{
 "answer": "In the Township of Armour, Ontario, permit required: False; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Species A and B trees meeting minimum diameter/circumference thresholds at point of measurement, within woodlands of at least 1 hectare; replacement required: Court may order rehabilitation or replanting including silvicultural treatment as court considers appropriate. Source: By-law #12-2006 - Woodlands Conservation By-law; By-law #21-2020 - Conservation and Clearing of Trees on Waterfront Property, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001402",
 "municipality": "Armour",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.armourtownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law #12-2006 - Woodlands Conservation By-law",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-04-11",
   "document_url": "https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/20e551fd/files/uploaded/Bylaw-Woodlands.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates destruction/injury of trees in woodlands of at least 1 hectare meeting minimum tree-density thresholds; exempts woodlots under 2 acres (0.81 ha) and sets density limits after any cutting.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ce1f337c9e5f0330d88db8809d1ca680f06c9aa988054453d83a454fc04ba593",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ce1f337c9e5f0330d88db8809d1ca680f06c9aa988054453d83a454fc04ba593.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": false,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Species A and B trees meeting minimum diameter/circumference thresholds at point of measurement, within woodlands of at least 1 hectare",
    "replacement_required": "Court may order rehabilitation or replanting including silvicultural treatment as court considers appropriate",
    "fine_range": "First conviction: up to $10,000 or $1,000 per tree (whichever greater); subsequent: up to $25,000 or $2,500 per tree; corporations: up to $50,000/$5,000 per tree (first), $100,000/$10,000 per tree (subsequent)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1(a) — registered owner who has owned land at least two years may cut for own use; s. 5.1 — minor variance by Council resolution, not a permit",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.1 — 'no person shall destroy or shall allow, or cause or permit the destruction'",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1 — Species A and B with circumference/diameter at point of measurement; s. 1(r) — woodlands defined as at least one hectare",
    "replacement_required": "s. 10.1 — 'court...may order the person to rehabilitate the land or replant trees in such manner and within such period as the court considers appropriate'",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.1(a), 9.1(b), 9.2(a), 9.2(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/armour/trees/text-ce1f337c9e5f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law #21-2020 - Conservation and Clearing of Trees on Waterfront Property",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-04-28",
   "document_url": "https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/20e551fd/files/uploaded/Bylaw-Conserve_Trees_on_Waterfront_Properties.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits destroying or injuring living trees within 15 m of a shoreline/watercourse; requires a 15 m natural vegetative buffer on waterfront development, with only a 9 m landscaped access corridor permitted.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c75128dd502911fd0e65ff3bb04490fd4a43468e6be1edea032e22e71846e2a7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c75128dd502911fd0e65ff3bb04490fd4a43468e6be1edea032e22e71846e2a7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any living tree within 15 metres (49.2 feet) in depth along the shoreline or watercourse; 'Tree' means any woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metre (14.5 feet)",
    "replacement_required": "Court may order replanting or rehabilitation; Township may recover costs at 1.25% per month",
    "fine_range": "First conviction: up to $10,000 or $1,000 per tree (whichever greater); subsequent: up to $25,000 or $2,500 per tree; corporations: up to $50,000/$5,000 per tree (first), $100,000/$10,000 per tree (subsequent)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.1: \"no person or landowner shall destroy or shall allow, or cause or permit the destruction\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1; definition (i)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 8.1; s. 8.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.1(a), 7.1(b), 7.2(a), 7.2(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/armour/trees/text-c75128dd5029/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/armour/trees/"
}