{
 "answer": "In the Town of Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: any tree or shrub located in whole or in part upon public land; replacement required: provision of another tree for the tree removed. Source: Town of Carbonear Tree Regulations, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003267",
 "municipality": "Carbonear",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://carbonear.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Carbonear Tree Regulations",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-03-17",
   "document_url": "https://carbonear.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tree-Regulations.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs public/boulevard trees only. Permit required to plant, remove, prune or otherwise alter any tree on public land; unauthorized plantings may be removed without compensation. Owners of trees overhanging public land must trim branches that obstruct traffic. Violations carry fines up to $1,000.",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f22e6cbf4919133a8131b7e7af8c160f450460bcef734b1280d1fe21e18ec912",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f22e6cbf4919133a8131b7e7af8c160f450460bcef734b1280d1fe21e18ec912.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "any tree or shrub located in whole or in part upon public land",
    "replacement_required": "provision of another tree for the tree removed",
    "boulevard_trees": "Permit required to remove public trees; Council may remove trees on public land without notice.",
    "fine_range": "no more than $1,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "\"without having first obtained a permit from Council\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2",
    "protected_threshold": "\"public tree\" means any tree or shrub located... upon public land.",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 2, s. 12",
    "fine_range": "s. 14"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/carbonear/trees/text-f22e6cbf4919/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/carbonear/trees/"
}