{
 "answer": "In the Town of Île-de-Lamèque, New Brunswick, trees & tree removal rules are set by Arrêté de zonage de Lamèque (Arrêté no 120) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Boulevard trees: la végétation le long d'une rive ou d'une emprise de rue publique doit être conservée sur une bande de 30 mètres.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003121",
 "municipality": "Île-de-Lamèque",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.iledelameque.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Arrêté de zonage de Lamèque (Arrêté no 120)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-11-20",
   "document_url": "https://iledelameque.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Arrete-120-Arrete-de-zonage-de-Lameque_Refondu_2024-01-24.pdf.pdf",
   "summary": "In the rural Natural (N) zone, forestry cutting needs a permit and a forest-management plan only on lots of 5+ acres where the cut removes more than 10% of an existing woodlot. Salvaging dead/storm-damaged trees and ditch/fence/road brush-clearing are exempt. Narrow forestry provision, not a general residential tree-removal permit.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "ec2491a5d93059468925f58e3d6c1a6be652908f6e3d4eddd98598207d49e6f2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "120",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ec2491a5d93059468925f58e3d6c1a6be652908f6e3d4eddd98598207d49e6f2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "Reboisement obligatoire après coupe forestière sur un terrain d'une superficie égale ou supérieure à 4 hectares (10 acres) et qui nécessite un reboisement; reboisement nécessaire si cinq (5) ans après la coupe la distribution en essences commerciales est inférieure à 40 %; regarni si survie < 75 %."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "12.12.1; 12.12.2.1 a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "12.27.1",
    "replacement_required": "12.12.9.1, 12.12.9.2, 12.12.9.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/ile-de-lameque/trees/arrete-120/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Arrêté de zonage de Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël (Arrêté no 03-01)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-09-29",
   "document_url": "https://iledelameque.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Arrete-03-01-Arrete-de-Zonage-de-Ste-Marie-St-Raphael-Refondu_2023-11-16.pdf.pdf",
   "summary": "When land is cleared, vegetation must be retained in a 30m band along shorelines and public street rights-of-way, except a selective cut under a plan signed by a forestry engineer and one shore-access path no wider than 12m (s.10.32.1). Accessory buildings/gazebos allowed within 15m/10m of a watercourse only if no fill, excavation or tree cutting is needed. The building inspector",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "0149fb627ae0cb2ed86a6beb0aa7dcaefdcd536f6d4672e818f0729a29574b58",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "03-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0149fb627ae0cb2ed86a6beb0aa7dcaefdcd536f6d4672e818f0729a29574b58.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "boulevard_trees": "la végétation le long d'une rive ou d'une emprise de rue publique doit être conservée sur une bande de 30 mètres"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 10.33.1",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 10.32.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/ile-de-lameque/trees/arrete-03-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/ile-de-lameque/trees/"
}