Municipal trees are city property; no planting on City land; City may prune trees encroaching on infrastructure, e.g., 5 m above roadway.",
    "fine_range": "s. 40(1): individual not less than $200 and not more than $2,100 per tree or per 100 m² wooded area; corporation not less than $500 and not more than $2,100 per tree or per 100 m² wooded area. s. 40(2): individual not less than $100 and not more than $2,100 per offence; corporation not less than $200 and not more than $2,100 per offence. s. 40(3): $500 multiplied by number of days offence continues."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 8(1)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 7(2)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1 (definitions of 'tree', 'tree of interest', 'protected tree')",
    "replacement_required": "ss. 20, 24, 25, 37(1)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 1 (definition of 'municipal tree'); s. 6(2); s. 9(2)(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 40(1)-(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/dieppe/trees/arrete-e-1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/dieppe/trees/"
}