{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Bridgewater Bylaw Chapter 14 – Care of Streets, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not exceeding ten dollars for every tree, sapling or shrub; not exceeding ten dollars for each offence. A permit is required. Protected threshold: any tree, sapling or shrub, planted for ornament or growing on any street or highway.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003130",
 "municipality": "Bridgewater",
 "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.bridgewater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Bridgewater Bylaw Chapter 14 – Care of Streets",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1966-01-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.bridgewater.ca/town-council/town-by-laws-and-policies/by-laws/927-chapter-14-care-of-streets/file",
   "summary": "Puts all trees within town street limits under the Street Committee's care; anyone who breaks, barks, roots up or damages a street/ornamental tree without permission is liable to a penalty.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5003c0eaa0bedf9b0671ea1b7d1673c3194062977e8bee4cfe7b939f4226ccac",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "14",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5003c0eaa0bedf9b0671ea1b7d1673c3194062977e8bee4cfe7b939f4226ccac.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "any tree, sapling or shrub, planted for ornament or growing on any street or highway",
    "boulevard_trees": "All street trees are under Street Committee care; no person shall break, bark, remove, root up, destroy or damage them without Committee permission.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding ten dollars for every tree, sapling or shrub; not exceeding ten dollars for each offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3",
    "fine_range": "s. 3; s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/bridgewater/trees/chapter-14/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/bridgewater/trees/"
}