{
 "answer": "In the Town of Berwick, Nova Scotia, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Berwick Bylaw – Streets, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Protected threshold: Ornamental trees; any tree, sapling or shrub planted for ornament or left growing in any street, highway, public square or park.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003129",
 "municipality": "Berwick",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.berwick.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Berwick Bylaw – Streets",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1963-07-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.berwick.ca/105-streets/file.html",
   "summary": "Puts ornamental/boulevard trees within town street limits under the Street Committee's care; no one may break, bark, root up or damage a street tree, sapling or shrub without its permission.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "39dc538b5c1537c84d9eb34e3a99c44c69b002cee98475cad80cd80a2f0fd9c0",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/39dc538b5c1537c84d9eb34e3a99c44c69b002cee98475cad80cd80a2f0fd9c0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Ornamental trees; any tree, sapling or shrub planted for ornament or left growing in any street, highway, public square or park.",
    "boulevard_trees": "All ornamental trees within street limits are under care/custody of Street Committee; no person shall damage/remove any tree in street/highway/public square/park without Committee permission."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 61",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 61",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 61"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/berwick/trees/town-of-berwick-bylaw-streets/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/berwick/trees/"
}