{
 "answer": "In the City of Moncton, New Brunswick, trees & tree removal rules are set by By-law Z-1624 - A By-law Relating to the Protection of Trees in the City of Moncton (Tree Protection By-Law), verified 2026-09-27. Boulevard trees: By-law does not apply to trees on properties or highways owned by municipal, provincial, federal or other government bodies.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003090",
 "municipality": "Moncton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://moncton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Z-1624 - A By-law Relating to the Protection of Trees in the City of Moncton (Tree Protection By-Law)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-02-20",
   "document_url": "https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/bylaws/arrete-protection-arbres-tree-protection-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "By-law Z-1624 protects trees city-wide, defining destruction/removal and requiring arborist reports for development; fines start at $800/tree (individuals) or $1,300/tree (corporations) for cutting/destroying trees or woody vegetation without authorization.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "8a65cdb45a9522065f2685cdaa933732af57076d84c468ae6a7d7f89f0dab75a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "Z-1624",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8a65cdb45a9522065f2685cdaa933732af57076d84c468ae6a7d7f89f0dab75a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any species of woody perennial plant or its root system capable of reaching a minimum height of 450 cm when physiologically mature, with a minimum DBH of 10 cm; where DBH cannot be determined, stump width of at least 15 cm.",
    "boulevard_trees": "By-law does not apply to trees on properties or highways owned by municipal, provincial, federal or other government bodies.",
    "fine_range": "Administrative penalties: individual greater of $400 per tree or $400 per 50 square metres or part thereof of woody vegetation; corporation greater of $650 per tree or $650 per 50 square metres or part thereof; caps $2,500/$25,000. Fines: individual greater of $800 per tree or $800 per 50 square metres or part thereof; corporation greater of $1,300 per tree or $1,300 per 50 square metres or part thereof; caps $5,000/$50,000."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3(3)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2, definition of 'tree'",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3(3)",
    "fine_range": "s. 6(2)-(4), 7(2)-(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/moncton/trees/bylaw-z-1624/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/moncton/trees/"
}