{
 "answer": "In the Town of Eastport, Newfoundland and Labrador, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Trees within 15m of wetland/watercourse (30% removal limit/10 yrs); trees within 15m of embankment >25% grade (approval required); boulevard trees: Trees on occupied lands within 7 metres of intersection must not impede line of vision.. Source: Town of Eastport Development Regulations 2011-2021, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003297",
 "municipality": "Eastport",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.eastport.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Eastport Development Regulations 2011-2021",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-06-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-eastport-files-eastport-dr.pdf",
   "summary": "Tree removal is restricted near water and near steep coastal embankments. On any part of a lot within 15 metres of a wetland or the top of a stream bank of a watercourse, tree removal is limited to 30% of the number of trees in any ten-year period. On any part of a lot within 15 metres of the edge",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ef674d3d92cbfdc8525e797bc5e8dc0595322fc31f050cc0d9e1c90e81ae38ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ef674d3d92cbfdc8525e797bc5e8dc0595322fc31f050cc0d9e1c90e81ae38ed.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees within 15m of wetland/watercourse (30% removal limit/10 yrs); trees within 15m of embankment >25% grade (approval required)",
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees on occupied lands within 7 metres of intersection must not impede line of vision."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Schedule C, Environmental Protection Zone, Condition 6(b)(i)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "Regulation 4",
    "protected_threshold": "Regulation 65(b); Schedule C, Environmental Protection Zone, Condition 6(b)",
    "boulevard_trees": "Regulation 69(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/eastport/trees/text-ef674d3d92cb/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/eastport/trees/"
}