{
 "answer": "In the Township of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh, Ontario, permit required: False; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Any species of woody perennial plant of any size that can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, located within a Shoreline; replacement required: Upon conviction, court may order, at the expense of the person convicted, restoration of the area in such manner and within such time as the court considers appropriate. Source: By-law 45-2016 Shoreline Tree Preservation By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001406",
 "municipality": "Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.acwtownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 45-2016 Shoreline Tree Preservation By-law",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-10-04",
   "document_url": "https://acwtownship.ca/content/government/by-laws/building-and-property/shoreline-tree-preservation-by-law-45-2016.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits clear-cutting and regulates removal/protection of living trees at or near the Lake Huron shoreline within the Township.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f6b57a819812e50360fe06b526d931e1f12db7991cb8eb104bf069b8ea83567c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f6b57a819812e50360fe06b526d931e1f12db7991cb8eb104bf069b8ea83567c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": false,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any species of woody perennial plant of any size that can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, located within a Shoreline",
    "replacement_required": "Upon conviction, court may order, at the expense of the person convicted, restoration of the area in such manner and within such time as the court considers appropriate",
    "fine_range": "First conviction: not more than $10,000.00 or $1,000.00 per tree injured or destroyed, whichever is greater; subsequent conviction: not more than $25,000.00 or $2,500.00 per tree injured or destroyed, whichever is greater"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5(1) \"no person shall...destroy or injure any living tree\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 8(3) \"owner of a property upon which it is alleged a contravention\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1(t) and s. 5(1)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6(5)",
    "fine_range": "s. 6(1)(a) and s. 6(1)(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/ashfieldcolbornewawanosh/trees/text-f6b57a819812/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/ashfieldcolbornewawanosh/trees/"
}